Libero De Rienzo (February 24, 1977 – July 15, 2021) was an Italian actor and onetime filmmaker best known for his breakthrough role as wisecracking Bart in Santa Maradona (2001), for which he won the David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actor. His other notable roles include those in Catherine Breillat's Fat Girl (2001), Honey (2013), Fortapàsc (2009) and the Smetto quando voglio trilogy (2014-2017). He died from a heroin overdose at age 44.

Filmography

• 2022Takeaway — Johnny
• 2021Fortuna — Pietro
• 2021Notes from a Women Salesman — Milla
• 2021With or Without You — Luca
• 2020Il caso Pantani - L'omicidio di un campione — Jumbo
• 2020Say It Loud — Ottavio
• 2019DolceRoma — Lello
• 2019It's a Mad World — Mauro
• 2019Let's Stay Friends — Leo, Assistant Camera
• 2019The Two Popes — Roberto
• 2018Reckless — Isp. Bartolomeo Vanzetti
• 2017Easy — Filo
• 2017I Can Quit Whenever I Want 2: Masterclass — Bartolomeo Bonelli
• 2017I Can Quit Whenever I Want 3: Ad Honorem — Bartolomeo Bonelli
• 2017La casa di famiglia
• 2016Dead Uncle — Cristian
• 2016The Ploy — Antonio
• 2015I Killed Napoleon — Biagio
• 2014I Can Quit Whenever I Want — Bartolomeo Bonelli
• 2013Honey — Rocco
• 2011All at Sea — Nando
• 2011Kryptonite! — Salvatore
• 2010Dirty War — Duzi
• 2009Fort Apache Napoli — Giancarlo Siani
• Aldo Moro - Il Presidente — Valerio Morucci
• 2007Milan – Palermo: The Return — Libero Proietti
• Nassiryia - Per non dimenticare — Carabiniere scelto Maurizio Costa
• 2005Sangue - La morte non esiste — Adrian, Director, Screenplay, Story, Producer, Editor
• 2004A/R Andata + Ritorno — Dante
• 2003Dream Generation
• 2003My House in Umbria — Dr. Innocenti
• 2002Gasoline — Pusher (uncredited)
• 2002Gioco perverso — Mattia
• Il sequestro Soffiantini — Carlo Soffiantini
• 2001Fat Girl — Fernando
• 2001Santa Maradona — Bart
• 1999Asini — Giovane prete
• 1999Midsummer Night Dance — Angelo
• 1998A Lighter Burden to Bear — Oscar

Appearances as themselves (1)

• 2025Libero sempre comunque mai — Self (archive footage)