He’s gorgeous and handsome, and he rocks when it comes to acting. Lorenzo Richelmy is his name – the Italian actor who took Netflix by storm and captivated audiences when he was cast as the title character in the Netflix original series, Marco Polo. Beyond that, the man has appeared in various Italian shows and movies.
Lorenzo Richelmy Biography
Born to Italian parents, Lorenzo was welcomed to earth on March 25, 1990 in La Spezia Italy and raised in Rome. His parents are both theater actors, so it’s no surprise that he took the path of what he knows best: acting. He started acting at the age of 4 when he was cast alongside his mother who was then the lead actress in a play. Although he played a minor role – he just walked on stage and said, “here’s the chicken” – it set him up for his star future.
He started acting professionally at the age of 7 in the play, Le Gran Sasso winks at Fréjus goodbye. Victorians directed by Italo Spinelli but ended three years later. The break was at her mother’s request. Being a theater actress herself, she knew what her young son probably hadn’t discovered, since acting didn’t really pay much, she wanted something much better for him.
His passion for acting resurfaced when he was 16 and he asked his mother to allow him to follow up. She did, but on the condition that he get good grades in school. A typical mother, you would say. Although he was not a genius for books, his passion outweighed his weakness and he certainly made good grades. Vroom to professional actor.
He was admitted to the Centro Sperimentale diCinematografia, Italian National Film School. He started a year earlier than usual and became the youngest student to be admitted to the school. Lorenzo has acted in Italian TV shows as well as Kubrik—Una Storia Porno. Luck smiled on him when he was cast as Marco Polo, a famous explorer. It was the role that thrust him into the limelight.
The producers of the series were looking for a suitable actor to play the role. After three years of diligent research without satisfactory results, Lorenzo entered the scene. He heard about the project and thought he could do it. His director friend helped him with the audition and he was accepted. The fact that he was first Italian, then open-minded and a traveler made him the man for the role. He was offered the lead role in April 2014, during his first visit to the United States.
Being Italian, English was not a language he was too familiar with but his new role required him to speak the language and he was only too willing and ready to learn. Along with this he learned kung fu, horse riding and sword fighting.
His other screen appearances include Je liceali (2009), Borgia (2013), The Third Half (2013), Sotto Una Buona Stella (2014), Rainbow: A Private Matter (2017), La ragazza nella nebbia (2017) .
Who is his wife, is he gay?
After saying in an interview that there would be full but not full-frontal nudity during filming, many would have wondered if he was gay. While many male actors would strip down on set to get ratings, Lorenzo sees it differently. He sees his depictions as a responsibility to tell the untold story of existing people and a commitment to show that his reality can beat his best imagination even without CGI (computer generated imagery). Lorenzo has a straight sexual orientation and there is no serious reason to suspect otherwise.
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He said he doesn’t like mean girls, that even a little meanness would put him off. Honesty, easygoing, easy with looks, and self-confidence are some of the things he likes in a girl. It left many wondering if there was actually a girl who met those criteria. Like a girlfriend, huh? Yes indeed. He made us believe there was.
During the period of his filming in 2014, he says he Skyped with his girlfriend every day while filming around the world. He is in a relationship with the actress, Margherita Laterza. She is known for her appearances in Italian language TV shows and movies such as Don Matteo (2000), ll Nostro Ultimo (2015). They starred in the Italian-language movie, The Third Half (2013), which could mean they met on set and then kicked things off.
Richelmy’s height and body measurements
The Marco Polo actor is not only good on set and on stage but he also has a great body to complement his skills. He has a well-muscled body and great abs that he’s not afraid to show off on screen shirtless. He weighs 64kg and is 1.78m (5′ 10″) tall, but his actual body measurements are unavailable.
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