Antonello Fassari (born 4 October 1952) is an Italian actor and comedian.
Life and career
Antonello Fassari was born in
Rome
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, where he practiced
gymnastics
Gymnastics is a type of sport that includes physical exercises requiring balance, strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, dedication and endurance. The movements involved in gymnastics contribute to the development of the arms, legs, s ...
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
Luca Ronconi, with whom he later worked in numerous stage plays.
Occasionally a singer-songwriter, in 1984 he composed one of the first Italian
rap songs, "Roma di notte".
After several roles on stage, television, and in films, his
breakout came in 1991 with the
Rai Tre 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 ''
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 ...
''.
Selected filmography
* ''
Fatto su misura
''Fatto su misura'' is a 1985 Italian comedy film directed by Francesco Laudadio.
Cast
*Ricky Tognazzi. Ricky
*Lara Wendel: Lisa
* Ugo Tognazzi: Professor Nathan
*Senta Berger: Miss Schwartz
*Antonello Fassari
* Rodolfo Laganà
*Alessandro Benv ...
'' (1985)
* ''
Italian Postcards'' (1987)
* ''
Casa mia, casa mia...'' (1988)
* ''
Le finte bionde
''Le finte bionde'' () is a 1989 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Vanzina.
Cast
*Cinzia Leone as Graziella
*Cinzia Bonfantini as Sandra
*Alessandra Casella as Francesca
*Bruna Feirri as Patrizia
*Paola Quattrini as Giovanna
*Francesca Reggi ...
'' (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)
* ''
Waiters
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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
''Celluloide'' is a 1996 Italian historical drama film directed by Carlo Lizzani from a screenplay by Furio Scarpelli, Ugo Pirro and Lizzani, based on the 1983 novel of the same name by Pirro. It stars Giancarlo Giannini, Massimo Ghini, Anna Fa ...
'' (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
''Sympathy for the Lobster'' ( it, Le ragioni dell'aragosta) is a 2007 Italian mockumentary film written, directed and starred by Sabina Guzzanti. The film premiered out of competition at the 64th Venice International Film Festival.
Cast
*Sa ...
'' (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)
* ''
Suburra
The Suburra, or ''Subura'' (unknown etymology), was a vast and populous neighborhood of Ancient Rome, located below the ''Murus Terreus'' on the ''Carinae'' and stretching on the slopes of the Quirinal and Viminal hills up to the offshoots of th ...
'' (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 p ...
'' (2019)
* ''
L'agenzia dei bugiardi
''L'agenzia dei bugiardi'' () is a 2019 Italian comedy film directed by Volfango De Biasi.
The film is a remake of the 2017 French film '' Alibi.com''.
Cast
References
External links
*
2019 films
Films directed by Volfango De Biasi
...
'' (2019)
References
External links
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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