Raoul Bova

Raoul Bova  born 14 August 1971 is an Italian actor Bova was born in Rome to Calabrian parents At the age of 16 he became a local champion in the 100 meter backstroke At the age of 21 he joined the Italian Army and performed his military duty in the Bersaglieri sharpshooters corps He enrolled in the ISEF the Italian Institute of Physical Education but dropped out to pursue a career in acting He studied at the school Beatrice Bracco in Rome and also studied acting with Michael Margotta In March 2000 he married Chiara Giordano They have three children Alessandro Leon Francesco and Sophia On 15 October 2010 Raoul Bova was nominated Goodwill Ambassador of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO Description above from the Wikipedia article Raoul Bova licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia