Antonello Fassari (born 4 October 1952) is an Italian actor and comedian.

Life and career

Antonello Fassari was born in

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, where he practiced

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at a competitive level until age 18.Giorgio Dell’Arti, Massimo Parrini. ''Catalogo dei viventi''. Marsilio, 2009. . In the mid-1970s he attended the Silvio D'Amico National Academy of Dramatic Arts, and then Teatro Laboratorio in 1977 under director by

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, with whom he later worked in numerous stage plays. Occasionally a singer-songwriter, in 1984 he composed one of the first Italian

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songs, "Roma di notte". After several roles on stage, television, and in films, his breakout came in 1991 with the

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variety show '' Avanzi''.Aldo Grasso, Massimo Scaglioni, ''Enciclopedia della Televisione'', Garzanti, Milano, 1996 – 2003. . In 2000, Antonello Fassari made his directorial debut with the comedy film ''Il segreto del Giaguaro'', which was a resounding flop at the box office. From 2006 to 2014, Fassari was part of the leading cast in the Italian television series ''

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''.

Selected filmography

* '' Fatto su misura'' (1985) * ''

Italian Postcards ''Italian Postcards'' ( it, Cartoline italiane) is a 1987 Italian drama film directed by Memè Perlini. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Geneviève Page * Lindsay Kemp Lindsay Keith ...

'' (1987) * '' Casa mia, casa mia...'' (1988) * '' Le finte bionde'' (1989) * '' Valentina'' (1989) * ''

Dark Illness ''Il male oscuro'' (internationally released as ''Dark Illness'' and ''The Obscure Illness'') is a 1990 Italian drama film directed by Mario Monicelli. It is based on the novel with the same name written by Giuseppe Berto. For this film Monicelli ...

'' (1990) * ''

Faccione ''Faccione'' () is a 1991 Italian comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending ( black co ...

'' (1991) * '' The Invisible Wall'' (1991) * '' Count Max'' (1991) * ''

Un'altra vita ''Un'altra vita'' (''Another Life'') is a 1992 Italian comedy drama film directed by Carlo Mazzacurati. For his performance Claudio Amendola won the David di Donatello for best supporting actor. Cast * Silvio Orlando: Saverio * Adrianna ...

'' (1992) * ''

Sognando la California ''Sognando la California'' () is a 1992 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Vanzina. Cast * Massimo Boldi as Lorenzo Colombo *Nino Frassica as Antonio Castagna *Antonello Fassari as Giovanni Sbariggia *Maurizio Ferrini as Silvio Morandi *Bo Dere ...

'' (1992) * '' State Secret'' (1995) * ''

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'' (1995) * ''

Who Killed Pasolini? ''Pasolini, un delitto italiano'' (''Pasolini, an Italian Crime''), internationally released as ''Who Killed Pasolini?'', is a 1995 Italian crime-drama film co-written and directed by Marco Tullio Giordana. It was released on 3 July 1996. It depi ...

'' (1995) * '' Selvaggi'' (1995) * '' Celluloide'' (1996) * ''

E adesso sesso ''E adesso sesso'' (''And now sex'') is a 2001 Italian anthology comedy film written and directed by Carlo Vanzina. It consists of eight segments, set in different Italian cities, all sharing sex as main theme. Plot In Italy there's the 2000s ...

'' (2001) * ''

Love Returns ''Love Returns'' ( it, L'amore ritorna) is a 2004 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Sergio Rubini. For her performance Giovanna Mezzogiorno won the Nastro d'Argento for best supporting actress. Cast * Fabrizio Bentivoglio: Luca Florio ...

'' (2004) * '' The Goodbye Kiss'' (2006) * '' Sympathy for the Lobster'' (2007) * '' Box Office 3D: The Filmest of Films'' (2011) * ''

The Move of The Penguin ''The Move of the Penguin'' ( it, La mossa del pinguino, also known as ''The Penguin's Move'') is a 2013 Italian comedy film written and directed by Claudio Amendola, as his directorial debut. It stars Edoardo Leo, Ricky Memphis, Antonello Fassar ...

'' (2013) * ''

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'' (2015) * ''

All You Need Is Crime ''All You Need Is Crime'' ( it, Non ci resta che il crimine, lit, Nothing left to do but crime) is a 2019 Italian comedy film directed by Massimiliano Bruno. Plot Three friends in Rome in 2018 make ends meet creating a "criminal tour" for the pl ...

'' (2019) * '' L'agenzia dei bugiardi'' (2019)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fassari, Antonello 1952 births Male actors from Rome Italian male stage actors Italian male film actors Italian male television actors Living people Italian comedians Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico alumni