Enrico Silvestrin

Not to be confused with Enrico Silvestri.

Enrico Silvestrin
Born	30 May 1972 (1972-05-30) (age 52) Rome, Italy
Occupation(s)	Actor Presenter
Years active	1994-present

Enrico Silvestrin (born 30 May 1972) is an Italian actor, television and radio presenter and musician.

Life and career

Born in Rome, after a supporting role in Michele Placido's Close Friends, in 1994 Silvestrin started working as a VJ on MTV Europe, and later on MTV Italy. In 2000, he refused the Gabriele Muccino's offer of starring in The Last Kiss preferring a role in the Italia 1 sitcom Via Zanardi 33, which eventually turned to be a flop.[1]

In 2005 Silvestrin left MTV as to focus on his acting career. He then appeared in a number of films and TV-series, getting a personal success with the role of Alessandro Berti in the Canale 5 crime series Distretto di Polizia. In 2007 he presented the Festivalbar.[1][2] In 2018 he competed in Grande Fratello VIP, the Italian adaptation of Celebrity Big Brother. He was the third contestant to be evicted on day 22.

Silvestrin is also active as a musician. He has been part of the musical groups Agony in Cage, Tempus Fugit, Ilor and Silv3man.[2][3] He is nephew on his mother's side of actor and playwright Peppino De Filippo.[4]

Selected filmography

• Close Friends (1992)
• Ecco fatto (1998)
• But Forever in My Mind (1999)
• Deceit (1999)
• Via Zanardi 33 (TV, 2001)
• Remember Me, My Love (2003)
• What Will Happen to Us (2004)
• Floor 17 (2005)
• L'ispettore Coliandro (TV, 2006)
• The Last House in the Woods (2006)
• Distretto di Polizia (TV, 2006-2008)
• I delitti del cuoco (TV, 2010)

References

1. Fabio Secchi Frau. "Enrico Silvestrin: Il primo VJ di MTV". MyMovies. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
2. Sara Ficocelli (16 February 2015). ""Alcol? Sì, qualche volta ho esagerato ma non imitatemi"". Il Tirreno. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
3. Francesco Birsa Alessandri (23 January 2014). "Quando i VJ di MTV suona(va)no il rock". Nosey (Vice). Retrieved 29 May 2016.
4. Claudia Morgoglione (25 February 2006). "Enrico Silvestrin La mia verità su zio Peppino". La Repubblica. Retrieved 29 May 2016.

External links

• Enrico Silvestrin at IMDb 
• Enrico Silvestrin on Twitter