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Steve Bastoni
Steve Bastoni (born 4 March 1966) is an Italian-born Australian actor. He is best known for his role as Angel in Police Rescue and as Steve Parker in Neighbours.
His credits from over three decades as a working actor include The Matrix Reloaded, Blue Murder, Wentworth, Broke, Hawaii Five-0, The Water Diviner, Poker Face and many more.
Bastoni was born in Rome, Italy, to Australian mother Val and Italian father Raffaele. His father was a five-time Italian kayak champion who competed for Italy in the double kayak event at the 1952 Helsinki Olympic Games.
Bastoni’s interest in acting began after seeing a London production of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at the age of six.
When he was eight, Bastoni relocated to Melbourne with his mother and two sisters, after his parents separated. He often spent his childhood summers on the Mornington Peninsula, learning to surf in Sorrento. At age ten, Bastoni performed an amateur production alongside his mother, at the Adelaide Fringe. At primary school he often scored lead roles in the school productions, and performed in a school play called Minestrone, at the age of 11. He largely learnt acting on the job. While working a part-time job at an Italian restaurant in the inner city suburb of Carlton, Bastoni performed at La Mama, earning the nickname 'Hollywood' from his co-workers.
At the age of 16, Bastoni landed a role in short film Skipping Class, after which time he signed with an agent and got an Actors Equity Card. As a teenager, he also played basketball at state level, competing against former professional player Andrew Gaze in the under-16s.
One of Bastoni's earliest screen roles was opposite Ben Mendelsohn, Nadine Garner and Greg Fleet in 1986 film The Still Point. He also had a recurring role in prison drama series Prisoner that same year.
At the age of 24, Bastoni landed his first lead role in a television series, playing Constable Yannis 'Angel' Angelopoulos in Police Rescue, alongside Gary Sweet, from 1991 to 1996. The role saw him twice nominated for an AFI Award for Best Lead Actor.
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Steve Bastoni
Steve Bastoni (born 4 March 1966) is an Italian-born Australian actor. He is best known for his role as Angel in Police Rescue and as Steve Parker in Neighbours.
His credits from over three decades as a working actor include The Matrix Reloaded, Blue Murder, Wentworth, Broke, Hawaii Five-0, The Water Diviner, Poker Face and many more.
Bastoni was born in Rome, Italy, to Australian mother Val and Italian father Raffaele. His father was a five-time Italian kayak champion who competed for Italy in the double kayak event at the 1952 Helsinki Olympic Games.
Bastoni’s interest in acting began after seeing a London production of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at the age of six.
When he was eight, Bastoni relocated to Melbourne with his mother and two sisters, after his parents separated. He often spent his childhood summers on the Mornington Peninsula, learning to surf in Sorrento. At age ten, Bastoni performed an amateur production alongside his mother, at the Adelaide Fringe. At primary school he often scored lead roles in the school productions, and performed in a school play called Minestrone, at the age of 11. He largely learnt acting on the job. While working a part-time job at an Italian restaurant in the inner city suburb of Carlton, Bastoni performed at La Mama, earning the nickname 'Hollywood' from his co-workers.
At the age of 16, Bastoni landed a role in short film Skipping Class, after which time he signed with an agent and got an Actors Equity Card. As a teenager, he also played basketball at state level, competing against former professional player Andrew Gaze in the under-16s.
One of Bastoni's earliest screen roles was opposite Ben Mendelsohn, Nadine Garner and Greg Fleet in 1986 film The Still Point. He also had a recurring role in prison drama series Prisoner that same year.
At the age of 24, Bastoni landed his first lead role in a television series, playing Constable Yannis 'Angel' Angelopoulos in Police Rescue, alongside Gary Sweet, from 1991 to 1996. The role saw him twice nominated for an AFI Award for Best Lead Actor.