Tony Revolori is a well-known young American actor who became famous worldwide after the release of the movie “Grand Budapest Hotel”. Also in the USA, the indie film “Drug”, in which Revolori played, is widely known. The film was presented at the Sundance Film Festival and received the warmest reviews from critics.
General information
The biography of Tony Revolori began on April 28, 1996 in Anaheim, California. The real full name of the guy is Anthony Quinonez. By origin, Tony is a Guatemalan.
The guy’s father, Mario Quinonez, dreamed of being an actor in his youth and even tried to become one for some time, but eventually gave up. Tony has an older brother - Mario Revolori. He is also trying to break into cinema and television. Revolori Jr. is not married.
Career
Already at the age of eight, Tony knew very well that he wanted to be an actor. In those years, he tried his hand at small and episodic roles, as well as in short films.
Tony played his first major film role in the comedy Grand Hotel Budapest. This film was directed by Wes Anderson. The premiere of the film took place in February 2014 at the Berlin Film Festival. The jury awarded the film a grand prix.
Tony Revolori played the role of a hero named Zero Mustafa. According to the plot, Mustafa works as a bellboy in the hotel. The remaining roles were played by Ralph Fiennes, Saoirse Ronan, Adrien Brody, Tilda Swinton, Willem Dafoe and other actors. The film was shot in Germany, in the cities of Görlitz and Dresden.
The film Hotel Grand Budapest was nominated for an Oscar in nine categories, of which four received.
The guy says that he was just amazing about his work on the picture. He never dared to start an acting career right away from Hollywood, and even more so from a film nominated for an Oscar. He had a unique chance, which happens once in a lifetime, and the guy took advantage of it to the maximum.
Another rather well-known role of Revolori is a teenager, keen on computers, in the film “Drug” directed by Famuyiva.
Even before the release of the film “Hotel Grand Budapest”, Revolori began to be invited to small and episodic roles in popular television series. So, Tony appeared in the TV series The Anti-Terror Squad, The Beauties, My Name is Earl, and The Shameless.
Now the actor has several dozens of roles in film and television. The guy also tries his hand as a producer, editor and cameraman.
Indie picture "Drug"
The plot of the film is the story of three teenagers. They are nerds passionate about bitcoins. The roles of the main characters, Diggie, Jibu and Malcolm, were performed by actors Shameik Moore, Tony Revolori and Kirsi Clemons.
The heroes of the film live in a disadvantaged area of the city of Inglewood in California and are very distinguished among local residents. No one here understands cryptocurrencies as well as they do, solve college entrance tests with such ease, and have no similar hobbies.
Once adolescents find themselves in a dangerous situation for their life and future, they don’t know how to get out of it.
The executive producer of the picture was William Farrell. When Revolori was offered to star in this film, he read the script and immediately agreed.
Awards
The young actor was twice nominated for prestigious film awards. Revolori received both nominations for his role in the film Hotel Grand Budapest. These are nominations for the Saturn Award (as the best young actor) and the Actors Guild Award (best cast).
Filmography
To date, there have been such films with Tony Revolori:
- In 2004 - a short film "Nebraska";
- In 2008, the short film Smother and the television movie Ernesto;
- In 2009 - “The Perfect Game” and the short film Spout;
- In 2013 - the television film Fitz and Slade;
- In 2014 - “Hotel Grand Budapest”;
- In 2015 - “Narcotic” and Umrika;
- In 2016 - “5th wave”, Low Riders, “When we were pirates” and “Table 19”;
- In 2017, Spider-Man: Homecoming.
Fans expect new interesting works from Tony and further successes in the film career.