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Vittorio Podesti
Vittorio is an Italian male given name which has roots from the Byzantine-Bulgarian name Victor (name), Victor. People with the given name Vittorio include: * Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples, pretender to the former Kingdom of Italy * Vittorio Adorni, professional road racing cyclist * Vittorio Alfieri, dramatist and poet * Vittorio Amandola (1952–2010), Italian actor and voice actor * Vittorio De Angelis (1962–2015), Italian voice actor * Vittorio Brambilla (1937–2001) Italian Formula One racing driver * Vittorio Caprioli, actor, director and screenwriter * Vittorio Cecchi Gori (born 1942), Italian film producer and politician * Vittorio Cini (1885–1977), Italian industrialist and politician * Vittorio Cottafavi, director and screenwriter * Vittorio Gallinari, basketball player * Vittorio Gassman (1922–2000), Italian actor and director * Vittorio Giannini, neoromantic composer of operas * Vittorio Guerrieri, Italian voice actor * Vittorio Giardino, comic artist * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victor (name)
Victor is both a given name and a surname. It is Latin in origin meaning ''winner'' or ''conqueror''. Although not directly associated with a Biblical name, Victor is one of the earliest Christian names, borne (as Vittorio) by several saints and popes, symbolizing Christ's victory over sin and death. Translations * Albanian: *Amharic: *Arabic: ** Direct derivation: ''Vīktūr'' ** Equivalent meaning: ''Ẓāfir'' (literally "victor, conqueror"); '' Manṣūr'', ''Muntaṣir'' (both meaning "given victory"); '' Fawwāz'' ("winner") *Armenian: Վիկտոր (Viktor); (Viken, Vigen) * Asturian: Vítor *Basque: Bittor * Belarusian: (Viktar) *Bulgarian: (Viktor) *Catalan: Víctor *Chinese: , Wéikètuō *Czech: Viktor *Danish: Viktor, Victor *Dutch: Viktor, Victor *English: Victor, Vic * Estonian: Viktor *Filipino: Biktor *Finnish: Vihtori, Viktor * French: Victor (Victoire) * Galician: Vítor *German: Viktor, Victor *Greek: Βίκτωρας (Viktoras) *Gujarati: (Vikṭa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vittorio Grigolo
Vittorio Grigolo (correctly Vittorio Grigòlo, born 19 February 1977) is an Italian operatic tenor. Early life Grigolo was born in Arezzo and raised in Rome. He began singing by the age of four. When he was nine years old he accompanied his mother to have her eyes tested and, hearing someone singing from another room, he spontaneously began his own rendition of "Ave Maria". The singer, the optician's father, was so impressed that he insisted Grigolo have an audition for the Sistine Chapel Choir as soon as possible. Young Vittorio was chosen to become part of Sistine Chapel Choir as a soloist. He then studied for five years at the Schola Puerorum at the Sistine Chapel. At age 13 he played the Pastorello in a performance of ''Tosca'' at Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, where he shared the stage with Luciano Pavarotti and was given the nickname 'Il Pavarottino'. When 18, Vittorio joined the Vienna Opera Company. He became the youngest man to perform in Milan's La Scala at age 23. He al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vittorio De Sica
Vittorio De Sica ( , ; 7 July 1901 – 13 November 1974) was an Italian film director and actor, a leading figure in the neorealist movement. Four of the films he directed won Academy Awards: ''Sciuscià'' and ''Bicycle Thieves'' (honorary), while ''Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow'' and '' Il giardino dei Finzi Contini'' won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Indeed, the great critical success of ''Sciuscià'' (the first foreign film to be so recognized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences) and ''Bicycle Thieves'' helped establish the permanent Best Foreign Film Award. These two films are considered part of the canon of classic cinema. ''Bicycle Thieves'' was deemed the greatest film of all time by ''Sight & Sound'' magazine's poll of filmmakers and critics in 1958, and was cited by Turner Classic Movies as one of the 15 most influential films in cinema history. De Sica was also nominated for the 1957 Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for playing M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vittorio De Seta
