Alessandro Benvenuti

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Alessandro Benvenuti
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Benvenuti in 2013
Born (1950-01-31) 31 January 1950 (age 74)
Pelago, Italy
Occupations
  • Actor
  • film director
  • screenwriter
Years active1977–present
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)

Alessandro Benvenuti (born 31 January 1950) is an Italian actor, film director and screenwriter. [1] He was co-founder, together with Francesco Nuti and Athina Cenci, of the comedy ensemble "GianCattivi" with whom he achieved his first successes on stage and on television. [2] [3] He made his film debut in West of Paperino , for which he won the 1982 Nastro d'Argento for Best New Director, [4] therefore he started a critically appreciated career as director, screenwriter and actor of a set of original, offbeat comedies. [2] In 1995 he won a second Nastro d'Argento for the script of the film Belle al Bar . [4] In 1996, he received three Globi d'oro nominations for his comedy drama film Ivo the Genius in the categories best film, best actor and best director. [5]

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Filmography

As director

As actor

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References

  1. ↑ "Alessandro Benvenuti". mymovies. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  2. 1 2 Roberto Chiti, Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gli attori, Volume 1. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN   8884402131.
  3. ↑ Gianni Canova (2009). Enciclopedia del cinema. Garzanti. ISBN   881150516X.
  4. 1 2 Enrico Lancia (1998). I premi del cinema. Gremese Editore, 1998. ISBN   8877422211.
  5. ↑ "Cinema: Ivo il tardivo pluripremiato ai Globi". Adnkronos . 14 June 1996. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
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