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Paul Henreid was born Paul Georg Julius Freiherr von Hernreid Ritter von Wasel-Waldingau in Trieste, in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. He was the son of Marie Luise Heilig (Lendecke) and Baron Karl Alphons Hernreid. His father was an aristocratic banker, who was born to a Jewish family whose surname was changed from Hirsch to Hernreid.
Paul grew up in Vienna and studied at the prestigious Maria Theresa Academy (graduating in 1927) and the Institute of Graphic Arts. For four years, he worked as translator and book designer for a publishing outfit run by Otto Preminger, while training to be an actor at night. Preminger was also a protégé (and managing director) of Max Reinhardt. After attending one of Henreid's acting school performances, Preminger introduced him to the famous stage director and this led to a contract. In 1933, Paul made his debut at the Reinhardt Theatre in "Faust". He subsequently had several leading roles on the stage and appeared in a couple of Austrian films. Paul, like his character Victor Laszlo in Casablanca (1942), was avidly anti-fascist. He accordingly left continental Europe and went to London in 1935, first appearing on stage as Prince Albert in "Victoria the Great" two years later.
Henreid made his English-speaking motion picture debut in the popular drama Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939), as the sympathetic German master Max Staefel, who proves to be Chipping's truest friend and ally. After that, however, he became incongruously typecast as Nazi henchmen in Mad Men of Europe (1940) and Night Train to Munich (1940). That year, he moved to the United States (becoming a citizen the following year) and quickly established himself on Broadway with "Flight to the West", as a Ribbentrop-type Nazi consul. His powerful performance led to radio work in the serial "Joyce Jordan-Girl Interne" and a film contract with RKO in 1941.
This marked a turning point in Paul Henreid's career. He finally escaped the stereotypical Teutonic image and began to play heroic or romantic leads, his first being Joan of Paris (1942), opposite Michèle Morgan, as French RAF pilot Paul Lavallier. Significantly, his next film, Now, Voyager (1942), defined his new screen persona: debonnaire, cultured and genteel, lighting two cigarettes simultaneously, then passing one to Bette Davis. According to Henreid, this legendary (and later often lampooned) scene was almost cut from the film because the director, Irving Rapper, had concerns about it. Next came "Casablanca", where Henreid played the idealistic, sensitive patriot Victor Laszlo; the poorly received Bronte sisters biopic Devotion (1946), as an Irish priest; and a stalwart performance as a Polish count and Ida Lupino's love interest, In Our Time (1944).
After several dull romantic leads, Henreid reinvented himself yet again. He played a memorably athletic and lively Dutch pirate, the 'Barracuda', in RKO's colourful swashbuckler The Spanish Main (1945). Another of his best later performances was as a sadistic South African commandant in the underrated film noir Rope of Sand (1949), which re-united him with his former "Casablanca" co-stars Peter Lorre and Claude Rains. After the Arabian Technicolor adventure, Thief of Damascus (1952), Henreid's star began to fade. His last noteworthy appearance during the fifties was as an itinerant magician in the oriental extravaganza Siren of Bagdad (1953) . The most memorable of several in-jokes, had Henreid lighting two hookahs (water pipes) for one of his harem girls, spoofing his famous scene from "Now, Voyager".
Outspoken in his opposition to McCarthyism and adhering to his rights under the First Amendment, he was subsequently blacklisted as a "communist sympathizer" by the House Committee on Un- American Activities. In spite of the damage this did to his career, he re-emerged as a director of second features and television episodes for Screen Gems, Desilu and other companies. In 1957, Alfred Hitchcock (in defiance of the blacklist) hired him to direct several episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955). Towards the end of his career, Paul Henreid directed his former "Now, Voyager" co-star Bette Davis in the camp melodrama Dead Ringer (1963) and toured with Agnes Moorehead on stage in a short-lived revival of "Don Juan in Hell"(1972- 73). Henreid died of pneumonia in a Santa Monica hospital in April 1992, after having suffered a stroke. He has the distinction of having not just one but two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, one for his films, and one for his television work.- Actress
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Rada Rassimov was born on 7 May 1938 in Trieste, Italy. She is an actress and producer, known for The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966), Tosca: In the Settings and at the Times of Tosca (1992) and Michel Strogoff (1975).- Actress
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MariaCristina was born and reared in Trieste, Italy,not far from Venice. Trieste is a complex multi-ethnic town on the north eastern border of Italy. She began her career very young on the live stage and as an on-air presenter on many live shows for RAI. She was hired by Raimondo Vianello for his sitcom "Casa Vianello" the most successful sitcom ever produced in Italy,where she played Valeria,the tempting young woman living on the top floor.This nationally televised character on a hit television show gave her early success.
