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Paolo Ruffini (actor)
Paolo Ruffini (born 26 November 1978, in Livorno) is an Italian actor, film director and presenter. Life Ruffini was born in Livorno in 1978, he made his debut in show business by participating in commercials and in Paolo Virzì's film Ovosodo, in which he played the role of a disliked classmate of the main character. For several years he worked as an animator in many vacation villages. Passionate about cinema, in 2001 he founded the cinema association ''Nido del Cuculo'', with which he organizes events, festivals, film festivals (including the ''Joe D'Amato Horror Festival'' dedicated to Joe D'Amato), produces documentaries, plays (among all ''Io Doppio'') and musicals in which he often plays the role of actor and author. In 2002 he won the ''Cercasi VJ'' contest on Mtv. For more than three years he hosts programs such as '' MTV on the beach'', '' Hitlist Italia'', '' MTV Mobile Chart'' and '' Select''. In 2005 he leaves the music network and starts to collaborate with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Livorno
Livorno () is a port city on the Ligurian Sea on the western coast of Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Livorno, having a population of 158,493 residents in December 2017. It is traditionally known in English as Leghorn (pronounced , "Leghorn" in the . or ). During the , Livorno was designed as an "". Developing c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donald Sutherland
Donald McNichol Sutherland (born 17 July 1935) is a Canadian actor whose film career spans over six decades. He has been nominated for nine Golden Globe Awards, winning two for his performances in the television films ''Citizen X'' (1995) and '' Path to War'' (2002); the former also earned him a Primetime Emmy Award. An inductee of the Hollywood Walk of Fame and Canadian Walk of Fame, he also received a Canadian Academy Award for the drama film '' Threshold'' (1981). Multiple film critics and media outlets have cited him as one of the best actors never to have received an Academy Award nomination. In 2017, he received an Academy Honorary Award for his contributions to cinema. In 2021, he won the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Movie/Miniseries for his work in the HBO miniseries ''The Undoing'' (2020). Sutherland rose to fame after starring in films including ''The Dirty Dozen'' (1967), ''M*A*S*H'' (1970), ''Kelly's Heroes'' (1970), ''Klu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The First Beautiful Thing
''The First Beautiful Thing'' ( it, La prima cosa bella) is a 2010 Italian drama film directed by Paolo Virzì, produced by Medusa Film, Motorino Amaranto and Indiana Production, released in Italy on 15 January 2010. The film stars Micaela Ramazzotti, Valerio Mastandrea, Claudia Pandolfi and Stefania Sandrelli. On 9 November 2010 the film opened at the Cinema Italian style Film Festival in Los Angeles. Plot The film tells the story of the Michelucci family, from the 1970s to the present day: the central character is the stunningly beautiful Anna, the lively, frivolous and sometimes embarrassing mother of Bruno and Valeria. Everything begins in the Summer of 1971, at the annual Summer beauty pageant held at Livorno’s most popular bathing establishment. Anna is unexpectedly crowned “Most Beautiful Mother”, unwittingly stirring the violent jealousy of her husband, a Non-commissioned officer of Carabinieri. From then on, chaos strikes the family and for Anna, Bruno and his sis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gigi Proietti
Luigi "Gigi" Proietti (2 November 1940 – 2 November 2020) was an Italian actor, voice actor, comedian, musician, singer and television presenter. Early life He was born in Rome to Romano Proietti, originally from Umbria, and Giovanna Ceci, a housewife. During his youth he was keen on singing and on playing guitar, piano, accordion and double bass in several Roman nightclubs. He enrolled in the Faculty of Law at the La Sapienza University, where he attended the mimicry courses of the University Theatre Centre held by Giancarlo Cobelli, who immediately noticed his talent as a musician and booked him for an avantgarde play. Career Acting After several stage works, in 1966 Proietti debuted both in cinema, in ''Pleasant Nights'', and on television, in the TV series ''I grandi camaleonti''. His first personal success came in 1971, when he replaced Domenico Modugno in the stage musical ''Alleluja brava gente'' by Garinei & Giovannini, starring alongside Renato Rascel. In 1974, after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Un'estate Ai Caraibi
''Un'estate ai Caraibi'' is a 2009 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Vanzina. It stars Gigi Proietti, Enrico Brignano, Carlo Buccirosso, Biagio Izzo, and Martina Stella. Plot Several groups of Italians experience amusing adventures and tests of character on the Caribbean island of Antigua. Some of the characters are there simply for rest and relaxation, while others act with different motivations. Multiple plot lines unfold simultaneously as different characters' stories are presented. Cast * Gigi Proietti as Alberto * Enrico Brignano as Angelo * Carlo Buccirosso as Roberto * Biagio Izzo as Vincenzo * Martina Stella as Laura * Enrico Bertolino as Giacomo * Alena Seredova as Anna * Paolo Ruffini as Max * Paolo Conticini as Tommy * Jayde Nicole as Jennifer * Maurizio Mattioli as Remo * Sascha Zacharias Sascha Zacharias (born 23 February 1979 in Stockholm) is a Swedish television and film actress who developed her acting career in Italy. Biography Born in Stockholm on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlo Vanzina
Carlo Vanzina (13 March 1951 – 8 July 2018) was an Italian film director, producer and screenwriter. Vanzina was born in Rome, the son of Maria Teresa Nati and film director Stefano Vanzina and brother of Enrico Vanzina. In English-speaking countries, he is likely best known for his 1985 giallo '' Nothing Underneath'', starring Donald Pleasence and Renee Simonsen, which received a substantial home video release and aired on cable frequently. He would effectively remake his own film in 2011 as ''The Last Fashion Show'' with Richard E. Grant. Many of his projects were made for Italian television with English-speaking actors, and in turn these films received English-language home video releases in America. He frequently worked with models-turned-actresses such as Renee Simonsen, Carole Bouquet, Carol Alt, Lauren Hutton, and Elle Macpherson. Two of his films, '' Eccezzziunale... veramente'' (1982) and ''Vacanze di Natale'' (1983), were shown as part of a retrospective on I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natale A Rio
