Davide Marotta
Davide Marotta was born on 20 November 1962 in Naples, Campania, Italy. He is an actor, known for A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999), The Passion of the Christ (2004) and Ammen (2020). Affected by dwarfism , Davide Marotta is 1.15 m tall. After some theatrical experiences, in 1985 he was chosen by Dario Argento to play the deformed son of Frau Brückner ( Daria Nicolodi ) in Phenomena . The following year he played a similar part in Demons 2 by Lamberto Bava. From 1987 to 1997 he was a testimonial for Kodak in famous commercials in which he played the alien Ciribiribì. After various television experiences and small parts in the cinema, in 2001 he obtained for the first time an important role in The Return of Cagliostro by Daniele Ciprì and Franco Maresco . In 2004 he played a small part in Mel Gibson 's Passion of the Christ , in the role of the Antichrist in the form of a child in the arms of Satan , played by Rosalinda Celentano . From 2008 to 2012 he played the part of a postman in the show Il miracolo di don Ciccillo by Carlo Buccirosso and, the following year, in Finché morte non vi separi , by the same author, in the role of a sacristan. In 2015 he participated as a "pizzino" in the comedy program Il boss dei comici broadcast from 18 October 2015 on the television network LA7 . Also in 2015 he acted in Leonardo Pieraccioni's film Il professor Cenerentolo . In 2016 he participated in Made in Sud on Rai 2. In 2019 he starred in Matteo Garrone 's Pinocchio and played a triple role: the Talking Cricket , the puppet Pantalone and one of the gravedigger rabbits.
A graphic portrayal of the last twelve hours of Jesus of Nazareth's life.
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as Patau (Bruckner Son)A young girl, with an amazing ability to communicate with insects, is transferred to an...
Movie pageDemons 2
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Movie pageAnatar
as GoliaAfter causing the collapse of their own planet, the Anatar people of humanoid aliens who evolved...
Movie pageThe Return of Cagliostro
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Movie pageAvanzers: Italian Super Heroes
as RocchinoGaetanos the destroyer of worlds and his army are willing to do anything to obtain the stone of...
Movie pageOf Flies and Maggots
as uncreditedFeature-length documentary including interviews with co-writer/producer/director Dario Argento,...
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