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Medici (TV Series)
''Medici'' ( it, I Medici) is a historical drama television series created by Frank Spotnitz and Nicholas Meyer. The series was produced by Italian companies Lux Vide and Rai Fiction, in collaboration with Frank Spotnitz's Big Light Productions. The series premiered in Italy on Rai 1 on 18 October 2016. The series follows the Medici family, bankers of the Pope, during Renaissance Florence. Each season follows the events of a particular moment of the family history exploring the political and artistic landscape of Renaissance Italy. The first season, titled ''Medici: Masters of Florence'', takes place in 1429, the year Giovanni de' Medici, head of the family, died. His son Cosimo de' Medici succeeds him as head of the family bank, the richest bank of Europe at that time, and fights to preserve his power in Florence. The second season, titled ''Medici: The Magnificent'', takes place 35 years later and tells the story of Cosimo's grandson Lorenzo de' Medici (known as the Magnifice ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Spotnitz
Frank Charles Spotnitz is an American television screenwriter and executive producer, best known for his work on ''The X-Files'' and ''The Man in the High Castle''. Spotnitz is also the chief executive officer and founder of Big Light Productions, a London and Paris-based production company, which specializes in international television series, including drama, comedy and documentaries. Spotnitz's career includes creating, writing and producing series with networks, cable, streaming and other broadcast platforms around the world. Under the Big Light banner, Spotnitz has produced: Amazon's Emmy-winning ''The Man in the High Castle''; '' Medici: Masters of Florence'' and two seasons of ''Medici: The Magnificent'' (RAI, Netflix, SFR Play); '' The Indian Detective'' (Netflix, CTV); ''Ransom'' (CBS, Global, TF1, RTL); ''Crossing Lines'' season three with Tandem/StudioCanal; and '' Transporter: The Series'' season two (TNT, M6, HBO Canada). Most recently, Spotnitz co-created and execut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alessandra Mastronardi
Alessandra Carina Mastronardi (born February 18, 1986) is an Italian actress. She is best known for her roles in the films '' To Rome with Love'' and '' The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent'', and the television series ''Master of None'', for which she garnered a nomination for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 2017. Early life and career Alessandra was born in Naples, Italy, to a father from Agnone, in the province of Isernia and a mother from Naples, but was brought up in Rome after moving there at the age of five. She attended a Classical Lyceum and then the Sapienza University of Rome where she studied performing arts. Previously she had attended a psychology course at the same institution. She made her debut as an actress in 1997, in the miniseries ''Un prete tra noi'', followed by: '' Amico mio 2'' (1998), directed by Paolo Poeti, ''Lui e lei 2'' (1999), ''Il veterinario'', by José María Sánchez, and ''Il grande To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apple Inc
Apple Inc. is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California, United States. Apple is the largest technology company by revenue (totaling in 2021) and, as of June 2022, is the world's biggest company by market capitalization, the fourth-largest personal computer vendor by unit sales and second-largest mobile phone manufacturer. It is one of the Big Five American information technology companies, alongside Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, and Microsoft. Apple was founded as Apple Computer Company on April 1, 1976, by Steve Wozniak, Steve Jobs and Ronald Wayne to develop and sell Wozniak's Apple I personal computer. It was incorporated by Jobs and Wozniak as Apple Computer, Inc. in 1977 and the company's next computer, the Apple II, became a best seller and one of the first mass-produced microcomputers. Apple went public in 1980 to instant financial success. The company developed computers featuring innovative graphical user inter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skin (musician)
