Carlo Buccirosso (born 7 July 1954) is an Italian actor, theatre director and playwright. As an actor, he's best known for his roles in comedy films, especially the ones by Vincenzo Salemme and

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, in which he's often

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as a stereotypical lower middle-class Neapolitan man. For his performance as corrupt politician

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's ''

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'' (2008) he received critical praise and was nominated to

David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actor The David di Donatello Award for Best Supporting Actor ( it, David di Donatello per il migliore attore non protagonista) is a film award presented by the Accademia del Cinema Italiano (ACI, ''Academy of Italian Cinema'') to recognize the outstandi ...

. Buccirosso also appeared in Sorrentino's ''

The Great Beauty ''The Great Beauty'' ( it, La grande bellezza ) is a 2013 art drama film co-written and directed by Paolo Sorrentino. Filming took place in Rome starting on 9 August 2012. It premiered at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival where it was screened in co ...

'' (2013) and in popular TV series '' Un ciclone in famiglia'' (2006—2008) as Peppino Esposito. In 2014, he won the

Nastro d'Argento The Nastro d'Argento, also known by its translated name Silver Ribbon, is an Italian film award awarded each year since 1946 by the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists (Italian: ''Sindacato Nazionale Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani ...

for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in crime-comedy ''

Song'e Napule ''Song'e Napule'' is a 2013 Italian crime-comedy film written and directed by Manetti Bros. and starring Alessandro Roja and Giampaolo Morelli. It premiered at the 2013 Rome Film Festival. For their performances, Carlo Buccirosso and Paolo Sassan ...

'' (2013). The following year, he won the

for his performance in comedy '' The Legendary Giulia and Other Miracles'' (2015).

Filmography

Film

Television

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Buccirosso, Carlo Theatre people from Naples 1954 births Living people 20th-century Italian dramatists and playwrights David di Donatello winners Italian male dramatists and playwrights Italian male film actors Italian male stage actors Italian male television actors Nastro d'Argento winners Italian theatre directors Male actors from Naples 20th-century Italian male writers Ciak d'oro winners