''Natale a Rio'' (''Christmas in Rio'') is a 2008 Italian cinepanettone directed by Neri Parenti with Christian De Sica. The film has grossed €24,678,792 in Italy.SourcImdbfrom exit to August 24, 2009. It is the third film starring De Sica without mate Massimo Boldi, his shoulder of honor in these films that make up the saga of Italian "cinepanettoni". In fact, in 2006 they were separated in film roles following a dispute. Plot Fabio Speranza (Fabio de Luigi) has always been in love with his colleague Linda Vita (Michelle Hunziker) but she has never seen in four years despite attempts to Fabio. The latter contact but due to a mistake she believes is her boyfriend (Paolo Conticini), thus creating a series of misunderstandings. Paolo Berni (Christian De Sica) and Mario Patani (Massimo Ghini), are two divorced, and they have organized a luxurious vacation in Rio de Janeiro for the Christmas holidays. They ignore, however, that their sons Piero (Ludovico Fremont) and Marco (Emanue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enrico Vaime
Enrico Vaime (19 January 1936 – 28 March 2021) was an Italian author, playwright, screenwriter, television and radio writer and presenter. Born in Perugia, after graduating in law in 1960 Vaime was employed by RAI, but he resigned almost immediately in order to have a wider artistic freedom. In 1963 he debuted as a playwright with the comedy '' I piedi al caldo'', which was banned by Italian censorship shortly after its first representation at the Festival of Two Worlds in Spoleto. In 1971 he started a proficuous collaboration with the writer Italo Terzoli; their debut novel A debut novel is the first novel a novelist publishes. Debut novels are often the author's first opportunity to make an impact on the publishing industry, and thus the success or failure of a debut novel can affect the ability of the author to p ..., ''Amore significa'', was a bestseller and got over thirty editions. From 1977, the couple also wrote a series of musicals and comedy plays for Garinei & G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurizio Costanzo
Maurizio Costanzo (born 28 August 1938) is an Italian television host, journalist, screenwriter and film director. Biography Costanzo began his career as a journalist, first as a contributing writer to ''Paese Sera'' and then as managing editor of the weekly '' Grazia''. In the late 1970s, he was the founding editor of the newspaper ''L'Occhio''. Parallel to his career as a journalist, he worked as a radio and TV host, where he became known for his subtle, low-profile irony. His most popular show, ''Bontà loro'' was a stable of RAI's programming but he was forced to resign after news broke that he was a member of the Propaganda 2 masonic lodge. Costanzo then moved to Silvio Berlusconi's main TV station Canale 5, where he hosted ''The Maurizio Costanzo Show'', currently the longest-lasting talk show in Italy. Costanzo was artistic director of Canale 5 until 2009. In 2010 he returned to RAI, presenting the talk show ''Bontà sua''. Since 2011 he also collaborates with Radio Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MTV (Italian TV Channel)
MTV is an Italian pay television network, owned by Paramount Networks EMEAA and operated by Sky Italia. History Prior to the launch of a 24-hour Italian speaking MTV, MTV viewers in Italy received the pan-European version of MTV. Regionalization of MTV in Europe began in March 1997 with the launch of a German-speaking MTV, followed by a UK branded channel in July of the same year. The Italian channel officially launched in London in September 1997, when its transmissions also entered into the television programming of Rete A. In 2000, MTV Italy moved to the frequencies of the late TMC2 (already acquired by Telecom Italia and formerly known as Videomusic) thus becoming a standalone channel and getting more and more like every other "big" network in Italy, showing news, movie trailers and other things which would never have fit into the former schedules of the channel. The handover and the whole changing process was advertised with the name of "MTV Regeneration". The channel's ope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comedy Central
Comedy Central is an American basic cable channel owned by Paramount Global through its network division's MTV Entertainment Group unit, based in Manhattan. The channel is geared towards young adults aged 18–34 and carries comedy programming in the form of both original, licensed, and syndicated series, stand-up comedy specials, and feature films. It is available to approximately 86.723 million households in the United States as of September 2018. Since the early 2000s, Comedy Central has expanded globally with localized channels in Europe (including the UK), India, Southeast Asia, Latin America, Australia and New Zealand, Middle East, and Africa. The international channels are operated by Paramount International Networks. History 1989–1991: Pre-launch as The Comedy Channel On November 15, 1989, Time-Life, the owners of HBO, launched The Comedy Channel as the first cable channel devoted exclusively to comedy-based programming. On April 1, 1990, Viacom (who o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natale A New York
''Natale a New York'' () is a 2006 Italian Christmas comedy film co-written and directed by Neri Parenti, starring Christian De Sica, Sabrina Ferilli, Massimo Ghini, Claudio Bisio, Elisabetta Canalis, Alessandro Siani, Fabio De Luigi, Paolo Ruffini and Francesco Mandelli. It is Parenti's first film since De Sica and Massimo Boldi ended their partnership. In Italy, the film grossed $4,844,101 (€3,701,000) in its opening weekend and $30,437,121 (€23,513,000) in total. According to Filmauro, ''Natale a New York'' was the highest-grossing film of the 2006 Christmas season. The film was never released in the United States and to this date has not yet been released with either English subtitles or distributed in Region 1 format for DVD or Blu-ray Disc play in the US. A special edition double DVD in PAL format (DVD Region 2) was also released sometime in 2007 in Italy and Europe containing not only the feature film but a second DVD containing extra behind the scenes footage, five del ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
