Nicola Pistoia (born 31 March 1954) is an Italian actor, director and playwright.
Life and career
Born in
Rome
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, Pistoia became first known thanks to his association with actor and playwright
Pino Ammendola, with whom he wrote and starred in a large number of successful comedy plays.
Later, Pistoia himself directed a number of plays he wrote, including ''Binario'' and ''Sono emozionato''.
[ Also active in films and on television, in 2001 he made his film directorial debut with ''Stregati dalla luna'', an adaptation of one of his stage works.][
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Selected filmography
* ''Little Misunderstandings
''Piccoli equivoci'' (internationally released as ''Little Misunderstandings'') is a 1989 Italian comedy film directed by Ricky Tognazzi. It was shown at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival, in the section "Quinzaine des Réalisateurs".
For this film ...
'' (1989)
* '' Vietato ai minori'' (1992)
* '' Quattro bravi ragazzi'' (1993)
* '' Caro maestro'' (TV, 1996-1997)
* ''L'avvocato Porta
''L'avvocato Porta'' is an Italian crime television series directed by Franco Giraldi.
Cast
* Gigi Proietti: Lawyer Antonio Porta
* Ornella Muti: Chiara
* Fiorenzo Fiorentini: Mr. Costanzo
* Ninetto Davoli: Remondino
* Nicola Pistoia: Inspect ...
'' (TV, 1997-2000)
* ''Finalmente soli
''Finalmente soli'' is an Italian sitcom. It is a spin-off of ''Io e la mamma''. After the closing of the series, three TV-movies were produced between 2007 and 2008.
Cast
*Gerry Scotti: Gigi Mantelli
* Maria Amelia Monti: Alice Fumagalli
* R ...
'' (TV, 1999–2004)
* ''Viva l'Italia
''Viva l'Italia'' () is a 2012 Italian comedy film written and directed by Massimiliano Bruno.
Politician, Michele Spagnolo loses the ability to lie because of a stroke in the brain and that has dire consequences.
Cast
* Raoul Bova as Riccardo ...
'' (2012)
References
External links
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1954 births
20th-century Italian male actors
21st-century Italian male actors
Italian male film actors
Italian male television actors
Italian male stage actors
Male actors from Rome
Living people
Italian dramatists and playwrights
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