Actor Paolo Calissano, 54, was found dead in his Rome home late yesterday evening. The alarm was raised by his partner, who had been looking for him all day without getting an answer.
According to initial information, the body was lying on the bed: on the nightstand two boxes of psychotropic drugs that he needed to fight the depression he had been suffering from for some time. More pills were scattered around the house.
The interpreter of "Vivere", this is the hypothesis, would have taken all those drugs voluntarily to kill himself.
The carabinieri and the coroner arrived on the spot. The prosecutors of Rome have opened a file for manslaughter, necessary to carry out a series of investigations including an autopsy which has already been ordered.
CAREER - Born in Genoa in 1967, after his studies in Boston and the first experiences in photo novels, he made his debut in the cinema ("Palermo-Milan one way") and on TV, becoming known to the public thanks to series such as "General Hospital" , "Doctor Giò", "Linda and the brigadier" and above all thanks to the Italian soap "Vivere" and "Vento di ponente".
In 2004 he participated in the second edition of "The Island of the Famous", but had to retire due to an injury.
The following year he was arrested on suspicion of causing the death of Brazilian dancer Ana Lucia Bandeira Bezerra, struck down by an overdose at her home in Genoa, and negotiated a 4-year sentence, serving it in a rehabilitation community. for drug addicts. He then obtained the pardon.
Later he returned to recite at the Brancaccio Theater in Rome in the musical "A step from the dream" in 2007. The following year he was hospitalized in Genoa for a malaise and found positive for cocaine. His last appearance on TV dates back to 2018, in the Rai1 fiction "Non dirlo al mio capo 2".
(Unioneonline / D)