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Raoul Bova Net Worth

#Fact1Living with his girlfriend, actress Rocío Muñoz, who he met on the set of Immaturi - Il viaggio (2012). Their first child, a baby girl named Luna to be borne in Rome (2 December 2015). [2014]2In Sicily, shooting "Liol3Los Angeles, working with Alfonzo Arau and Lindsay Lohan for "Dare to Love me" [October 2007]4In Turin, Italy, shooting La fiamma sul ghiaccio (2006) with Angela Finocchiaro, directed by Umberto Marino. [2004]5Was included in the "2008 World's Sexiest Men" list according to E! Entertainment, (ranked #13).6Militates against the death penalty, and took part to a short movie called "15 seconds", where he plays the last moments of a man on the death row.7Shares with his wife a passion for animals.8Friends with Italian politician Emma Bonino, who he met through her association "Hands off Cain", against the death penalty through the world.9Confesses an interest for Buddhism and Judaism.10Raoul, coming from Radulf, derives from the Germanic elements rad meaning "counsel" and wulf meaning "wolf".11Loves to collect Bonzai trees.12Admits often that if he had not been an actor he would have opened a sports club and be a physical education instructor.13Good friend with designer Giorgio Armani, actors George Clooney, Alessandro Gassman and Maria-Grazia Cucinotta.14Owns a scooter.15The first movie he ever watched was "Some like it hot".16Son-in-law of lawyer (and author) Annamaria Bernardini De Pace, one of the most famous divorce lawyers in Italy.17Favorite singers are Laura Pausini, Jovanotti and Pino Daniele.18Favorite actors are Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Daniel Day-Lewis, Dustin Hoffman, Brad Pitt, Edward Norton, Paul Newman and Catherine Zeta-Jones.19Had a dog named Marilou when he was a child.20Favorite writers are Paulo Coelho and Luis Sepúlveda.21Has 2 little nieces: Flaminia and Beatrice.22Married his girlfriend three months after the birth of their first son Alessandro, and the child was baptized on the same day of the marriage, near Perugia, in Italy.23Mother is Rosa and father is Giuseppe.24Has 2 sisters: Tiziana and Daniela.25Father, with Chiara, of two boys named Alessandro Leon (born on the 29th January 2000) at 7.18 AM, Francesco (born in 2001) and a girl named Sophia.26Nearly drowned in the sea as a child. To get over this trauma, he started to follow swimming lessons and became a champion at 16.27Supporter and face of ecologist organization "ForPlanet".28Italian citizen.29Shares birthday with Romane Bohringer, Emmanuelle Beart, Halle Berry, Wim Wenders, David Hallyday, Steve Martin and Magic Johnson.30Performed acting on stage in Rome in 3 plays: "Mexico and clouds", "Macbeth clan" and "Cold blooded animals".31Studied acting with Michael Margotta in Rome, Italy.32Studied acting at the school "Beatrice Bracco" in Rome.33Is good friends with Giorgio Armani.34Has been the face of "Giorgio Armani eyewear" and of "Gap".35Has two dogs: Jackie and Ofelia.36Says his lucky number is 14.37Bova is a typical surname from Calabria.38Likes cooking with his father.39He's a supporter of the charity project "Vento e sole" (wind and sun) with the Nobel award-winner, Rigoberta Menchú. The project's goal is to develop an ecological system of electrification for the third-world countries, especially in Guatemala.40Made a nude artistic calendar in 2000 for the Italian magazine Max.41Sometimes plays soccer with the "Nazionale Italiana attori" in charity matches.42Before becoming an actor, he took an exam to enter in the "Carabinieri", the Italian military police but was refused. Ironically, he portrays a carabiniere in the TV movie Ultimo (1998) .43Was named Raoul after his great grandfather.44Lost 14 kilos to portray Saint Francis in Francesco (2002) and named his second son, Francesco (b. 2001), after the Saint.45Prepares for his role in La fiamma sul ghiaccio (2006) by reading the book "Thecurious incident of the dog in the night-time" by Mark Haddon and studying with the Roman psychologist Arturo Mona.46His father is an employee of Alitalia Airlines and his mother is an housewife.47He was born in Rome and considers himself a real Roman that couldn't live somewhere else, but his parents are from southern Italy, his father is from Reggio Calabria and his mother from Naples.48His wife, Chiara Giordano, is a veterinarian.49Ex-boyfriend of actress Romina Mondello.50At age 16 he won the Italian swimming championship of the 100 meters backstroke competing for the team S.S. Lazio.51He studied at the Italian Institute of Physical Education.52He collects ethnic wood-carved sculptures.53Performed his military duty in the "Bersaglieri".54He was a swimming champion with S.S. Lazio team of Rome, the oldest and most important sport club in Europe.55Appeared with Madonna in a 1999 Max Factor commercial, directed by Alek Keshishian, starring make-up artist Sarah Monzani.