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'''Antonio Zarro''' (born August 17, 1970) is an Italian-American, director and actor. Zarro received a ] in 1987 for '']'', a 60-minute 1986 student film made while attending the ] (now ])<ref name="oscars.org">{{Cite web |url=http://www.oscars.org/awards/saa/winners/winners.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=August 21, 2010 |archive-date=February 29, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229173821/http://www.oscars.org/awards/saa/winners/winners.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> which received a positive review in the '']''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/reviews/movies|title=Movie Reviews|website=] |publisher=|accessdate=April 28, 2017}}</ref> This film was the first from CBNU to win an Academy Award.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.reelgood.tv/filminfo.php?film%3D287BIRDIN |title=Bird in a Cage - Reelgood.TV - Award Winning Student Films from Regent University |accessdate=2010-08-24 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090106152312/http://www.reelgood.tv/filminfo.php?film=287BIRDIN |archivedate=January 6, 2009 |df=mdy }}</ref> | |||
==Career== | |||
His work has screened at the NY Film Festival, the Chicago Film Festival, the Virginia Festival of American Film, the Columbus Film Festival, Worldfest-Houston and Worldfest-Flagstaff. A few of Zarro's awards include: a student ], a Cine Golden Eagle, a Telly, an ], a ], a ], an ], an ] and an ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pba.edu/undergraduate/faculty.cfm?id=55319|title=Palm Beach Atlantic University|publisher=|accessdate=April 28, 2017}}</ref> He is a member of the ], acting in movies, television and the theatre. In 1998, Zarro established the Zarro Acting Academy, training film actors on the East Coast. His classes have given numerous students a start in major motion pictures, prime time television and national cable shows. | |||
In addition, he taught as an adjunct instructor at ] (1989–1991) in ], ] and ] (2001–2006) in Norfolk, Virginia. During his undergrad years, Zarro was President of the Communications chapter of ] and his video dramas won regional and national awards. In 1986, he wrote and directed a student film '']'', which won a Student Academy Award.<ref name="oscars.org"/> He has a BA from the ] in Television and Theatre and an MA from Regent in Film. He made an uncredited appearance as a soldier in the ] film '']''. | |||
He is currently assistant professor of ]-television at ]. | |||
== Film == | == Film == |
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Italian-American director and actor
Antonio Zarro | |
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Born | Antonio Zarro (1970-08-17) August 17, 1970 (age 54) Rome, Italy |
Occupation(s) | Film director, actor |
Years active | 1985–present |
Film
Year | Film | Credited as | Role | |||
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Director | Producer | Screenwriter | Actor | |||
1985 | Love Struck | Director of Photography | ||||
1986 | Bird in a Cage | Yes | Yes | |||
1989 | Carmencita | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
2003 | Gods and Generals | Yes | Soldier | |||
2009 | Clive | Yes | Thief | |||
2010 | Animus | Yes | Vince |
Television
Year | Film | Credited as | Role | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Director | Producer | Screenwriter | Actor | |||
1998 | Avoiding Sexual Harassment | Yes | Yes |
References
External links
Categories:- American male film actors
- American people of Italian descent
- American film directors
- American film editors
- Living people
- American film producers
- 1961 births
- Male actors from Rome
- Italian emigrants to the United States
- Regent University alumni
- Regent University faculty
- Old Dominion University faculty
- Palm Beach Atlantic University faculty
- University of Tulsa alumni
- 21st-century American male actors