Alberto Lionello (12 July 1930 – 14 July 1994) was an

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film actor, voice actor, singer and presenter.

Life and career

Born in

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into a family of Venetian origins, after studying acting at the

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Lionello started his career in 1949, in the stage company of Antonio Gandusio. He got his first personal success in the stage play '' La pulce all' orecchio'' in 1951, then for several years he was part in the Wanda Osiris' stage company.Dario Salvatori. "Lionello, Alberto". Gino Castaldo (ed.). ''Dizionario della canzone italiana''. Curcio Editore, 1990. Lionello had his breakout in 1960 as presenter of the

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Saturday night musical show ''

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'' together with

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and

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. He also performed the opening theme song "La la la", which became a hit ranking 13th on the Italian hit parade.Dario Salvatori. "Lionello, Alberto". Gino Castaldo (ed.). ''Dizionario della canzone italiana''. Curcio Editore, 1990. In 1961 he started a 7-years-long collaboration with the Teatro Stabile in Genoa, where he got large critical acclaim, particularly for his performances in ''

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'', which he later also played in a television adaptation, and in

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's ''

The Venetian Twins ''The Venetian Twins'' ( it, I due gemelli veneziani, links=no, or "The two Venetian twins") is a 1747 play by Carlo Goldoni, based on Plautus's ''Menaechmi''. It was performed by Il Teatro Stabile of Genoa at the 1965 Edinburgh International F ...

'', which he performed in 33 countries including in

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. Lionello had a long relationship, from 1978 until his death, with the actress

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. His daughter Gea is also an actress.

Selected filmography

Lauretta Masiero, Aroldo Tieri and Alberto Lionello

* ''

Of Life and Love ''Of Life and Love'' ( it, Questa è la vita) is a 1954 Italian comedy film directed by Aldo Fabrizi, Giorgio Pastina, Mario Soldati and Luigi Zampa. Plot The film tells four episodes from stories written by Luigi Pirandello (from the work: '' ...

'' (1956) * '' Ricordati di Napoli'' (1958) * ''

Mia nonna poliziotto ''Mia nonna poliziotto'' (i.e. "My Grandma a Policewoman") is a 1958 Italian comedy film directed by Steno and starring Tina Pica. Plot The old grandmother Tina arrives in town to attend the wedding of his nephew Alberto with his girlfriend Il ...

'' (1958) * ''

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'' (1960) * '' Mariti a congresso'' (1961) * '' Cacciatori di dote'' (1961) * '' Operation Gold Ingot'' (1962) * '' Love in Four Dimensions'' (1964) * '' Una voglia da morire'' (1965) * ''

I soldi ''I soldi'' is a 1965 Italian anthology comedy film directed by Gianni Puccini. Cast * Sylva Koscina as Leda *Tomas Milian as Bob *Enrico Maria Salerno * Alberto Lionello *Barbara Steele * Agnès Spaak *Andrea Checchi *Carlo Giuffrè * Mari ...

'' (1965) * '' La coscienza di Zeno (TV mini-series)'' (1966) * ''

The Birds, the Bees and the Italians ''The Birds, the Bees and the Italians'' is a 1966 Italian film directed by Pietro Germi. Its original Italian title is ''Signore & Signori'', which means 'Ladies and Gentlemen'. The anthology film is a sex comedy that presents three storylines, ...

'' (1966) * '' Oblomov (TV mini-series)'' (1966) * '' Che notte, ragazzi!'' (1966) * '' Knock o Il trionfo della medicina (TV movie)'' (1967) * '' Colpo di sole'' (1968) * '' Se te lo raccontassi (TV mini-series)'' (1968) * '' Togli le gambe dal parabrezza'' (1969) * '' Il killer (TV mini-series)'' (1969) * '' Porcile'' (1969) * ''

Diary of a Telephone Operator ''Certo certissimo... anzi probabile'' (''Certain, Very Certain, As a Matter of Fact... Probable''; English title ''Diary of a Telephone Operator'') is a 1969 Italian film based on the story of the same title by Dacia Maraini. It stars Claudia Card ...

'' (1969) * '' Orfeo in Paradiso (TV movie)'' (1971) * '' Puccini (TV mini-series)'' (1973) * ''

How Funny Can Sex Be? ''Sessomatto'' ("Sex Nut"), internationally released as ''How Funny Can Sex Be?'', is a 1973 Italian anthology erotic comedy film directed by Dino Risi. All the segments have sex and sexual perversions as their main theme. The film was a commer ...

'' (1973) * '' Till Marriage Do Us Part'' (1974) * ''

The Peaceful Age ''The Peaceful Age'' ( it, L'età della pace) is a 1974 Italian drama film written and directed by Fabio Carpi. It was screened in the International Critics' Week at the 1975 Cannes Film Festival. Plot Cast * O. E. Hasse as Simone * Macha ...

'' (1974) * ''

Sex with a Smile ''Sex with a Smile'' is a 1976 Italian comedy film directed by Sergio Martino and starring Marty Feldman, Barbara Bouchet, Edwige Fenech, and Dayle Haddon. While the cast was relatively popular internationally, advertising for the film in the U.S. ...

'' (1976) * ''

Sex with a Smile II ''Sex with a Smile II'' (originally titled ''Spogliamoci così, senza pudor'') is a 1976 ''commedia sexy all'italiana'' film directed by Sergio Martino. Like its predecessor, ''Sex with a Smile'', it is an anthology sex comedy film with a series o ...

'' (1976) * ''

L'Italia s'è rotta ''L'Italia s'è rotta'' ("Italy is broken") is a 1976 Italian comedy film directed by Steno. Plot The two Sicilian Peppe Truzzoliti and Antonio Mancuso decide, after a misadventure with some mafia drug dealers, to leave the cold and racist Tu ...

'' (1976) * ''

Al piacere di rivederla ''Al piacere di rivederla'' is a 1976 Italian giallo-comedy film directed by Marco Leto. It is based on the novel ''Ritratto di provincia in rosso'' by Paolo Levi. Cast * Ugo Tognazzi: Mario Aldara * Françoise Fabian: Viviana Bonfigli * Miou-Mi ...

'' (1976) * ''

Policewoman The integration of women into law enforcement positions can be considered a large social change. A century ago, there were few jobs open to women in law enforcement. A small number of women worked as correctional officers, and their assignment ...

'' (1976) * '' Black Journal'' (1977) * ''

The Virgo, the Taurus and the Capricorn ''La vergine, il toro e il capricorno'' (internationally released as ''The Virgo, the Taurus and the Capricorn'', ''Erotic Exploits of a Sexy Seducer'', ''Not Tonight Darling'' (not to be confused with the 1971 British drama ''Not Tonight, Darlin ...

'' (1977) * '' Castigo (TV mini-series)'' (1977) * '' Riavanti... Marsch!'' (1979) * '' Sarto per signora (TV movie)'' (1979) * '' Dream of a Summer Night'' (1983)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lionello, Alberto 1930 births Mass media people from Milan 1994 deaths Male actors from Milan