1. Introduction. Working Stars.- 2. Introduction to Section I.- 3. Antonio Albanese. Drama, Comedy, and Everything in Between.- 4. Luca Argentero. The Charm of Understatement.- 5. Marco Giallini. "I Had a Hundred Jobs!" What His Story Tells Us About Career Development in the Cultural Industries.- 6. Luca Marinelli. "You Have to Learn to Trust Your Own Face".- 7. Benedetta Porcaroli. Don't Call Me Baby.- 8. Alba Rohrwacher. An Unconventional Actress with an Academic Training.- 9. Toni Servillo. An Actor "Fallen" into Cinema.- 10. Mirella Bordoni. Teaching Acting with the "Costa Method".- 11. Tatiana Lepore. From Creative Mediation to Functionality. The Role of the Acting Coach in Italy.- 12. Introduction to Section II.- 13. Giuseppe Battiston. Enough with the Latin Lover.- 14. Silvia Calderoni. A Techno-Heart Athlete.- 15. Coco Rebecca Edogamhe. A Very Ordinary Girl.- 16. Pierfrancesco Favino. Italianness, Masculinity, and Performance of a Popular Antidivo.- 17. Sabrina Ferilli. A Star Reborn. Negotiating Sexuality, Femininity, and Ageing through Authenticity.- 18. Valeria Golino. Transnational and Global Italianness.- 19. Caterina Murino. Global Ambitions, Italian Roots.- 20. Jasmine Trinca. The Smiling Girl Goes #MeToo.- 21. Laura Muccino and Sara Casani. Casting and Crafting Italian TV Stardom.- 22. Beppe Caschetto. How a Talent Agent Can Build a Film and Television Performer.- 23. Introduction to Section III.- 24. Monica Bellucci. Internationalising Italian Beauty.- 25. Alessandro Borghi. (Reluctant) Celebrity, (Self-)promotion, and Social Networks.- 26. Margherita Buy. Accounting the Career of an Ageing (Anti-)Diva.- 27. Paola Cortellesi. Artistic Versatility, Gender Equality, and the Use of Promotional Interviews in the (Re-)Negotiation of a Star's Image.- 28. Matilda De Angelis. Naked Ambition.- 29. Elio Germano. Not Just an Actor.- 30. Riccardo Scamarcio. The Transference of Energy and the Enigmas of Intimacy.- 31. Greta Scarano. A Versatile Contemporary Celebrity.- 32. Checco Zalone. Popular Performance, Italian Masculinity, and Transmedia Promotion.- 33. Alberto Barbera. Enhancing Italian Actors and Actresses through Film Festivals.
