ACTOR-DIRECTOR- PAINTER Federico Castelluccio

ACTOR-DIRECTOR-PAINTER-  Federico Castelluccio-  Best known for his work on HBOs landmark series  The Sopranos  as the character Furio, Federico has a tremendous resume as an actor and filmmaker. What you might not know is, he is also an accomplished painter.  He discusses all those crafts and how he does them.

TIME STAMPS

[00:52]   - Russ and Federico reacquaint

[02:36]   - Beginnings-The Italian kid in Jersey

[07:29]   -Early Artistic Influences

[14:39]   -The School of Visual Arts

[17:00]   -Working as an Illustrator- Drawing George Burns

[21:33]   -Processes of an Illustrator

[25:00]   -Meeting and working with an early artist influence

[30:25]   -Federico’s Process as a painter now

[37:00]  – Federico takes the turn to Acting- and meeting Crocodile Dundee

[49:00]  – Serious acting training

[55:40]  – A taste of Method acting

[58:51]   -Becoming a working actor

[01:06:16]   - Enter The Sopranos

[01:19:54]  -Working with those Sopranos actors

[01:28:23]   -Becoming a Director

[01:36:19]   -How Russ and Federico met

[01:40:27]   -Advice for the Young Artist

[01:43:12]  - What’s next and Where to find more on Federico

Links

http://www.federicocastelluccio-paintings.com

https://www.1stdibs.com

Russ Movies

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2137381/

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2414886/

http://www.russcamarda.com

http://tagstudiony.com

Production partners

https://idunleashed.com