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Andrea Balestri | |
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 Balestri in The Adventures of Pinocchio | |
| Born | Andrea Balestri 1 September 1963 Pisa, Italy |
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| Years active | 1972–1976 2000–present |
Andrea Balestri (born 1 September 1963) is an Italian actor and singer.
He is known as the Pinocchio in 1972 serial TV The Adventures of Pinocchio , [1] directed by Luigi Comencini, next to actors like Nino Manfredi, Franco and Ciccio, Gina Lollobrigida and the great actor and director Vittorio De Sica as the Judge.
After the great success on TV, Balestri continued he acting career working on other movies as Torino nera , directed by Carlo Lizzani, with Bud Spencer and Domenico Santoro the Lucignoloin Pinocchio, the children movie Kid il monello del West , that won the Giffoni Film Festival as the best adaptation in 1976, and Furia nera , directed by Demofilo Fidani.
During last years he took part to several TV programs to tell his cinema experience and acted in two short films. He also took part in a cameo on movie Faccia di Picasso directed by Massimo Ceccherini, in which he played "the only real Pinocchio".
He is very often guest around the schools or children festivals in which he tell his experience of "child-Pinocchio", curiosities and trivia behind the scenes, the special effects and tales regarding the various characters and the staff.
He is the author of book "Io, il Pinocchio di Comencini" 2008, introduced by Cristina Comencini, and Stefano Garavelli.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1972 | Black Turin | Raffaele Rao | Feature film debut |
| The Adventures of Pinocchio | Pinocchio | Miniseries; lead role (6 episodes) | |
| 1973 | Kid il monello del West | Kid O'Hara | |
| 1975 | Furia nera | Ricky Chandler | |
| 2000 | Picasso's Face | Pinocchio | Cameo appearance |
| 2009 | Le avventure di Pinocchio: Il documentario | Himself/ Pinocchio | Documentary film |
| 2010 | L’insegnalibro | Himself | Documentary film |
| 2014 | Protagonisti per sempre | Himself | Documentary film |
| 2015 | Sogni smontati | Stefano | Short film |
| 2016 | Nel buio | Bar patron | Short film |
Balestri recorded three songs:
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