Italian Actors and Italian Actress
The world of acting stretches far beyond the sound stages of Beverly Hills and picturesque film locations across Europe. Many of the world’s most famous and well-known actors and actresses are of Italian descent, but here are a few Italian-born contributors who have added their flair to the world’s […]
Carlo Verdone – Biography & Filmography Italian actor and director, Carlo Verdone Carlo Verdone was born in Rome on November 17, 1950. His father, Mario Verdone, was a professor of cinema and a drama critic who passed along his love for theater to his child. With his younger brother Luca, […]
Paolo Villaggio is an Italian actor who became famous especially thanks to his portrayal of the unfortunate and pathetic Fantozzi. Villaggio has been protagonist of more than 80 films, an amazing career for which he received, in 1992, the Leone D’Oro alla carriera and the Festival del Cinema di Venezia. […]
Giovanna Mezzogiorno Italy had excellent actresses in the past, from the legendary Anna Magnani to Monica Vitti, but for a while the talented actress arena was pretty empty. Have you ever dreamt to get one special wish granted by a genie, something on the lines of ‘you can marry whoever […]
Sexy. Seductive. Voluptuous. Gorgeous. Exotic. Maria Grazia Cucinotta. Ph. nicogenin on wikicommons All of these adjectives have been used to identify the Sicilian-born screen goddess, Maria Grazia Cucinotta. They just don’t come close. Maria Grazia Cucinotta is so much more than her face or her figure, which […]
Maurizio Nichetti – Biography & Brief Filmography Maurizio Nichetti Maurizio Nichetti is one of Italy’s best-loved comedic talents. Some consider him to be the ‘Italian Woody Allen.’ He was born in Milan on May 8, 1948. Nichetti was educated at the prestigious Leonardo Da Vinci Scientific School. He graduated with a […]
Claudia Cardinale “Cinema saved my life,” Claudia Cardinale once said. The beautiful Tunisian-Italian had an excellent career starring in many highly-regarded European films, but her private life was traumatic. Born in 1939 in Tunisia, Claudia’s parents were Italian. Her education was French and she didn’t grow up speaking Italian. When […]
Lino Banfi. Ph. PM – Il Piccolo Missionario on wikimedia Talk to an Italian about the renowned commedia sexy all’italiana, the Italian sexy slapstick style comedy, and you will likely find out the first name coming to their mind is Lino Banfi. Banfi, who is closely associated with Edwige Fenech, has […]
Massimo Troisi “Comm’aggio accuminciato? Ecco… io ero ‘nu guaglione… ero andato a vedere un grande film. Si trattava di Roma città aperta, chillo grande lavoro di Rossellini. Me n’ero uscito da o’cinema con tutte quelle immagini dint’a capa e tutte quante le emozioni dentro. Mi sono fermato ‘nu mumento […]
Now, I’m not the kind of woman who drools over celebrities. Not usually. Not unless you count the likes of Johnny Depp, Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Vincent Perez…Okay! I guess I do drool over sexy male celebrities. I may be married; but, my eyes are in perfect working order. Raoul […]