Vittorio De Seta (15 October 1923 – 28 November 2011) was an Italian cinema director and screenwriter, considered Italian cinema's great imaginative realists of the 1960s.''Détour De Seta'' at the . Retrieved July 12, 2010 Biography He was born in , , to a wealthy family, and studied architecture in |
Vittorio Sentimenti
Vittorio Sentimenti (; 18 August 1918 – 27 September 2004), also known as Sentimenti III, is a former Italian football player from Bomporto in the Province of Modena who played as an attacking midfielder. Career Sentimenti played club football for several Italian teams, most prominently Juventus, Modena, Lazio, and Torino. Personal life The Sentimenti family were prominent in Italian football, several of Lucidio's relatives in the game include his brothers; Ennio, Lucidio, Primo and Arnaldo, his cousins Lino and nephews Roberto and Andrea Sentimenti. Vittorio played for Modena, Juventus and Lazio during the same time as his goalkeeping brother Lucidio Sentimenti Lucidio Sentimenti (; 1 July 1920 – 28 November 2014), also known as Sentimenti IV, was an Italian footballer from Bomporto in the Province of Modena, who played as a goalkeeper. His nickname, Sentimenti IV, comes from the fact that he is the fo ..., both as prominent squad members. Primo played with them both ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vittorio Di Prima
Vittorio Di Prima (July 19, 1941 – February 9, 2016) was an Italian actor and voice actor. Biography Born in Palermo, Di Prima began his career as an actor at some point during the early 1970s. He has acted in two films and appeared in several television shows but he was more known to the Italian public as a voice dubbing artist. He dubbed over the voices of Anthony Quinn, Leonard Nimoy, Morgan Freeman, Philippe Noiret, Carl Weathers, Jerry Stiller and Delroy Lindo in most of or some of their movies. In animation, Di Prima provided the Italian voice of Henry J. Waternoose in ''Monsters, Inc.'', Sheriff in ''Cars'' and he also dubbed Animal in ''The Muppets'' and ''Muppets Most Wanted'' until he was replaced by Paolo Marchese in 2015. Personal life Di Prima was married to Ada Maria Serra Zanetti, who is also a voice actress. Death Di Prima died in Rome on February 9, 2016, at the age of 74. Dubbing roles Animation *Henry J. Waternoose III in ''Monsters, Inc.'' *Sheriff in ''C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vittorio Pozzo
Vittorio Pozzo (; 2 March 1886 – 21 December 1968) was an Italian football player, manager and journalist. The creator of the ''Metodo'' tactical formation, Pozzo is regarded as one of the greatest managers of all time, and is the only manager to guide a national team to two FIFA World Cup titles as coach, leading the Italy national team to victory in the 1934 and 1938 FIFA World Cups. Nicknamed ''Il Vecchio Maestro'' ("The Old Master"), he also led Italy to a gold medal at the 1936 Olympic football tournament, and managed the Italian championship squads of the 1930 and 1935 editions of the Central European International Cup. Early life Vittorio Pozzo was born in Turin, Italy on 2 March 1886, into a family originally from Ponderano. He attended the Liceo Cavour in Turin, his hometown; he later studied languages and played football in France, Switzerland and England. He studied in Manchester at the turn of the 20th century and met Manchester United half-back Charlie Robert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vittorio Mussolini
Vittorio Mussolini (27 September 1916 – 12 June 1997) was an Italian film critic and producer. He was also the second child of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini. However, he was the first officially acknowledged son of Mussolini, with his second wife Rachele; his older half-brother was never officially acknowledged by Mussolini's fascist regime. Biography Vittorio Mussolini was born in Milan, Lombardy, Kingdom of Italy (''Regno d'Italia''). He married Milanese Orsola Buvoli (1914–2009), two years his senior. In January 1938, Mussolini and his wife announced the birth of their first child, a son, Guido, born in Rome. In addition to producing films, Mussolini served as a Lieutenant (''Tenente'') in the Italian Royal Air Force (''Regia Aeronautica''). He participated in the Second Italo-Ethiopian War, the Spanish Civil War, and World War II. In Ethiopia, both he and his younger brother Bruno crewed bombers. Unlike his brother, Vittorio was not considered a serious pilot and de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vittorio Monti
