Andrea Occhipinti is an Italian actor and producer. He starred in the films Lucio Fulci and Lamberto Bava. Andrea also worked with Bo Derek. He is known to viewers for his role in the 1987 drama Family.
Biography and creativity
Andrea Ockipinti was born on September 12, 1957. According to some sources, the actor was born in Milan, according to others - in Rome. He does not advertise his relationship. Almost nothing is known about Andrea's personal life.
He began his acting career in the 1980s. In the mid-1990s, Andrea Ockipinti began acting as a producer. In this capacity, he has worked on 40 films in various genres. He sometimes acts as a co-producer. As for Okkipinty's acting career, he has more than 30 roles.
Filmography
Andrea began acting in the 1980 Italian melodrama Oh! Oh!". His partners were Fabiola Toledo from Octopus 2, Duilio Del Prete, Coca Ponzoni, who worked on the film Heart of a Dog, Laura Trotter from Minx, Diana De Curtis and Renata Zamengoiz from Suspiria. The following year, Andrea got the role of Carlo in the film "Week at Sea". The main female role in this comedy was played by Anna Maria Rizzoli. The drama was directed and written by Mariano Laurenti.
Then Occipinty starred in the British melodrama "Servant of Love". The picture tells about the outstanding English writer David Herbert Lawrence. Andrea's partners on the set were Janet Susman and Ian McKellen, Graham Faulkner and Niall Padden, Andrew McCulloch and Mike Gwilym. Occipinty landed a prominent role in the horror detective film The New York Ripper. The plot tells about the investigation of a series of murders of young women, led by an American detective. He has to seek help from a young doctor of psychology to find the killer.
Andrea can be seen as Fabrizio in the historical drama of the Italian, German and French co-production "Parma Cloister". In the story, a young loving man ends up in prison because of his adventures, where he falls in love with the warden's daughter. In the action adventure "Conquest," Andrea played Ilias, a fairytale hero with a magic bow who fights against evil. Occipinti could then be seen as Bruno in the Blade in the Night horror detective film. The actor plays a young composer writing music for a mysterious film. Then Andrea got a role in the melodrama "Bolero" about an attractive woman's search for an ideal man.
In 1986, Andrea played the main character in his youth in the film "Family". The film received 5 Donatello's David Prizes, 6 Silver Ribbons and was nominated for an Oscar. After 2 years, the actor was invited to the detective melodrama "Jewelry Shop". Andrea starred with the famous actress Sophia Loren in the Italian drama Two Women. In 1992, Ockipinti starred in the historical television drama Princess Alexandra. His partners on the set were Anne Roussel, Matthias Habich and Rüdiger Vogler.
The following year, he could be seen as Christiane in the TV drama "The Evening Traveler", as Sasha in "Crazy Love" and in a cameo role in "Hunting the Flies." In the 1990s, he received notable roles in the crime drama Pasolini. Crime in Italian”, the Spanish drama“Behind the Garden”, the comedy“Man's Love”. Andrea also starred in such high-profile films as "The Prophet Jeremiah: Denouncer of Kings", "The Sea Within" with Javier Bardem and "The Queen".
Producer work
In his youth, Andrea Ockipinti enjoyed great success with directors. He was distinguished by his pretty appearance and easily won the hearts of spectators. With age, from the screen hero-lover, Andrea gradually retrained into producers. His first film in this regard was the 1995 detective melodrama Love Tires. Then he was involved in the production of Alejandro Amenabar's successful film "Open Your Eyes", a co-production of Spain, France and Italy. The thriller has received excellent reviews from audiences and critics.
Another big project of Andrea was the comedy with Penelope Cruz "No News from God." The drama was directed by Agustin Diaz Janes. According to plot 2, the messengers of heaven descended to earth in a female form. One of them serves good, and the other - evil. In 2001, Andrea acted as an Associate Producer of the documentary Birds, produced in France, Germany, Switzerland, Spain and Italy. Critics called the picture sensational. Excellent camera work was also noted. The film was nominated for an Oscar and a European Film Academy Prize, and also received a Cesar.
Ockipinti was the executive producer of the drama Sisters Magdalene about the life of "spoiled" girls in the monastery shelter. The film was nominated for the César and the British Film Academy. The film received the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival. Andrea co-produced the 2002 comedy Sunny Mondays, the 2004 drama Gilles' Wife, the animated film Azur and Azmar, the 2006 comedy The Biggest Boss, and the horror film with Naomi Watts Funny Games.
Andrea has worked on such films as "Amazing", "Antichrist", "White Ribbon", "I, Don Juan", "Boy with a Bicycle", "Wherever You Are" and "Princess of Monaco". The producer's recent works include Labyrinths of the Past, On My Skin and Befana Comes at Night.
