Tosca D'Aquino (born 10 June 1966) is an Italian actress, comedian and television presenter.

Life and career

Born on 10 June 1966, in

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, Tosca D'Aquino started her career at age 15, appearing in several local television shows. At nineteen years old she moved in Rome to pursue an acting career, and there she enrolled at the Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico. In 1986, she was cast in the popular Saturday night show '' Fantastico'', then in 1988 she made her film debut in ''Rimini Rimini - Un anno dopo''. While being quite active in films, usually in comedic roles, her popularity is mainly linked to television, notably to the

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Saturday night show ''Torno Sabato'', she co-hosted alongside

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in the early 2000s.

Selected filmography

* '' Scugnizzi'' (1989) * '' Paganini'' (1989) * ''

Captain Fracassa's Journey ''Captain Fracassa's Journey'' () is a 1990 Italian comedy film directed by Ettore Scola. The film is based on the 1863 novel '' Captain Fracasse'' by Théophile Gautier. It was entered into the 41st Berlin International Film Festival. Plot Th ...

'' (1990) * ''

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'' (1995) * '' The Graduates'' (1995) * ''

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'' (1996) * '' Il cielo in una stanza'' (1999) * '' Padre Pio: Miracle Man'' (2000) * '' John XXIII: The Pope of Peace'' (2002) * ''

Christmas in Love ''Christmas in Love'' is a 2004 Christmas romantic comedy film starring Christian De Sica, Danny DeVito, Massimo Boldi, Cristiana Capotondi and Ronn Moss. The film was directed by Neri Parenti. The film was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for ...

'' (2004) * ''

Torno a vivere da solo ''Torno a vivere da solo'' (''I'll be back to living alone'') is a 2008 Italian comedy film written, directed and starred by Jerry Calà. It is the sequel of Marco Risi's '' Vado a vivere da solo'' (1982). Plot In Milan, Giacomo is a good real e ...

'' (2008) * ''

Amore che vieni, amore che vai ''Amore che vieni, amore che vai'' is a 2008 Italian crime drama film directed by Daniele Costantini. It is based on the novel '' Un destino ridicolo'' by Fabrizio De André and Alessandro Gennari. Plot In 1963 Genoa, bartender Carlo is fired fo ...

'' (2008) * '' Ex 2: Still Friends?'' (2011) * ''

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'' (2012) * '' Buona giornata'' (2012) * '' The Bastards of Pizzofalcone'' (2017)

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:D'Aquino, Tosca Italian film actresses Italian television actresses Italian stage actresses 1966 births Mass media people from Naples Living people Italian women comedians Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico alumni Italian television presenters Italian women television presenters Actresses from Naples Comedians from Naples