Dino | |
---|---|
Born | |
Occupation | singer |
Eugenio Zambelli (born 3 May 1948), best known as Dino, is an Italian singer and actor.
Born in Verona, Zambelli started his career as the singer of the group "I Kings"; in 1963 the group won the second edition of the Festival degli sconosciuti held by Teddy Reno in Ariccia; struck by the voice of the singer, Reno contracted Zambelli with his record company, with the stage name of Dino. [1] Between 1964 and 1968 Dino was a real teen idol and a successful singer, with two major hit singles, "Eravamo amici" and "Te lo leggo negli occhi". [2] [3]
Also active as a film and a stage actor, Dino retired from show business in 1973, and he became manager of an oil company; [1] he resumed his musical activities in the late 1980s. [1]
The cinema of Italy comprises the films made within Italy or by Italian directors. Italy is widely considered one of the birthplaces of art cinema, and the stylistic aspect of Italian film has been one of the most important factors in the history of Italian film. As of 2018, Italian films have won 14 Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film as well as 12 Palmes d'Or, one Academy Award for Best Picture and many Golden Lions and Golden Bears.
Dean Martin was an American singer, actor and comedian. One of the most popular entertainers of the mid-20th century, he was nicknamed "The King of Cool". Martin gained his career breakthrough together with comedian Jerry Lewis, billed as Martin and Lewis, in 1946. They performed in nightclubs and later had numerous appearances on radio and television and in films.
Sergei Fyodorovich BondarchukГСТ HaCCP was a Soviet and Russian actor and filmmaker of Ukrainian origin, who was one of the leading figures of Russian cinema in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. He is known for his sweeping period dramas, including War and Peace (1965–67), his internationally acclaimed four-part film adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's novel, and for Waterloo (1970) a Napoleonic War epic.
Dino is a masculine given name which may refer to the following people:
Dino Dvornik was a Croatian singer-songwriter, music producer, actor and reality television star known as "the Croatian king of funk".
Fabrizio Bentivoglio is an Italian cinema and theatre actor and screenwriter.
Enrico Sbriccoli, known professionally as Jimmy Fontana, was an Italian actor, composer and singer-songwriter. Two of his most famous songs are "Che sarà", performed also by José Feliciano with Ricchi e Poveri, and "Il Mondo".
Enzo Petito was an Italian film and stage character actor. A theatre actor under Eduardo De Filippo in the 1950s in the Teatro San Ferdinando of Naples, with whom he was professionally closely associated, Petito also appeared in several of his films, often co-starring Eduardo or/and brother, Peppino De Filippo, brothers who are considered to be amongst the greatest Italian actors of the 20th century. Petito played minor roles in some memorable commedia all'Italiana movies directed by the likes of Dino Risi and Mario Monicelli in the late 1950s and early 1960s, often appearing alongside actors such as Nino Manfredi, Alberto Sordi, Peppino De Filippo, Anna Maria Ferrero, and Totò.
Marco Paolini is an Italian stage actor, theatre director, dramaturge and author.
Abraham Isaac Quintanilla Jr. is an American singer, songwriter, and producer. He is the father of Tejano singer Selena and was her manager throughout her life.
Little Tony was a Sammarinese singer and actor, who achieved success in Britain in the late 1950s and early 1960s, as the lead singer of Little Tony & His Brothers, before returning to Italy where he continued a successful career as a singer and film actor.
Calogero Alessandro Augusto Calà, known by his stage name Jerry Calà, is an Italian actor, filmmaker, comedian and singer who has written, directed, and acted in multiple film and television projects. He is considered one of the most popular Italian comedians of the eighties and nineties in his country.
Antonio Lardera, better known by his stage name Tony Dallara, is an Italian former singer, actor and television personality.
Paolo Rossi is an Italian actor, writer, comedian, singer-songwriter and television personality.
Nunzio Filogamo was an Italian television and radio presenter, actor and singer.
Ferruccio Merk Ricordi, known professionally as Teddy Reno, is an Italian singer, songwriter, actor, and record producer.
Fausto Cigliano was an Italian singer, guitarist, and actor.
Francesco Baccini is an Italian singer-songwriter.
Remo Germani, the stage name of Remo Speroni, was an Italian singer and occasional actor, mainly successful in the 1960s.
Carlo Alberto Rossi was an Italian composer and record producer.