Confesses an interest for Buddhism and Judaism.

Prepares for his role in Fiamma sul ghiaccio, La (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.

Has 2 sisters: Tiziana and Daniela.

Married 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.

Has 2 little nieces: Flaminia and Beatrice.

Has been the face of "Giorgio Armani eyewear" and of "Gap".

Had a dog named Marilou when he was a child.

He studied at the Italian Institute of Physical Education.

Nearly drowned in the sea as a child. To get over this trauma, he started to follow swimming lessons and became a champion at 16.

Favorite singers are Laura Pausini, Jovanotti and Pino Daniele.

Good friends with Maria Grazia Cucinotta.

Has two dogs: Jackie and Ofelia.

Made a nude artistic calendar in 2000 for the Italian magazine Max.

Sometimes plays soccer with the "Nazionale Italiana attori" in charity matches.

He was a swimming champion with S.S. Lazio team of Rome, the oldest and most important sport club in Europe.

Studied acting at the school "Beatrice Bracco" in Rome.

Performed his military duty in the "Bersaglieri".

Was named Raoul after his great grandfather.

Is good friends with Giorgio Armani.

Shares with his wife a passion for animals.

The first movie he ever watched was "Some like it hot".

His father is an employee of Alitalia Airlines and his mother is an housewife.

Good friends with designer Giorgio Armani, actors George Clooney, Alessandro Gassman and Maria-Grazia Cucinotta.

Performed acting on stage in Rome in 3 plays: "Mexico and clouds", "Macbeth clan" and "Cold blooded animals".

His wife, Chiara Giordano, is a veterinarian.

Says his lucky number is 14.

Studied acting with Michael Margotta in Rome, Italy.

Is good friends with Alessandro Gassman.

Raoul, coming from Radulf, derives from the Germanic elements rad meaning "counsel" and wulf meaning "wolf".

Owns a scooter.

Appeared with Madonna in a 1999 Max Factor commercial, directed by Alek Keshishian, starring make-up artist Sarah Monzani.

He'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.

Lost 14 kilos to portray Saint Francis in Francesco (2002) (TV)and named his second son, Francesco (b. 2001), after the Saint.

Favorite writers are Paulo Coelho and Luis Sepúlveda.

Admits often that if he had not been an actor he would have opened a sports club and be a physical education instructor.

Friends with Italian politician Emma Bonino, who he met through her association "Hands off Cain", against the death penalty through the world.

Favorite actors are Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Daniel Day-Lewis, Dustin Hoffman, Brad Pitt, Edward Norton, Paul Newman and Catherine Zeta-Jones.

Mother is Rosa and father is Giuseppe.

Father, with Chiara, of two boys named Alessandro Leon (born on the 29th January 2000), Francesco (born in 2001) and a girl named Sophia.

He collects ethnic wood-carved sculptures.

Shares birthday with Romane Bohringer, Emmanuelle Beart, Halle Berry, Wim Wenders, David Hallyday, Steve Martin and Magic Johnson.

Bova is a typical surname from Calabria.

Italian citizen.

Supporter and face of ecologist organization "ForPlanet".

Good friends with George Clooney.

He 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.

His mother-in-law is one of the most famous divorce lawyers in Italy.

Before 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) (TV) .

At age 16 he won the Italian swimming championship of the 100 meters backstroke competing for the team S.S. Lazio.

Likes cooking with his father.

Ex-boyfriend of actress Romina Mondello.

Loves to collect Bonzai trees.