Massimo Bonetti

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Massimo Bonetti
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Born28 March 1951 (1951-03-28) (age 72)
Rome, Italy
OccupationActor
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)

Massimo Bonetti (born 28 March 1951) is an Italian actor and director.

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Life and career

Born in Rome, Bonetti after several years as character actor debuted in a leading role in 1981, in Aurelio Chiesa's Bim Bum Bam. [1] Then, he obtained roles of weight for notable directors such as Paolo and Vittorio Taviani, Pupi Avati and Massimo Troisi. [1] He is also very active in Italian television, in which he is probably best known for the main role in the crime TV-series La squadra , that he starred for eight seasons between 1999 and 2007. [1] [2]

In 2010 Bonetti made his directorial debut with Quando si Diventa Grandi. [3]

Selected filmography

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi. Gli attori. Gremese Editore, 2003.
  2. Cervasio, Stella (7 December 2007). "Muore l'eroe della Squadra ed è giallo sulla fiction tv". La Repubblica. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
  3. "Esordio alla regia per Massimo Bonetti con "Quando si Diventa Grandi"". Cinema Italiano. 3 June 2009. Retrieved 11 March 2012.