Max Tortora (born Massimiliano Tortora on 21 January 1963) is an Italian actor.

Biography

Very active on TV, Tortora began his career on stage in the 1980s, after graduating in

Architecture Architecture is the art and technique of designing and building, as distinguished from the skills associated with construction. It is both the process and the product of sketching, conceiving, planning, designing, and constructing building ...

. His most famous role is the role of the mechanic Ezio in the TV series ''

I Cesaroni ''I Cesaroni'' ("''The Cesaronis''") is an Italian television series produced between 2006 and 2014 by Publispei and Mediaset RTI, inspired by the Spanish series ''Los Serrano'' (produced by Globomedia and Telecinco). The series was broadcast in I ...

'', from 2006 to 2014, and the co-pilot Max in ''

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''. He also took part to several cinepanettoni by

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-speaki ...

. On TV he alternates the roles of

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presenter A presenter is a person or organization responsible for the running of a public event, or someone who conveys information on media via a broadcasting outlet. Presenter may refer to: People * News presenter, person who presents news during a new ...

and

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, giving impressions of characters like

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, Luciano Rispoli,

Adriano Celentano Adriano Celentano (; born 6 January 1938) is an Italian musician, singer, composer, actor, and filmmaker. He is dubbed "''il Molleggiato''" (the springy one) because of his dancing. Celentano's many albums frequently enjoyed both commercial and ...

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and

Michele Santoro Michele Santoro (born 2 July 1951) is an Italian journalist, and television host and presenter. He also served till October 2005 as Member of the European Parliament for Southern Italy with the United in the Olive Tree list, part of the Sociali ...

. In 2018 Tortora takes part to the film '' On My Skin'', based on the last days of Stefano Cucchi, playing the role of Cucchi's father, Giovanni. The film is presented at the

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Selected filmography

Film

*'' The Clan'' (2005) *'' Parents and Children: Shake Well Before Using'' (2010) *''

Natale in Sudafrica ''Natale in Sudafrica'' () is a 2010 Italian comedy film directed by Neri Parenti. Cast * Christian De Sica as Carlo Boffa *Belén Rodríguez as Angela Ladesse *Giorgio Panariello as Ligabue Della Chianina *Massimo Ghini as Massimo Rischio * Laur ...

'' (2010) *''

A Fairy-Tale Wedding ''A Fairy-Tale Wedding'' ( it, Un matrimonio da favola) is a 2014 Italian romantic comedy film directed by Carlo Vanzina. Cast *Adriano Giannini as Luca Maggi *Ricky Memphis as Daniele Baldini *Paola Minaccioni as Paola De Donno *Andrea Osvárt as ...

'' (2014) *'' Torno indietro e cambio vita'' (2015) *''

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'' (2016) *'' Caccia al tesoro'' (2017) *'' Boys Cry'' (2018) *'' Loro'' (2018) *'' On My Skin'' (2018) *''

Bad Tales ''Bad Tales'' ( it, Favolacce) is a 2020 Italian-Swiss drama film written and directed by Damiano and Fabio D'Innocenzo. It was selected to compete for the Golden Bear in the main competition section at the 70th Berlin International Film Festiv ...

'' (2020, narrator) *'' Si vive una volta sola'' (2021) *'' Dry'' (2022)

TV

* '' Quelli che... il Calcio'' (2001-2002) * ''

'' (2006-2014) * ''

'' (2007) * ''

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'' (2019-2020)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tortora, Max 1963 births Living people Italian film actors Male actors from Rome