hiː stˈɑːɹɾᵻd hɪz kɚɹˈɪɹ æt ðɪ ˈɛnd ʌv nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti z bˌʌt ɐtʃˈiːvd ɐ bɹˈeɪkθɹuː ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks wɪððə tˈɛlᵻvˌɪʒən dɹˈɑːmə ˈɛlˈɑːnoːɹ ˈiː ˈɪl ɹɪspˈɛɾoʊ wˌɛɹ hiː plˈeɪz ðə mˈɑːb bˈɔs tˈoʊnɪˌoʊ fˌɔːɹɾɪbɹˈɑːtʃi.
He started his career at the end of 1990s but achieved a breakthrough in 2006 with the television drama L'onore e il rispetto where he plays the mob boss Tonio Fortebracci.