Adam Alexi-Malle is an Italian actor, singer, dancer and musician.
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| Years active | 1995–present |
Life and career
editAlexi-Malle was born in Siena, Italy. His father is from Italy (Sardinian) and his mother is Palestinian-Spanish. They emigrated to London, England first, and later to the United States.
As musician, he began performing at the age of 9, intent on a career as a concert pianist and violinist having trained with Dorothy DeLay and Raphael Bronstein and at the Conservatoire de Paris, the Moscow Conservatory, the Juilliard School and the American Ballet Theatre. In the early 1990s, following a course at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London, he began his acting career.[1]
He has appeared in such films as Bowfinger, The Man Who Wasn't There, Hidalgo, Celebrity and Failure To Launch and on television in numerous guest-starring roles including The Sopranos, The West Wing, Alias and 24, and on stage in the Tony Award-winning/nominated Broadway productions of Titanic and The Threepenny Opera. He starred opposite Sam Rockwell and Cara Seymour in the critically acclaimed[2] Off-Broadway premiere of Mike Leigh's Goose-Pimples with The New Group theatre in New York City[3] garnering nominations as Outstanding Featured Actor with both the Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards.[4]
Alexi-Malle has stated that he is fluent in Italian, French, Spanish, Russian and Arabic.[5] He has additionally worked as a voice artist for Late Night with David Letterman, Family Guy and has done voice-overs in video games such as The Bourne Conspiracy, Diablo 3 and Assassin's Creed: Revelations. He is a staff audiobook narrator for Penguin Random House Audio having voiced numerous titles including, "The Second Empress", "Letters from Skye", "The Anatomy Lesson", "I Will Never See The World Again", "White Bird - A Wonder Story", and "POV - Point of View".
Alexi-Malle is the founding owner and CEO of the multimedia production company JP²A²M:worldwide Entertainment Group which includes the subsidiary production entities, Siena Films and virtuosoTV as well as the theatre company, Blistering Muses.[6]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1996 | Night Falls on Manhattan | Democratic Delegue | Uncredited |
| The Preacher's Wife | Robbery Witness | Uncredited | |
| 1997 | The Peacemaker | Arab Sheik in Airport | Uncredited |
| 1998 | Celebrity | DS Worker | Uncredited |
| 1999 | Bowfinger | Afrim | |
| 2000 | Midnight Gospel | Lionel | Short Film |
| 2001 | Peroxide Passion | Shorty | |
| The Man Who Wasn't There | Jacques Carcanogues | ||
| A.I. Artificial Intelligence | Crowd Member | ||
| 2004 | Hidalgo | Aziz | |
| 2006 | Failure to Launch | Mr. Axelrod | |
| 2012 | Treasure Buddies | Amir | Direct-to-video film |
| 2014 | Mr. Peabody & Sherman | French Peasant (voice) |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2000 | The Sopranos | College Representative | Episode: "The Happy Wanderer" |
| Judging Amy | Health Store Owner | Episode: "Not with a Whimper" | |
| Gideon's Crossing | Dr. Ankh | Episode: "Father Knows Best" | |
| 2001 | The West Wing | President's Translator | Episode: "The War at Home" |
| 2002 | Undeclared | Professor Burg | Episode: "Jobs, Jobs, Jobs" |
| 2003 | Alias | Bernard | Episode: "The Two" |
| 2005 | 24 | Joseph Fayed | 2 episodes |
| 2007–2008 | Go, Diego, Go! | Jamal the Camel (voice) | 2 episodes |
| 2010 | Nova | Mahroos | Episode: "Building Pharaoh's Ship" |
| 2011 | Family Guy | Adzin (voice) | Episode: "Stewie Goes for a Drive" |
Video games
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2004 | The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay | Izz-udeen / Waman / Shurik | Credited as Adam Alexi Malle |
| 2008 | The Bourne Conspiracy | Additional voices | |
| 2011 | Assassin's Creed: Revelations | Constantinople Vendor / Assassin Recruit / Civilian | |
| 2012 | Diablo III | Additional Voices | |
| Assassin's Creed III: Liberation | Additional Voices | ||
| Call of Duty: Black Ops - Declassified | Russian Leader | ||
| 2014 | Diablo III: Reaper of Souls | Additional Voices |
Theatre
editDiscography
edit- Titanic (musical) – Original Cast Album (Varèse Sarabande)
- Nellie McKay: Normal as Blueberry Pie – A Tribute to Doris Day (credited as Paolo Perre) (Verve)
- Love Song – The Kinsey Scale (band) featuring Paolo Perre (Autonomous Records UK)
Awards and nominations
edit- Legacy Poetry Prize – 2014 – Book – Poetry, "A Confederacy of Joy" by the Siena Press under birth name, Juan-Paolo Perre
- Tony Awards – Original Broadway Cast : Titanic (musical) – Best Musical, Best Original Score, Best Book of a Musical, Best Orchestrations, Best Scenic Design
- Drama Desk Award – Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play for "Goose-Pimples" – The New Group – 1998
- Outer Critics Circle Award – Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play for "Goose-Pimples" – 1998
References
edit- ^ "CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK; Entering From the Wings: Drama's Daring Upstarts". The New York Times. 2 January 1998. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
- ^ Canby, Vincent (4 January 1998). "SUNDAY VIEW; A Classically Riveting 'View From the Bridge'". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
- ^ Brantley, Ben (19 December 1997). "THEATER REVIEW; Nothing Nice to Say? Do Come Sit Closer!". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
- ^ Drukman, Stephen (11 January 1998). "THEATER; Playing the Outsider and Feeling Right at Home". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
- ^ "ON STAGE AND OFF; Another Reason To Await Spring". The New York Times. 9 January 1998. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
- ^ 1&1 WebsiteBuilder. "worldwide Entertainment Site". JP2A2M. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
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