Andrea Tidona

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Andrea Tidona
Born30 November 1951 (1951-11-30) (age 70)
Modica, Sicily, Italy
OccupationActor
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)

Andrea Tidona (born 30 November 1951) is an Italian actor and voice actor.

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Life and career

Born in Modica, Sicily, Tidona formed at the Accademia dei Filodrammatici and later worked several years at the Piccolo Teatro in Milan, under Giorgio Strehler. [1] [2] In 2004, he won the Nastro d'Argento for best actor for his performance in Marco Tullio Giordana's The Best of Youth . [3] He is well known for the role of Carmine Fazio in The Young Montalbano . [4]

Selected filmography

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References

  1. Concetto Iozzia (22 April 2015). "Andrea Tidona, il teatro nell'anima di un uomo che ama il suo Sud". Corriere Quotidiano. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  2. Concetta Bonini (15 June 2010). "Semplice e senza fronzoli, il volto sconosciuto di Andrea Tidona". Freetime Magazine. Archived from the original on 18 June 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  3. "La meglio gioventù fa il pieno di Nastri d' argento". La Repubblica . April 7, 2004. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
  4. Tiziana Leone (15 April 2014). "Andrea Tidona: Io? Un massaro modicano, prestato all'arte". Ragusa News. Retrieved 18 June 2015.