Deborah Anne Dyer (born 3 August 1967), known mononymously by the stage name Skin, is a British singer, songwriter and electronic music DJ. She is the lead vocalist of British rock band Skunk Anansie, a band often grouped as part of the Britrock movement in the UK and gained attention for her powerful, wide-ranging soprano voice and striking look. In 2015, she joined the judging panel of the Italian version of the talent show ''The X Factor'' for one season, and 2016 was on the cover of the UK lesbian magazine ''Diva''. After releasing new music and touring with Skunk Anansie, in 2018 Skin was featured as one of the cover stars of ''Classic Rock'' magazine's special "She Rocks" issue and was honoured with the Inspirational Artist Award at the Music Week Awards ahead of celebrating 25 years of Skunk Anansie. She also appeared on the cover of ''Kerrang!'' magazine in November 2018. Mavis Bayton, author of ''Frock Rock'', stated that "women like Skin, Natacha Atlas, Yolanda C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paolo Buonvino
Paolo Buonvino (born 29 March 1968) is an Italian composer, musician, conductor, and music arranger. Life and career Buonvino was born on 29 March 1968 in Scordia, a comune in Sicily, Italy. He earned his Piano Bachelor-Degree from the Conservatorio Francesco Cilea in Reggio Calabria and a Master-Degree in Music Disciplines from the University of Bologna. At the beginning of his career, the composer found a mentor in Franco "Il Maestro" Battiato, who encouraged him to write music for film and television. In the late 1990s, he began to compose film scores and in 1999 he won the Cam/Rota Prize. In 2008 he won a David di Donatello for best score and a Nastro d'Argento in the same category for the film ''Quiet Chaos''. In 2009 he won a second Nastro d'Argento for the score of the film ''Italians''. It is in 1997 when the big occasion comes along, with the composition of the score for the eighth season of the massive TV hit, La piovra 8 (The Octopus), exported to over 80 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Synnøve Karlsen
Synnøve Karlsen () is a Norwegian-British actress best known for playing Clarice Orsini in the historical drama series '' Medici'', Holly McStay in the BBC thriller series ''Clique'' and Jocasta in the 2021 Edgar Wright psychological horror film ''Last Night in Soho''. Early life and education Karlsen was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and raised in Helensburgh before her family relocated to London when she was 12 years old. She is of Norwegian descent. She has three older brothers and is the niece of Elizabeth Karlsen and Stephen Woolley. She studied at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art and then the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, leaving after a year upon being cast in ''Clique''. Career Television Stage She has performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival The Edinburgh Festival Fringe (also referred to as The Fringe, Edinburgh Fringe, or Edinburgh Fringe Festival) is the world's largest arts and media festival, which in 2019 spanned 25 days and f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toby Regbo
Toby Finn Regbo (born 18 October 1991) is an English actor who has appeared in film, television and theatre. He is known for his role as young Nemo Nobody in the science fiction drama '' Mr. Nobody'', as Francis II of France on The CW series ''Reign'', Æthelred on the BBC Two and Netflix series ''The Last Kingdom'', Tommaso Peruzzi on ''Medici: Masters of Florence'' and Jack Blackfriars on ''A Discovery of Witches''. Early life Toby Regbo was born in Hammersmith, London, England. His father's family is of Norwegian origin. His maternal grandfather was an Italian cruise ship captain, and his maternal grandmother was an Australian ballerina; his mother was brought up in London. He attended Latymer Upper School in West London. His interest in acting started with plays at school; later on, he attended Young Blood Theatre Company. Career Regbo started his acting career with a small role in 2006 ITV television film ''Sharpe's Challenge''. In 2007, he played American teen spy Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sebastian De Souza
Sebastian Denis de Souza (born 19 April 1993)''Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England and Wales, 1916–2005'' B100D is an English actor. He is best known for playing Matty Levan in the E4 teen drama series '' Skins''. He has since starred in the period television series '' The Borgias'' from 2012 to 2013, '' Medici: Masters of Florence'' (2018), and '' The Great'' (2020). Early life De Souza is the second of the two sons of Elinor Kelly and Chris de Souza, an opera producer of Goan Indian descent. He was born in Oxford, Oxfordshire, and has an older brother named Tristan. He grew up in Boxford, Berkshire, and was a boarder at Brockhurst and Marlston House School developing a fascination with theatre, music, and writing. At the age of 11 he decided to dramatise '' The Willows at Christmas'', William Horwood's adaptation of ''The Wind in the Willows'', and performed it in the barn with his classmates. In 2006, when he was 13, he starred in the short film ''Hangman'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Harris (actor)
