Alessandro Haber (born 19 January 1947) is an

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actor, film director and singer. Haber was born in

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in a

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family of mixed ancestry (his father was a

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n Jew and his mother Italian) and spent his childhood in

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. His movie debut was in 1967 with '' La Cina è vicina'' by

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's '' Regalo di Natale''. Haber directed his only movie in 2003 with '' Scacco pazzo''. He is also a distinguished theatre actor, having performed amongst others in ''

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, '' Zio Vania'' by

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, '' Dialogo'' by

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, one Premio Gassman, one Premio IDI and one theatre critics' award. In 2021, the actor was also awarded the Special

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. In June 2011 Haber attempted to kiss actress Lucia Lavia onstage during a rehearsal for ''Othello'' at the Teatro Romano di Verona. She responded by slapping him and he immediately slapped her back while accusing her of being "cold." After the intervention of both their lawyers, the theater forced Haber to leave the production and he was replaced by Franco Branciaroli. In 2017 he has interpreted Gabriele Tinti's poetry giving voice to the masterpieces in the

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Select filmography

As an actor

*1967 - '' La Cina è vicina'' *1970 - ''

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'' *1971 - '' Eneide'' *1971 - ''

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'' *1972 - ''

Chi l'ha vista morire? ''Who Saw Her Die?'' ( it, Chi l'ha vista morire?) is an Italian ''giallo'' film directed by Aldo Lado and Vittorio De Sisti, starring Anita Strindberg and George Lazenby. Lazenby and Strindberg play the parents of a murdered girl, who pursue h ...

'' *1975 - ''

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'' *1976 - ''

Come una rosa al naso ''Pure as a Lily'' ( it, Come una rosa al naso) is a 1976 Italian comedy film directed by Franco Rossi and starring Vittorio Gassman. Cast * Vittorio Gassman - Anthony M. Wilson * Ornella Muti - Lucia Mantuso * Madeleine Hinde - Vanessa Hampto ...

'' *1978 - '' Duri a morire'' *1981 - ''

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'' *1981 - '' Piso pisello'' *1982 - ''

Amici miei atto II ''All My Friends Part 2'' ( it, Amici miei Atto II) is a 1982 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Monicelli. It is the sequel to '' Amici miei'' of 1975. The movie features Paolo Stoppa in one of his last roles. The last chapter of this saga ...

'' *1982 - ''

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'' *1983 - ''

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'' *1983 - ''

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'' *1983 - '' Dream of a Summer Night'' *1985 - ''

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'' *1986 - '' Regalo di Natale'' *1986 - ''

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'' *1987 - '' Da grande'' *1987 - '' Man on Fire'' *1988 - ''

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'' *1989 - ''

Willy Signori e vengo da lontano ''Willy Signori e vengo da lontano'' is a 1989 Italian romantic comedy film directed by Francesco Nuti. For his performance Alessandro Haber won the Nastro d'Argento for best supporting actor. Plot Willy Signori is a journalist in Milan, bored ...

'' *1989 - '' The Story of Boys & Girls'' *1991 - ''

Les secrets professionnels du Dr Apfelglück ''The Professional Secrets of Dr. Apfelgluck'' or is a 1991 French comedy film directed by Alessandro Capone, Stéphane Clavier, Thierry Lhermitte, Mathias Ledoux and Hervé Palud. Plot Dr. Apfelglück, a prominent psychiatrist, recounts some ...

'' *1992 - ''

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'' *1993 - '' Pacco, doppio pacco e contropaccotto'' *1993 - '' Per amore, solo per amore'' *1994 - ''

La vera vita di Antonio H. ''La vera vita di Antonio H.'' (internationally released as ''The True Life of Antonio H.'') is a 1994 Italian mockumentary film directed by Enzo Monteleone and loosely inspired to real life events of Alessandro Haber. For this film Haber won the ...