In the cinema she worked with Italian Masters:Castellano and Pipolo,Pupi Avati,Dario Argento,Alessandro Benvenuti and she had starring roles in many television series,for both drama and comedy. Since she moved to LA she worked in many international projects between America and Europe, such as:"Jesus"for CBS,the feature film "Angels and Demons"with director Ron Howard, the miniseries "Barabbas",etc. In Europe she is part of the cast for the french drama series "Odysseus" In the US she recently appeared in "Law and Order" for NBC and in the comedy series "Backpackers" as recurring guest star for CW network. She is also the presenter/host for TeleItalia Network in Los Angeles where she hosts in two languages Italian and American-English.- Loredana Nusciak was born on 3 May 1942 in Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy. She was an actress, known for Django (1966), No Way Out (1973) and Gladiators 7 (1962). She was married to Gianni Medici. She died on 12 July 2006 in Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy.
- George Dolenz was born in Italy in 1908 to a large family. He left Italy in the 1920s to start a new life and it seemed that he didn't want to look back on his old one. He arrived in Los Angeles in the 1940s and it was there that he somehow met up with Howard Hughes. Hughes signed him up as a leading man at RKO Pictures--which he owned--but, under Hughes' contract, George only starred in one film, Vendetta (1950), with Faith Domergue. He became a master of several dialects, and could play urbane Continental roles such as "Baron Sergei" in In Society (1944), with Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, Latin-American types such as the mysterious "Cortega" in Scared Stiff (1953), with Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, and even Roman-era royalty such as "Emperor Theodosius" in Sign of the Pagan (1954). When his contract with Hughes ran out, George appeared in many films for other studios throughout the 1950s and 1960s, and starred in the TV series The Count of Monte Cristo (1956). George was the father of actor Micky Dolenz of The Monkees (1965), husband of actress Janelle Johnson Dolenz and the grandfather of actress Ami Dolenz.
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Romano Puppo was born on 25 March 1933 in Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy. He was an actor, known for Robowar (1988), Escape from the Bronx (1983) and Tough Guys (1974). He died on 11 May 1994 in Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy.- Marino Masé was born on March 21, 1939 in Trieste, Italy. Like many young actors, he started his career on stage before making his film debut opposite Roger Moore in the 1960 adventure-comedy Romulus and the Sabines (1961). His early film roles saw him working with many prominent European filmmakers of the time, including Luchino Visconti, Jean-Luc Godard, Dino Risi, Liliana Cavani, and Marco Bellocchio. In the 1970s, he became one of the many prolific supporting players of genre films, particularly ''poliziotteschi'' crime thrillers. He has also appeared in several international productions filmed in Italy, including King David (1985), The Belly of an Architect (1987), and The Godfather Part III (1990).
- Ivan Rassimov and his younger sister, Rada, decided to pursue a career in acting. Ivan studied acting at the University at Trieste. After attending military service in Italy, he then settled in Rome to pursue his acting career. A series of small roles began his career, one of them being from the legendary director Mario Bava with Planet of Vampires.
With his strong, piercing eyes and striking look, Rassimov was often cast as villains, from Nazi soldiers, to tough guys, to murder suspects. Rassimov also occasionally played good guys and saw it as a novelty item from his bad guy roles. From playing a police detective, an archaeologist, and even a psychiatrist in Mario Bava's last theatrical movie, Shock (1977). He was most often seen as a male stalwart of the Italian cannibal films in acting alongside Me Me Lai in three of them, most notably being _Jungle Holocaust (1977)_.
By 1987, Rassimov more or less retired from acting and lived in a villa north of Rome with his wife and teenage daughter. He worked as the director of a publishing house for comic books and novels until his death in 2003. - Actor
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Paddy Joyce was born on 31 May 1923 in Trieste, Italy. He was an actor, known for Erik the Viking (1989), The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne (1987) and EastEnders (1985). He died on 27 July 2000 in London, England, UK.- Laura Solari was born on 5 January 1913 in Trieste, Austria-Hungary [now Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy]. She was an actress, known for Roman Holiday (1953), Duel of the Titans (1961) and Il vento m'ha cantato una canzone (1947). She was married to Oscar Semere and Arthur Roper Caldbeck. She died on 13 September 1984 in Bellinzona, Ticino, Switzerland.
