Hot Man Friday- Raoul Bova

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Raoul Bova

Name: Raoul Bova
DOB: August 14, 1971
Where: Rome, Italy
Occupation: Actor

-Italian actor born in Rome to Calabrian parents.
-At age 16, he became local swimming champ because he could do the 100 meter backstroke.
-At age 21, joined up with the Italian Army and performed his military calling with the Bersaglieri(sharpshooters) corps.
-In March 2000, married a woman named Chiara Giordano, who is a veterinarian. They have 3 kids: Alessandro Leon, Francesco and Sophia

IMDb
-Height: 5'11''

Trivia
-Appeared with Madonna in a 1999 Max Factor commercial

If this is him younger, omg! What a hot hunk of sexy Italian man!

-Studied at the Italian Institute of Physical Education

-His mother was a housewife while his father was an employee of Alitalia Airlines

-Got his name Raoul from his great grandfather
-From the region of Calabria, Bova is a common surname
-Has 2 dogs named Jackie and Ophelia
-Loves to cook
-Is the face for Giorgio Armani and Gap

-Nearly drowned in the ocean a a kid. To get over this fear, took swimming lessons and became a champ at 16

-His mother in law is one of the most famous divorce lawyers in Italy

-The first movie he ever saw was "Some Like It Hot"

-Loves to collect bonsai trees

-Shows an interest for Buddhism and Judaism

-In 2000, made an all nude artistic calendar for the Italian magazine Max

-Sometimes plays soccer with the Nazionale Italiana attori team in charity matches.

Filmography

• Treasure Guards (2011, TV movie)
• Nessuno mi può giudicare (2011)
• Come un delfino (2011), miniseries
• Immaturi (2011)
• The Tourist (2010)
• Scusa ma ti Voglio Sposare (2010)
• La nostra vita (2010)
• Ti presento un amico (2010)
• Baaria - La porta del vento (2009)
• Bolt (2008)
• Scusa ma ti chiamo amore (2008)
• Milano-Palermo: il ritorno (2007)
• Io, l'altro (2007)
• What About Brian (2006, TV Series)
• Attacco allo stato (2005, TV)
• Karol: A Man Who Became Pope (2005, TV)
• La Fiamma sul ghiaccio (2005)
• Alien vs. Predator (2004)
• Ultimo (2004, TV)
• Under the Tuscan Sun (2003)
• Facing Windows (La finestra di fronte, 2003)
• Francesco (2002, TV)
• Avenging Angelo (2002)
• Madame de... (2001, TV)
• Francesca and Nunziata (Francesca e Nunziata, 2001, TV)
• The Knights Who Made the Enterprise (I cavalieri che fecero l'impresa]], 2001)
• Il Testimone (2001, TV)
• Distretto di polizia (2000, TV Series)
• Terra bruciata (1999)
• Ultimo 2 - La sfida (1999, TV)
• Hercules (1999 Italian voice)
• Rewind (1998)
• Coppia omicida (1998)
• La Piovra 9 - Il patto (1998, TV)
• Ultimo (1998) (TV)
• The Fourth King (Il Quarto re, 1997, TV)
• La Piovra 8 - Lo scandalo (1997, TV)
• La Lupa (1996)
• La Frontiera (1996)
• The Nymph (Ninfa plebea, 1996)
• The Mayor (Il sindaco, 1996)
• Palermo-Milan One Way (Palermo Milano solo andata, 1995)
• La Piovra 7 (1994, TV miniseries)
• It All Started by Chance (Cominciò tutto per caso, 1993)
• Pretty Princess (Piccolo grande amore, 1993)
• Crazy Underwear (Mutande pazze, 1992)
• When We Were Repressed (Quando eravamo repressi, 1992; uncredited)
• Una Storia italiana (1992) (TV)