Mario Carotenuto

Mario Carotenuto
Carotenuto in 1963
Born	(1916-06-30)30 June 1916 Rome, Lazio, Italy
Died	14 April 1995(1995-04-14) (aged 78) Rome, Italy
Years active	1937–1995
Spouse(s)	Luisa Poselli ​ (m. 1953⁠–⁠1974)​ [1] Gabriella Cottignoli (m. ?–1995) [2]
Children	1 [3]
Relatives	Bruno Carotenuto (nephew)

Mario Carotenuto (30 June 1916 – 14 April 1995) ^[4] was an Italian actor of film and theatre.

Biography

Carotenuto is the son of a silent film actor and younger brother of the actor Memmo Carotenuto. He took various humble jobs for many years before starting his own artistic career in 1946, first as a radio actor and then joining small avanspettacolo companies. ^[5]

He made his film debut in 1950, in Abbiamo vinto, going on to perform as leading or supporting actor in dozens of films, often comedies. ^[5] He was also very active on stage and television. ^[5]

He died in Rome in 1995. ^[5]

Awards

• 1973 Nastro d'argento for best Supporting Actor for the film Lo scopone scientifico ^[6]

Filmography

• Scipio Africanus: The Defeat of Hannibal (1937)
• The Two Sergeants (1951)
• Milano miliardaria (1951)
• Beauties in Capri (1952)
• The Beach (1954)
• A Hero of Our Times (1955)
• Sunset in Naples (1955)
• Kean: Genius or Scoundrel (1956)
• I giorni più belli (1956)
• Nero's Mistress (1956)
• L'amore nasce a Roma (1958)
• Move and I'll Shoot (1958)
• First Love (1959)
• Ragazzi del Juke-Box (1959)
• The Friend of the Jaguar (1959)
• Fountain of Trevi (1960)
• Toto in Madrid (1959)
• His Women (1961)
• 5 marines per 100 ragazze (1962)
• La Vendetta (1962)
• Destination Rome (1963)
• Satyricon (1969)
• If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969)
• 1870 (1971)
• I due assi del guantone (1971)
• Boccaccio (1972)
• When Women Were Called Virgins (1972)
• The Scientific Cardplayer (1972)
• Master of Love (1972)
• Pasqualino Cammarata, Frigate Captain (1974)
• Febbre da cavallo (1975)
• The Nurse on a Military Tour (1977)
• Per favore, occupati di Amelia (1981)
• Pierino medico della Saub (1981)
• Cuando calienta el sol... vamos a la playa (1982)
• Gian Burrasca (1982)
• Paulo Roberto Cotechiño centravanti di sfondamento (1983)

References

1. Adnkronos (19 October 2007). "Teatro: E' Morta Luisa Poselli, Diva della Rivista Degli Anni d'Oro". Adnkronos.
2. "MARIO CAROTENUTO: LA VEDOVA DELL'ATTORE CONTRO LA FIGLIA". Adnkronos. 8 August 1997.
3. https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=it&u=http://www.vogliosapere.org/2012/12/21/in-ricordo-dellattore-mario-carotenuto/&prev=search
4. Harris M. Lentz (1995). "Carotenuto, Mario". Obituaries in the Performing Arts. McFarland & Company. p. 34.
5. Roberto Chiti, Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gli attori. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN   8884402131.
6. Enrico Lancia (1998). I premi del cinema. Gremese Editore, 1998. ISBN   8877422211.

External links

• Mario Carotenuto at IMDb