- Actress
Edy Vessel was born on 23 October 1940 in Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy. She is an actress, known for 8½ (1963), The Trojan Horse (1961) and Rocambole (1963). She is married to Pierluigi Vitalini. She was previously married to Camillo Crociani.- Director
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Laura Samani was born on 9 October 1989 in Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy. Laura is a director and writer, known for Small Body (2021), The Sleeping Saint (2016) and Rosso liquido (2013).- Anita Kravos was born in 1974 in Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy. She is an actress, known for The Great Beauty (2013), Raise Your Head (2009) and Come l'ombra (2006).
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Lorenzo Acquaviva was born on 12 November 1968 in Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy. He is an actor and writer, known for The Old Guard 2, Wild Blood (2008) and The Invisible Boy: Second Generation (2018).- Actor
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Handsome, ash blonde-haired Italian actor Stelio Candelli was born in Trieste on the to a family of Civil Servants. Between 1954 to 1957 he studied drama at the Accademia d'Arte Drammatica in Rome, making his film debut in Alberto Lattuada's," Guendalina" (1957). However, it was "Le notti di Lucrezia Borgia" (1959), a Renaissance costume vehicle for ill-fated British actress Belinda Lee, that brought him commercial notice and he subsequently appeared in a number of successful 'Sword n' Sandal' Cinecitta epics during the early 1960s, of which the best was, "Le sette folgori di Assur" (1962) opposite Hollywood actor Howard Duff. In 1965 Stelio co-starred in Mario Bava's seminal Alien sci-fi flick, "Terrore nello spazio" aka "Planet of the Vampires". The James Bond spy boom of the mid-1960s offered him the lead roles in, "Agente segreto 777" (1965) and "Suicide Mission To Singapore" (1966) in which he changed his screen name briefly to 'Stanley Kent'. The Anglo name change worked and brought him to the notice of the BBC who were casting for a lead character in a Mafia based TV series entitled, "Vendetta", to be filmed in London and Malta (standing in for Italy). With hit theme music composed by John Barry, "Vendetta" became highly popular running from 1966 to 1968. Stelio played a deadly hunter of all things Mafia by the name of Danny Scipio and the series now enjoys cult status. Unbelievably the BBC has still to release available episodes on DVD. A series of so-so spaghetti westerns (some opposite his friend Anthony Steffen) such as '"Viva Django" (1971) followed and whilst these were clearly fun to make, Stelio shone more in contemporary fare such as the English shot giallo, "La muerte llama a las 10" aka "The Killer Wore Gloves" (1974). Another BBC TV series, "Circus" (1975) brought a welcome return to London and British Television screens followed a few years later by a guest spot in an episode of the Ian Ogilvy, "Return of the Saint" (1979). The least said about "Orinoco - prigioniere del sesso" (1980) the better. In the Hollywood "Winds of War" epic series, the Italian actor had a memorable role as a sinister scar-faced Gestapo agent but ironically enough it was a rather mundane part in Lamberto Bava's cult horror movie, "Demons" (1985) that often brings him most recognition internationally.- Rodolfo Ranni was born on 21 October 1937 in Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy. He is an actor, known for Los machos (1994), El puntero (2011) and Las esclavas (1987).
- Lyla Rocco was born on 18 January 1933 in Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy. She was an actress, known for Le avventure di Nicola Nickleby (1958), Ça va barder (1955) and One Step to Eternity (1954). She was married to Alberto Lupo and Steve Barclay. She died on 17 January 2015 in Rome, Italy.
- Livio Lorenzon was born on 6 May 1923 in Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy. He was an actor, known for The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966), Zorro and the Three Musketeers (1963) and Tharus figlio di Attila (1962). He died on 23 December 1971 in Latisana, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy.
