Born in
Genoa, Paravidino spent his childhood in
Rocca Grimalda,
Alessandria. He started his professional career on stage at very young age, in 1990, as part of the company "La Soffitta". In 1995, he moved back to Genoa, where he enrolled at the drama courses of the
Teatro Nazionale. In 1996 he wrote his first comedy play,
Trinciapollo, and in 1998 he came to the fore thanks to the critically acclaimed dramas
Gabriele and
Due Fratelli. Paravidino made his film debut in 1999, appearing in
Pupi Avati's ''
Midsummer Night's Dance. In 2000 his play Peanuts
was represented at the Royal Court Theatre. In 2004 he won the Vittorio Gassman Prize for the drama play Natura morta in un fosso''. Paravidino made his directorial film debut in 2005 with
Texas, which was screened in the Horizons section at the
62nd edition of the
Venice Film Festival and got him a Pasinetti Award. For this film he was also nominated for
David di Donatello for
Best New Director and for
Nastro d'Argento in
the same category and for Best Original Story. Paravidino was the eighth Italian author to be presented at the
Comédie-Française in Paris, with the play
La malattia della famiglia M ("
La Maladie de la famille M." in its French adaptation) he also directed. Other of his works were adapted in German and presented in various theaters, including at the
Schaubühne am Lehniner Platz. == Further reading ==