'' *1995 - ''

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'' *1995 - ''

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'' *1995 - '' I laureati'' *1996 - ''

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'' *1996 - '' Return to Home Gori'' *1997 - ''

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'' *1998 - ''

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'' *1998 - ''

L'ultimo Capodanno ''Kaputt Mundi'' ( it, L'ultimo capodanno) is a 1998 Cinema of Italy, Italian comedy drama film directed by Marco Risi. It is based on the short story '' L'ultimo capodanno dell'umanità'' by Niccolò Ammaniti. Cast *Monica Bellucci: Giulia Giov ...

'' *1999 - ''

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'' *1999 - '' Falkehjerte'' *2002 - '' Un viaggio chiamato amore'' *2003 - '' Scacco pazzo'' *2003 - ''

Suddenly Paradise ''Suddenly Paradise'' ( it, Il paradiso all'improvviso) is a 2003 Italian comedy film directed by Leonardo Pieraccioni. Cast *Leonardo Pieraccioni as Lorenzo *Angie Cepeda as Amaranta * Alessandro Haber as Taddeo Borromini *Rocco Papaleo Rocco ...

'' *2004 - ''

La rivincita di Natale ''La rivincita di Natale'', internationally released as ''Christmas Rematch'', is a 2004 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Pupi Avati. It is the sequel of the 1986 film ''Christmas Present''. Plot In Bologna, Franco, Lele, Stefano and Ugo ...

'' *2006 - ''

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'' *2006 - '' Le rose del deserto'' *2007 - '' Peopling the Palaces at Venaria Reale'' *2008 - '' Albakiara'' *2008 - ''

Sandrine in the Rain ''Sandrine in the Rain'' ( it, Sandrine nella pioggia) is a 2008 thriller film written and directed by Tonino Zangardi and starring Sara Forestier and Adriano Giannini. It premiered at the 2008 Busan International Film Festival. Plot During a ...

'' *2011 - ''

The Cardboard Village ''The Cardboard Village'' ( it, Il villaggio di cartone) is a 2011 Italian drama film directed by Ermanno Olmi. Plot A now uninhabitable church is decommissioned in the presence of the old pastor. The environment is stripped of all sacred fu ...

'' *2012 - ''

Il sogno del maratoneta ''Il sogno del maratoneta'' (''The Dream of the Marathon Runner'') is an Italian TV movie produced by RAI television. It is directed by Leone Pompucci and stars Luigi Lo Cascio and Laura Chiatti. It was aired on television as a two-parter. It is ...

'' *2018 - '' As Needed'' *2018 - ''

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'' *2018 - ''

The King's Musketeers ''The King's Musketeers'' ( it, Moschettieri del re - La penultima missione) is a 2018 Italian comedy film directed by Giovanni Veronesi, loosely based on the Alexandre Dumas's novels ''The Three Musketeers'' and ''Twenty Years After''. Cast *Pi ...

'' *2019 - '' Il signor Diavolo'' *2021 - '' Lei mi parla ancora''

As a director

*2003: '' Scacco pazzo''

Discography

*1995: ''Haberrante'' *1999: ''Qualcosa da dichiarare'' *2003: ''Il sogno di un uomo''

Awards

* Premio IDI (best actor) 1980 (''Dialogo'') *

( best supporting actor) 1990 (''Willy Signori e vengo da lontano'') *

( best supporting actor) 1994 (''Per amore, solo per amore'') *

(best supporting actor) 1994 (''Per amore, solo per amore'') *

( best actor) 1995 (''La vera vita di Antonio H.'') *Theatre critics' award 1996 (''Arlecchino'') * Premio Gassman (best theatre actor) 2006 (''Zio Vania'')

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Haber, Alessandro 1947 births Living people Italian male film actors Italian male stage actors Italian male singer-songwriters Italian singer-songwriters Italian film directors 20th-century Italian Jews Italian people of Romanian descent Italian expatriates in Israel Actors from Bologna David di Donatello winners Nastro d'Argento winners