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Lelio Luttazzi was born on 27 April 1923 in Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy. He was a composer and actor, known for L'Avventura (1960), Rocco and His Brothers (1960) and Totò, Peppino e la... malafemmina (1956). He died on 8 July 2010 in Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy.- Writer
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- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Sergio Amidei was born on 3 October 1904 in Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy. He was a writer and producer, known for Rome, Open City (1945), Un borghese piccolo piccolo (1977) and General Della Rovere (1959). He died on 14 April 1981 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.- Actor
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- Soundtrack
Teddy Reno was born on 11 July 1926 in Trieste, Italy. He is an actor and writer, known for Totò, Peppino e la... malafemmina (1956), Violent Summer (1959) and The Comfort of Strangers (1990). He has been married to Rita Pavone since 15 March 1968. They have two children. He was previously married to Vania Protti.- Director
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- Editor
Giacomo Gentilomo was born on 5 April 1909 in Trieste, Austria-Hungary [now Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy]. He was a director and writer, known for The Lovers (1946), Condottieri (1937) and Ecco la radio! (1940). He died on 16 April 2001 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.- Actor
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Albert Conti was born on 29 January 1887 in Trieste, Austria-Hungary [now Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy]. He was an actor, known for The Black Cat (1934), Plastered in Paris (1928) and Torch Singer (1933). He was married to Miriam Wherry (née Patricia Cross). He died on 18 January 1967 in Hollywood, California, USA.- Lara Komar was born on 7 October 1980 in Trieste, Italy. She is an actress, known for Reka ljubezni (2017), The Invisible Boy: Second Generation (2018) and Sanremo (2020).
- Daniela Surina was born on 20 September 1942 in Trieste, Italy. She is an actress, known for China Is Near (1967), My Uncle Benjamin (1969) and È mezzanotte... butta giù il cadavere (1966).
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Oscar De Mejo was born on 22 August 1911 in Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy. He was a composer, known for L'ippocampo (1945), Rent Control (1981) and Tutta la città canta (1945). He was married to Alida Valli and Dorothy. He died on 28 January 1992 in Manhattan, New York, USA.- Fulvia Franco was born on 21 May 1931 in Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy. She was an actress, known for I Spy (1965), Tempest (1958) and Don Chisciotte and Sancio Panza (1968). She was married to Tiberio Mitri. She died on 15 May 1988 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
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- Actor
Leandro Lucchetti was born on 22 February 1944 in Trieste, Italy. He is a writer and director, known for Getting Even (1989), Caged Women (1991) and Mercenari dell'apocalisse (1987).- Clara Loi was born on 18 July 1929 in Trieste, Italy. She was an actress, known for Bellezze in moto-scooter (1952), Agenzia matrimoniale (1953) and Inganno (1952). She died on 11 September 2005 in Trieste, Italy.
- Actor
- Make-Up Department
Karlo Bulic was born on 12 May 1910 in Trieste, Austria-Hungary [now Italy]. He was an actor, known for TV teatar (1956), The Upstarts (1953) and Nase malo misto (1969). He died on 19 October 1986 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia.- Fabrizio Costa was born on 31 May 1954 in Trieste, Italy. He is a director, known for Maria, figlia del suo figlio (2000), Donna detective (2007) and La Catturandi (2015).
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- Director
Mario Milano was born on 15 May 1935 in Trieste, Italy. He was an actor and writer, known for Nerds of a Feather (1989), The Boxer from Shantung (1972) and The Zebra Force (1976). He died on 9 December 2016 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.- Art Department
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Tamara Marini was born on 30 September 1972 in Trieste, Italy. She is an art director and production designer, known for No Time to Die (2021), 6 Underground (2019) and Assassin's Creed (2016).- Actor
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Mario Maranzana was born on 14 July 1930 in Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy. He was an actor and writer, known for La Bohème (1988), Puccini (1973) and Le inchieste del commissario Maigret (1964). He was married to Maria Luisa Rado. He died on 12 January 2012 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.- Art Department
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- Visual Effects
Daniel Auber was born on 17 May 1969 in Trieste, Italy. He is known for Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001), Damsel (2024) and Lucy (2014).- Silvana Bacci was born on 16 January 1946 in Trieste, Italy. She is an actress, known for Machine Gun McCain (1969), Seven Magnificent Guns (1966) and Radhapura - Endstation der Verdammten (1968).
- Bruno Premiani was born on 4 January 1907 in Trieste, Austria-Hungary. Bruno was a writer, known for Doom Patrol (2019) and Teen Titans (2003). Bruno died on 17 August 1984 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Pompeo Posar was born on 21 February 1921 in Trieste, Italy. He was married to Melita Marinello. He died on 5 April 2004 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
- Paola Loew was born on 18 February 1934 in Trieste, Italy. She was an actress, known for The Great Waltz (1972), Die verschwundene Miniatur (1954) and Ein Leben für Do (1954). She was married to Friedrich Gulda. She died on 13 January 1999 in Vienna, Austria.