Vittorio Monti (6 January 186820 June 1922) was an Italian composer, violinist, mandolinist and conductor. His most famous work is his ''Csárdás'', written around 1904 and played by almost every Romani orchestra. Monti was born in Naples, where he studied violin and composition at the Conservatorio di San Pietro a Majella. Around 1900 he received an assignment as the conductor for the Lamoureux Orchestra in Paris, where he wrote several ballets and operetta Operetta is a form of theatre and a genre of light opera. It includes spoken dialogue, songs, and dances. It is lighter than opera in terms of its music, orchestral size, length of the work, and at face value, subject matter. Apart from its s ...s, for example, ''Noël de Pierrot''. He also wrote a method for mandolin ''Petite Méthode pour Mandoline, 98049'', in which he included some of his own works, ''Perle Brillante'', ''Dans Una Gondola'', and ''Au Petit Jour''. There were also works by F. Paolo Tosti. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vittorio Missoni
Vittorio Missoni (1954 – January 4, 2013; confirmed June 27, 2013) was an Italian CEO of Missoni, the fashion house founded by his parents in 1953. Missoni is credited with expanding Missoni into a global brand after his parents handed control to him and his two siblings, Angela and Luca, in 1996. Missoni was born in Gallarate, Lombardy, Italy, in 1954, to Ottavio and Rosita Missoni. His parents had opened a small knitwear store in Gallarate in 1953 shortly before he was born. They released their first articles of clothing using the Missoni label in 1958. The company, which is known for a distinctive zigzag knitwear pattern, became successful in Italy during the 1960s. The three Missoni children – Vittorio, Angela and Luca – became involved with the day-to-day operations of the family business. In 1996, Ottavio and Rosita handed control of the Missoni fashion house to their children. Angela and Luca took responsibility for the creative direction of the Missoni line, while V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vittorio Mezzogiorno
Vittorio Mezzogiorno (16 December 1941 – 7 January 1994) was an Italian actor. Biography Mezzogiorno was born in Cercola, the youngest of seven children. His older brother Vincenzo, who wanted to become a director, introduced him to the theatre. At 18, Mezzogiorno enrolled at the university and began medical studies before choosing law. Then he had his first experience as an actor at the Teatro S. theatre where he recited texts by Samuel Beckett and Eugène Ionesco. Desiring to improve his diction he spent long nights exercising his voice with extracts of the Penal Code. In 1962, at age 21, he played Estragon in '' Waiting for Godot'' at the "Piccolo Teatro" of Naples. In 1966–1967, he joined the troupe of Eduardo De Filippo and obtained his university diploma. In 1969, he met actress Cecilia Sacchi.''The Magic Baton: Toscanini's Life for Music'', éditions Kessinger LLC, 2007 Their collaboration quickly turned to a romantic relationship and they were married on 14 October ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vittorio Marzotto
Vittorio Marzotto (13 June 1922, Valdagno – 4 February 1999) was an Italian racing driver. He drove 16 sports car races between 1948 and 1955, mainly in Ferrari's, his best results being two victories and three second places. He also entered a Formula 1-race in 1952, the French Grand Prix, as reserve driver for Scuderia Ferrari. However, all Ferrari works drivers started the race, so Marzotto was unable to and he never entered Formula 1 again. Marzotto was the son of Count Gaetano Marzotto and he was the oldest of four brothers ( Paolo, Giannino, Umberto Umberto is a masculine Italian given name. It is the Italian form of Humbert. People with the name include: * King Umberto I of Italy (1844–1900) * King Umberto II of Italy (1904–1983) * Prince Umberto, Count of Salemi (1889–1918) * Umberto I ... and Vittorio), who were all racing drivers too. Complete results References {{DEFAULTSORT:Marzotto, Vittorio 1922 births 1999 deaths Sportspeople from the Province of Vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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