Name	Raul Bova
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Date of Birth	August 14, 1971
Place of Birth	Rome, Italy
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Raoul Bova (born 14 August 1971 Rome, Italy) is an Italian actor. His father is an employee of Alitalia Airline and his mother is a housewife, both from the Calabria region. He has two sisters, Daniela and Tiziana. At the age of 16 he became a champion with the S.S. Lazio swim team of Rome, swimming 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. He was married in March 2000 to Chiara Giordano. They have two children, Alessandro Leon and Francesco.