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- Director
Roberto Miali was born on 8 June 1939 in Trieste, Italy. He is an actor and writer, known for Pepe nel latte (2009), 20.000 dollari sul 7 (1967) and Killer's Carnival (1966).- Director
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Gianni Lepre started his career as director in Trieste where he formed his first theater company.After a drifting period in europe andcanada experiencing and studing Peter Brook's and Grottowsky's researches, he founded The Thespy Theater in Norway. Staged 42 theater's plays touring 9 countries and winning several awards. Wrote and directed 8 short films. Wrote and directed 3 TV stories dor RAI 3 From 1993 to 1996 he worked as a director in the TV programm"CHI L'HA VISTO ?" realizing over 80 reportages and reconstructions of murder's cases.- Renato Sarti was born in 1952 in Trieste, Italy. He is an actor, known for A Midsummer Night's Dream (1983), Nirvana (1997) and Don Chisciotte e... (2006).
- Giovanni Raicevich was born on 10 June 1881 in Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy. He was an actor, known for Il pugno del gigante (1921), Il re della forza (1920) and Il club degli stravaganti (1921). He died on 1 November 1957 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
- Svevo worked as a bank clerk, and, after marrying Lidia Veneziani, he directed her father's factory, which supplied a special naval paint. He was much more successful as a businessman than as a writer at the time, his scripts being totally neglected. His fame came when he was over sixty, thanks to the interest of his English teacher, a young James Joyce.
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Born in Trieste (Italy) in 1978. He is a member of the Slovenian ethnic minority that lives in Italy. Enrolled the Academy of Theatre, Radio, Film and Television in Lubiana (AGRFT) in Slovenia in 1998 and graduated in 2004. In 2000 he made his first film, the documentary short film Twice A Week.
Worked as assistant director on several full-length feature films, including Danis Tanovic's No Man's Land (2nd AD), Ljubljana, the Beloved by Matjaz Klopcic and Installation of Love by Maja Weiss (both 1st AD).
His diploma work, short film Izlet (The Excursion), won several international awards (Montpellier, Bologna, Wiesbaden). His professional debut film Rezina zivljenja (A Slice of Life) was presented at several international film festivals (Edinburgh, Angers, Huesca, Valencia, Bristol, Montpellier...) and won the prize for the best Slovenian short film at the festival of Slovenian film 2006.
His short film Vsakdan ni vsak dan (Every Day Is Not The Same) was selected for the Quinzaine des Realizateurs in Cannes and was screened on more than 20 international film festivals.
In 2009 was selected for the 18th session of the Cannes's Cinefondation Residence with his feature project Feed Me With Your Words.- Stunts
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Rinaldo Zamperla was born on 14 March 1932 in Trieste, Italy. He was an actor and assistant director, known for Rush (1983), Apache Woman (1976) and Thor the Conqueror (1983). He died on 27 September 2011 in Rome, Italy.- Elsa Merlini was born on 26 July 1903 in Trieste, Austria-Hungary [now Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy]. She was an actress, known for Regina di Navarra (1942), Ginevra degli Almieri (1936) and I promessi sposi (1967). She was married to Zuccolini, Luciano. She died on 22 February 1983 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
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Alexander Moissi was born on 2 April 1879 in Trieste, Austria-Hungary. He was an actor and director, known for Die Königsloge (1929), Der junge Goethe (1919) and Figaros Hochzeit (1920). He was married to Johanna Terwin and Marie Urfus. He died on 23 March 1935 in Lugano, Switzerland.- Marino Bello was born on 11 November 1883 in Trieste, Provincia di Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy. He was an actor, known for Luigi La Volpe (1931). He was married to Jean Poe Carpenter (née Harlow). He died on 15 August 1953 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Bornn and raised in Trieste, Italy, 1972, but nowadays he lives in Lyon, France. Started the band Thundercross together with Alex Staropoli, which later was renamed Rhapsody, which still stands untill this very day. The music is very aggressive but yet very melodic and mighty rock music, with strong influences from classical, baroque and renaisanns. He has released several albums, and it has been told that "there is no such thing as 'the music is quite allright' when it comes to Rhapsody; either you hate it or love it!" The most wellknown album of Rhapsody is "Symphony of the enchanted lands", and the most wellknown from Luca Turillis solo-career is "King of the nordic twilight".
He started his career as a guitar player at the age of 16. His passions in life is to write good songs, play soccer, movies (which also inspired him on inventing the so called "movie score metal"-genre) and video game creating. His favorite movie is "Lord of the rings" which also inspired him on make his famous "Symphony of the enchanted lands part II - the dark secret"-album together with Christopher Lee.