Johnny Harris (born 3 November 1973) is an English actor, screenwriter, producer and director best known for his roles in film and television, including '' Jawbone'', '' This is England '86'', '' A Christmas Carol'', '' The Salisbury Poisonings'', ''Medici'', '' Troy: Fall of a City'', ''Snow White and the Huntsman'', '' Fortitude'', '' Monsters: Dark Continent'', '' The Fades'', '' Welcome to the Punch'', and '' London to Brighton''. Harris's breakthrough role came in the feature film '' London to Brighton''. He received BAFTA and Royal Television Society Award nominations for his performance in the Shane Meadows cult television series '' This is England '86''. Harris made his debut as a screenwriter with the 2017 feature film '' Jawbone'' in which he starred in the lead role alongside Ray Winstone, Ian McShane and Michael Smiley. Harris also co-produced the movie. The production was backed by BBC Films and released in cinemas in May 2017. Harris received a BAFTA Film Awar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francesco Montanari (actor)
Francesco Montanari (born 4 October 1984) is an Italian actor. Early life Montanari graduated from the Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico. Career He appeared in student director Jacopo Bezzi's ''I bambini di sale'' ("Children of Salt") and then became known for his portrayal of ''Il Libanese'' ("The Lebanese") in the TV series Romanzo Criminale ("Criminal Novel"), a TV series inspired by the true story of the Banda della Magliana The Banda della Magliana (, ''Magliana Gang'') is an Italian criminal organization based in Rome. It was founded in 1975. Given by the media, the name refers to the original neighborhood, the Magliana, of some of its members. The ''Banda dell ..., an Italian criminal organisation. He played Attilio Panecci in the 2009 film '' Oggi sposi'' ("Just Married"). He also played Girolamo Savonarola in the third season of '' Medici: the Magnificent'', the spin-off of the ''Medici: Masters of Florence'' (2016). Personal life He married ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raoul Bova
Raoul Bova (born 14 August 1971) is an Italian actor. Bova's European film breakthrough was in the 1993 film ''Piccolo grande amore'', and he's played romantic male leads the following years. His American film credits include ''Under the Tuscan Sun (film), Under the Tuscan Sun'' (2003), ''Alien vs. Predator (film), Alien vs. Predator'' (2004) and ''The Tourist (2010 film), The Tourist'' (2010). Life and career Bova was born in Rome to a father from Roccella Ionica in Calabria and mother from Acerra in Campania. At the age of 16 Bova became a local champion in 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 of Beatrice Bracco in Rome and also studied acting with Michael Margotta. After making Italian television debut, Bova starred as a hunky wat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sean Bean
Sean Bean (born Shaun Mark Bean on 17 April 1959) is an English actor. After graduating from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Bean made his professional debut in a theatre production of ''Romeo and Juliet'' in 1983. Retaining his Yorkshire accent, he first found mainstream success for his portrayal of Richard Sharpe in the ITV series '' Sharpe'', which originally ran from 1993 to 1997. In 2020, Bean is also narrator of the BBC Radio 4 series ''Legacy of War'', exploring the impact of the Second World War on subsequent generations through interviews and oral history. Bean's film roles include '' Patriot Games'' (1992), '' GoldenEye'' (1995), '' Ronin'' (1998), ''Don't Say a Word'' (2001), ''The Lord of the Rings'' trilogy (2001–2003), ''Equilibrium'' (2002), '' National Treasure'' (2004), ''Troy'' (2004), '' Flightplan'' (2005), '' North Country'' (2005), '' The Island'' (2005), '' Silent Hill'' (2006), '' Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief'' (2010), ''Bla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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