Alessandro Siani

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Alessandro Siani
Alessandro Siani, 2010.jpg
Born17 September 1975 (1975-09-17) (age 49)
Naples, Italy
Occupations
  • Stand-up comedian
  • actor
  • film producer
  • filmmaker
  • screenwriter
  • author
  • television personality
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)

Alessandro Siani (born Alessandro Esposito on 17 September 1975) is an Italian actor, director, screenwriter and stand-up comedian.

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Life and career

Born in Naples, Siani formed at the Tunnel Cabaret's acting laboratory in his hometown. [1] In 1995, shortly after having won the "Charlot Prize" as best comedian, he decided to adopt the stage name Siani in honour of the journalist and camorra victim Giancarlo Siani. [1] After being part of the comedy trio "A Testa in giù" and after having appeared in a number of variety shows, he got his first success in 2004 as a stand-up comedian with the stage show Fiesta. [1]

Siani made his film debut in 2006 in the romantic comedy Ti lascio perché ti amo troppo, and following a few other roles he had his breakout in 2010 with the box office hit Benvenuti al Sud , which also got him a nomination for David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actor. [1] [2] In 2013 he debuted as director with The Unlikely Prince . [1]

Filmography

Director

Actor

Producer

Literary works

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Laura Squillaci (September 17, 2015). "Alessandro Siani, i 40 anni di un comico". Rai News . Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  2. ↑ red. on. (April 7, 2011). "Martone fa incetta di candidature ai David di Donatello". Corriere della Sera . Retrieved 11 October 2015.


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