Renato Marotta nasce nella provincia di Salerno nel novembre del 1974. La sua formazione artistica inizia in età giovanissima nell’ ambito musicale. All’ età di sei anni intraprende lo studio della tromba e iniziando a suonare con i gruppi bandistici. All’età di sedici anni si avvicina alla chitarra e al pianoforte.
Dopo la maturità si trasferisce a Roma, dove si diploma come attore presso L’ Accademia d’ Arte Drammatica “Pietro Sharoff” nel 1998.
La sua attività di attore procede parallelamente a quella di musicista-cantante sia nell’ambito teatrale, sia nei villaggi turistici in Italia e all’ estero, lavorando come capoanimatore e direttore artistico per otto anni.
Le sue esperienze teatrali variano dal teatro tradizionale a quello di ricerca. Approfondisce continuamente lo studio sul personaggio, lavorando con registi diversi fra loro, sperimentando percorsi attoriali e tecniche di natura diversa, dalla biomeccanica, alla commedia dell’arte al naturalismo. Partecipa a seminari intensivi per attori lavorando con registi di fama internazionale come T. Sudana, M. Margotta, N.Karpov, Marco Bellocchio.
Nel 2001 si cimenta nella sua prima regia, producendo il cortometraggio “Tredi” (girato in super8) premiato all’Alternative Film Festival di Picciano(Pescara).
Nel 2002 debutta in TV come attore nelle fiction de “Un medico in famiglia”, “La squadra” e “Marcinelle” .
Nello stesso anno partecipa ad un workshop sul cinema diretto dal regista Marco Bellocchio; esperienza fondamentale che lo porterà a girare il suo secondo cortometraggio “Ciak Unico” (girato in digitale) avvalendosi della collaborazione e l’appoggio dello stesso regista.
Nel 2003 debutta sul grande schermo nel lungometraggio “Radio West” opera prima di Alessandro Valori.
Nel 2004 realizza il suo primo documentario come regista “Il Soffiatore” (girato in digitale) ottenendo una menzione speciale al festival “La città in corso” a Roma.
Nel 2005-06 interpreta il ruolo di co-protagonista Micky, nella fiction “L’onore e il Rispetto” prodotta dalla Janus Iternational per Mediaset. Sempre nello stesso anno gira un’altra fiction con Pier Francesco Pingitore “Di che Vizio Sei?”, e successivamente sempre per la tv fa un cameo nella fiction “Caterina e le sue figlie2” diretta da Vincenzo Terracciano.
Nel settembre 2006 realizza il cortometraggio “Antiorario di Quartiere” (girato in 35mm) in veste di attore – regista.Ancora coprotagonista col ruolo di Peppiniello nel 2007 in "Io non Dimentico" regia di L.Odorisio, e sempre con lo stesso regista interpreta il ruolo di Mazzola in "Altre storie per il Commissario Vivaldi" fiction in 6 puntate, che andrà in onda nell'autunno del 2009, con Lando Buzzanca.
Ha terminato da poco le riprese del film "Noi Credevamo" regia di Mario Martone; con Luigi Lo cascio, Tony Servillo e Luca Zingaretti. (Uscita nei cinema prevista per il 2010).
Attualmente studia presso l’ università “La Sapienza” a Roma, iscritto al corso di laurea in “Cinema Digitale”.
Renato Marotta (born near Salerno in 1974) has been studying music since he was very young: at the age of six he started playing the trumpet, also as a member of citizen’s bands. When he was sixteen he began playing the guitar and the piano. After high school he moved to Rome, where he became a professional actor, getting a certificate at the “Accademia d’Arte Drammatica Pietro Sharoff” in 1998. He has been working as an actor and a musician, both for theatres and resorts in Italy and abroad. He has worked as chief entertainer and art director for eight years. He experienced both traditional to experimental theatre, shifting from comédie de l’art to naturalism to biomechanics in his study of the character. He attended acting workshops with important, international directors, such as T. Sudana, M. Margotta, N. Karpov and M. Bellocchio. He directed his first short film in 2001, Tredì (shot on Super 8), award-winning at the Alternative Film Festival of Picciano (Pescara). He first acted for television in the TV movies Un medico in famiglia, La squadra and Marcinelle (2002). In the same year he directed his second short film, Ciak Unico (digital camera), supported by Marco Bellocchio, whose workshop represented a very important experience for him. He made his debut as a cinema actor in the movie Radio West, directed by Alessandro Valori, in 2003. In 2004 he directed his first documentary movie, Il soffiatore (digital camera), awarded with a special mention in the Festival “La città in corso” in Rome. In 2005-06 he acted Micky, one of the main characters in the TV series “L’onore e il rispetto”, produced by Janus International for Mediaset TV. In 2006 he has worked as director and actor in the short film “Antiorario di quartiere” (short on 35mm film), along with Cristiano Pasca. Even with the role of co Peppiniello in 2007 "I do not Dimentico" directed by L. Odorisio, and always with the same director plays the role of Mazzola in "Other stories for Commissioner Vivaldi" fiction in 6 episodes, which will broadcast in 'Autumn of 2009, with Lando Buzzanca. He recently finished filming the movie "We believed" directed by Mario Martone, with Luigi Lo Cascio, Tony Servillo and Luca Zingaretti. (Out in cinemas in 2010). At the moment he is also studying Digital Cinema at the University of Rome “La Sapienza”.
Renato Marotta (born near Salerno in 1974) has been studying music since he was very young: at the age of six he started playing the trumpet, also as a member of citizen’s bands. When he was sixteen he began playing the guitar and the piano. After high school he moved to Rome, where he became a professional actor, getting a certificate at the “Accademia d’Arte Drammatica Pietro Sharoff” in 1998. He has been working as an actor and a musician, both for theatres and resorts in Italy and abroad. He has worked as chief entertainer and art director for eight years. He experienced both traditional to experimental theatre, shifting from comédie de l’art to naturalism to biomechanics in his study of the character. He attended acting workshops with important, international directors, such as T. Sudana, M. Margotta, N. Karpov and M. Bellocchio. He directed his first short film in 2001, Tredì (shot on Super 8), award-winning at the Alternative Film Festival of Picciano (Pescara). He first acted for television in the TV movies Un medico in famiglia, La squadra and Marcinelle (2002). In the same year he directed his second short film, Ciak Unico (digital camera), supported by Marco Bellocchio, whose workshop represented a very important experience for him. He made his debut as a cinema actor in the movie Radio West, directed by Alessandro Valori, in 2003. In 2004 he directed his first documentary movie, Il soffiatore (digital camera), awarded with a special mention in the Festival “La città in corso” in Rome. In 2005-06 he acted Micky, one of the main characters in the TV series “L’onore e il rispetto”, produced by Janus International for Mediaset TV. In 2006 he has worked as director and actor in the short film “Antiorario di quartiere” (short on 35mm film), along with Cristiano Pasca. Even with the role of co Peppiniello in 2007 "I do not Dimentico" directed by L. Odorisio, and always with the same director plays the role of Mazzola in "Other stories for Commissioner Vivaldi" fiction in 6 episodes, which will broadcast in 'Autumn of 2009, with Lando Buzzanca. He recently finished filming the movie "We believed" directed by Mario Martone, with Luigi Lo Cascio, Tony Servillo and Luca Zingaretti. (Out in cinemas in 2010). At the moment he is also studying Digital Cinema at the University of Rome “La Sapienza”.
