Summary
Dario Oliviero (born 12 July 1972), better known by his stage name Gabriel Garko, is an Italian actor and former fashion model. Actor in both film and television, he has appeared mainly on the small screen. He started his career at the end of the 1990s but achieved a breakthrough in 2006 with the television drama L'onore e il rispetto where he plays the mob boss Tonio Fortebracci.
Gabriel Garko | |
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 Gabriel Garko in Roma Fiction Fest (2009) | |
| Born | Dario Oliviero 12 July 1972 Turin, Italy |
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Background edit
Born in Turin, Piedmont, Italy to a Venetian father and Sicilian mother, Garko was raised in the nearby suburb of Settimo Torinese. His film credits include Callas Forever (2002), and L'onore e il rispetto (2006), a television mini-series where he portrayed a ruthless fictitious Mafia boss Tonio Fortebracci. In Tinto Brass' Senso '45, he appears full-frontal nude in a scene with lead actress Anna Galiena. He starred alongside actresses Serena Autieri and Manuela Arcuri. In 2010, he starred in the main role of Nito Valdi in another mini-series Il peccato e la vergogna, which was set in Italy during World War II. Manuela Arcuri was his co-star in this series as well. In 2011, he starred in the television mini-series Viso d'angelo, a police thriller.
He currently lives in Zagarolo. Garko is the owner of a riding school; and enjoys bodybuilding, swimming, horse riding and skiing. He came out as bisexual in September 2020.[1]
Filmography edit
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 1996 | Una donna in fuga | Masino |
| 1998 | Paparazzi | Gabriel |
| 2001 | The Ignorant Fairies | Ernesto |
| 2002 | Callas Forever | Marco |
| 2002 | Senso '45 | Helmut Schultz |
| 2007 | A Beautiful Wife | Andrea |
| 2008 | Aspettando il sole | Samuel |
| 2014 | Misunderstood | Guido |
| 2016 | Poveri ma ricchi | Himself |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Vita coi figli | Gabriel | Miniseries |
| 1993 | Scherzi a parte | Himself | Member of the program's dance team |
| 1996 | La signora della città | Young man | Television film |
| 1998 | Angelo nero | Jack Altieri | Miniseries |
| 1999 | Tre stelle | Massimo del Monte | Miniseries |
| 1999 | Il morso del serpente | Angelo Berti | Television film |
| 2001 | Occhi verde veleno | Carlo Roversi | Television film |
| 2001–2003 | Il bello delle donne | Roberto "Bobo" de Contris | Main role; 36 episodes |
| 2005 | I colori della Vita | Luca | Miniseries |
| 2006–2017 | L'onore e il rispetto | Antonio "Tonio" Fortebracci | Lead role; 32 episodes |
| 2008 | Io ti assolvo | Father Francesco | Television film |
| 2008 | Il sangue e la rosa | Rocco Riboni | Miniseries |
| 2010 | Caldo criminale | Valerio Valli | Television film |
| 2010–2014 | Il peccato e la vergogna | Nito Valdi | Co-lead role; 16 episodes |
| 2011 | Sangue caldo | Arthuro La Paglia | Main role; 6 episodes |
| 2011 | Viso d'angelo | Inspector Roberto Parisi | Miniseries |
| 2014 | Rodolfo Valentino: La Leggenda | Rudolph Valentino | Miniseries |
| 2016 | Sanremo Music Festival 2016 | Himself | Host |
| 2016 | Non è stato mio figlio | Andrea Geraldi | Main role; 8 episodes |
| 2017 | Il bello delle donne... Alcuni anni dopo | Roberto "Bobo" de Contris | Episode: "Ottava Puntata" |
| 2017 | Miss Italia 2017 | Himself | Judge |
| 2022 | Ballando con le Stelle | Himself | Contestant (season 17) |
| 2024 | Se potessi dirti addio | Marcello | Upcoming TV series |
References edit
- ^ Arianna Ascione (2 October 2020). "Garko e il coming out: "Ora mi tolgo la maschera: sono stato undici anni con uomo"" [Garko and his coming out: "Now I drop the mask: I had been engaged to a man for eleven years"]. Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 2 October 2020.
External links edit
- Gabriel Garko at IMDb