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Biography
Claudio Sorrentino (born 18 July 1945 in Rome) is an Italian actor and voice actor. He is the second son of Arduino and Anna Sorrentino, the others being his sisters Rosa, Amalia and Liliana.
Career
When he was five years old Sorrentino began his career acting at the "Grand Hotel di Roma", singing the song "O mese de Rose", composed by Roberto Murolo. After his performance, Lilly D'Eramo (Nanni Eramo's wife) asked Claudio's mother to take him and his sisters to a specialized school. At the age of six, he interpreted "Zi Dima" in Luigi Pirandello's opera Giara and "Medoro" in E. De Filippo's Sic Sic. He performed in several theatres in Rome.
Claudio later acted in the opera La vita con il padre e la madre with Paolo Stoppa, Lino Morelli and Corrado Pani. During that time, Claudio started his career as a voice actor, covering a role in the film L'ultima Carovana. At the age of 23, Claudio married Manuela Artari, to whom he is still married.