Omar Galanti
Vittorio Paggio (born 19 September 1973), known by the stage name Omar Galanti, is an Italian pornographic actor.[2]
Omar Galanti | |
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Born | Gattinara, Vercelli, Piedmont, Italy | 19 September 1973
Other names | Omar Galanti |
Height | 176 cm (5 ft 9 in) [1] |
Spouse | Marcela Quinonez |
Biography
Galanti began his career as a porn actor in 2004 and to date has starred in about 500 porn productions. In 2010 he signed as exclusive contract as director with Evil Angel's Buttman Magazine Choice niche.[3]
Omar Galanti started his career in low budget pornographic productions in Milan in 2004.
All productions were impressed by his attitude and his professionalism. He started to be very requested from different directors and finally he was also noticed by Rocco Siffredi.
He started to cooperate constantly with Rocco Siffredi in 2006, appearing in most movies of the most famous Italian actor and director for the next 4 years.
Despite this, his career was full of ups and downs until he signed an exclusive contract as director with Evil Angel's Buttman Magazine Choice niche in 2010. He released several movies until 2017 when, after a controversial disagreement with all the adult industry in Hungary and USA, he decided to retire from the adult industry.
He is actually living in Italy and running a bike shop, cultivating his passion for mountain bike and cycling.
Galanti has appeared on TV programs such as Le Iene and Lucignolo. In 2008 he was a contestant in the FX reality show Ciak si giri.[4]
Partial filmography
- Mucchio selvaggio - 2007, regia di Matteo Swaitz
- Belle streghe in calore - 2011, regia di Marco Nero
Awards and nominations
- 2006 Ninfa Prize nominee - Best Supporting Actor - Those fucking nuts[5]
- 2007 AVN Award nominee - Male Foreign Performer of the Year[6]
- 2008 AVN Award winner – Best Sex Scene in a Foreign-Shot Production - Furious Fuckers Final Race[7]
- 2008 AVN Award nominee - Male Foreign Performer of the Year[8]
- 2009 AVN Award nominee - Male Foreign Performer Of The Year[9]
- 2009 Hot d'Or nominee - Best European Actor - Dans Règlements De Comptes[10]
- 2010 AVN Award nominee - Male Foreign Performer of the Year[11]
- 2011 AVN Award nominee - Male Foreign Performer of the Year[12]
- 2011 AVN Award nominee - Best Director – Foreign Non-Feature - Omar's Russian Impact![12]
- 2012 AVN Award nominee - Male Foreign Performer of the Year[13]
- 2013 XBIZ Award nominee - Male Foreign Performer of the Year[14]
References
- "Internet Adult Film Database".
- Enrico De Maria (5 October 2010). "Io, erede di Rocco Siffredi porno-attore con il Viagra". La Stampa. Archived from the original on 1 July 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
- "Buttman Magazine Choice Signs Omar Galanti to Direct". AVN. June 16, 2010. Archived from the original on 2014-01-07. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
- Maria Laura Rodotà (19 July 2008). "Porno-reality, ma è (quasi) tutto da ridere". Corriere della Sera. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
- "Awards Won". Festival Internacional de Cine Erótico de Barcelona. Archived from the original on 2007-06-09. Retrieved 2007-10-07.
- "AVN Award Nominations". AVN. AVN Media Network. Archived from the original on April 23, 2007. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
- "AVN Awards Past Winners". AVN.com. Retrieved 2007-08-08.
- "AVN Award Nominees". AVNAwards.com. Retrieved 2007-12-18.
- "Nominations 2009 AVN Adult Movie Awards" (PDF). AVNAwards.com. 2008-11-25. Retrieved 2008-11-30.
- "Hot Video Announces Hot d'Or Awards Nominees, Venue". AVN. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
- "2010 Nominees". AVNAwards.com. Retrieved 2011-05-25.
- "Nominations for the 2011 AVN Awards" (PDF). AVN.com. Retrieved 2010-11-23.
- "2012 AVN Awards Nominations Announced" (PDF). AVN Awards. Retrieved 2012-01-29.
- XBIZ Nominees 2013 Archived 2012-01-31 at the Wayback Machine, XBIZ, January, 2013