Antonio Putignano

Antonio Putignano (* May 1, 1961 in Brindisi, Italy) is an actor. He holds dual citizenship (Italian and German).

Putignano initially trained as a car mechanic in Italy, then completed an acting training. He appeared in television series such as "Gegen den Wind," "HeliCops – Einsatz über Berlin," "Ein Fall für zwei," and "Die Jahrhundertlawine." From 2000 until the last episode in June 2011, he played the role of restaurant owner Stefano Maldini in the soap opera "Marienhof." Since 2023, he has been playing the chef and restaurant owner Donato Marino in the Sat.1 successful series "Die Landarztpraxis."

Putignano is also active in theater, including at the Kammerspiel in Schauspiel Frankfurt.

(From the German Wikipedia, translated. Text under CC BY-SA license.)