He is an actor, known for Good Morning, Night (2003), The Great Beauty (2013) and The Final Lesson (2000). From Asian Italians, to Arab Italians, to Australian Italians, to the often times most queried category of them all, African Italians. ", Naomi Scott is of Indian and English heritage. In an interview with Latina magazine, Plaza explained how she struggled with her identity, "I was winning the diversity awards and people were always calling bullshit on me. The 50 Most Powerful LGBTQ Players in Hollywood - The Hollywood Reporter Born in Milan in 1933, Gian Maria Volont studied in Rome at the National Dramatic Arts Academy, where he obtained his degree in 1957. Germay Y.G. She has acted, among others, for Michelangelo Antonioni, Liliana Cavani, Marco Tullio Giordana, Gus Van Sant, and Mia Handsen-Love. Famous People From Italy Next thing we, and he, knew, the Marvel. He is also regularly employed in Saverio Marconi was born on April 1, 1948 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. One of the biggest internationally recognized Italian actresses, Valeria Golino was born in Naples in 1966 and was raised between Naples and Athens. When asked about the struggles she encountered trying to establish herself in a 2019 interview with Prestige Hong Kong, Munn revealed, "Id go out for so many auditions, for everything. Francesco Golisano was born on April 5, 1929 in Riesi, Sicily, Italy. However, prior to that, to many of these people Im just African, and that to them that means I arrived on a boat and Im living with crazy people and have no food. . His genre was undoubtedly the comedy where he achieved world fame. So you cant help but get frustrated. After a Twitter debate regarding how he identifies, Johnson tweeted, "Glad I came across this and Ill give you guys some context [and] truth. Antonutti's most notable performance to date was in the Taviani brothers' acclaimed film "Padre Padrone". If, tomorrow, I was to become a famous actress or singer, I would be proclaimed as only Italian. 20. Not necessarily in a negative way. Currently he is the Artistic Director of the Theater Foundation of Tuscany. In a 2016 interview with Ta-Nehisi Coates for the Atlantic, Obama said, "there is no doubt that as a mixed child, as the child of an African and a white woman, who was very close to white grandparents who came from Kansas, that I think the working assumption of discrimination, the working assumption that white people would not treat me right or give me an opportunity, or judge me on the basis of meritthat kind of working assumption is less embedded in my psyche than it is, say, with Michelle. Tell us about your own thoughts or experiences below! ", Taika Waititi is of Mori (Te Whnau--Apanui), Russian Jewish, and Irish heritage. Us of African descent have to gain a complete understanding that what we have and who we are is something to be treasured and nurtured, and more importantly, fed constantly with knowledge. He has been married to Stefania Corona since 2006. Gastone Moschin was born on June 8, 1929 in San Giovanni Lupatoto, Veneto, Italy. I had this struggle of accepting myself as Black and loving that part of myself. Robert De Niro Actor | Raging Bull One of the greatest actors of all time, Robert De Niro was born on August 17, 1943 in Manhattan, New York City, to artists Virginia (Admiral) and Robert De Niro Sr. His paternal grandfather was of Italian descent, and his other ancestry is Irish, English, Dutch, German, and French.