Overview

• Angelini lost an early casting when producers asked him to switch to Hochdeutsch and he could not adjust his South Tyrolean dialect on the spot
• He enlisted a private speech coach and devoted long hours to refining every vowel and consonant to meet Hochdeutsch standards
• At age 43 he now alternates seamlessly between standard German and his native dialect, earning recognition from colleagues and viewers
• He appeared in Die Rosenheim Cops before joining RTL’s Alles was zählt in 2024 as chef Matteo Borazio, marking his rise from bricklayer to series regular
• His journey highlights the challenges regional accents pose for actors seeking roles in German-language productions