Antonio Griffo Focas Flavio Angelo Ducas Comneno Porfirogenito Gagliardi De Curtis di Bisanzio, best known by his stage name Totò, or simply as Antonio de Curtis, and nicknamed il principe della risata, was an Italian actor, comedian, screenwriter, dramatist, poet, singer and lyricist. He is commonly referred to as one of the most popular Italian performers of all time. While best known for his funny and sometimes cynical comic characters in theatre and then many successful comedy films made from the 1940s to the 1960s, he also worked with many iconic Italian film directors in dramatic roles.
Eduardo De FilippoOMRI, also known simply as Eduardo, was an Italian actor, director, screenwriter and playwright, best known for his Neapolitan works Filumena Marturano and Napoli Milionaria. Considered one of the most important Italian artists of the 20th century, De Filippo was the author of many theatrical dramas staged and directed by himself first and later awarded and played outside Italy. For his artistic merits and contributions to Italian culture, he was named senatore a vita by the President of the Italian Republic Sandro Pertini.
Paolo Bonacelli is an Italian stage and film actor.
Peppino De Filippo was an Italian actor.
Pino Calvi was an Italian pianist, arranger, conductor and soundtrack composer for TV series and films, which included Tunis Top Secret (1959), Crimen (1960) and The Revengers (1972).
Aldo Giuffrè was an Italian film actor and comedian who appeared in over 90 films between 1948 and 2001. He was the brother of actor Carlo Giuffrè.
Paolo Stoppa was an Italian actor.
Claudio Gora, Emilio Giordana was an Italian actor and film director.
The Nastro d'Argento is a film award assigned each year, since 1946, by Sindacato Nazionale dei Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani, the association of Italian film critics.
Anna Campori was an Italian actress. From 1951 onwards, she appeared in 70 films.
The Vollaro clan is a Neapolitan Camorra clan operating in the area east of Naples, more specifically in the town of Portici and San Sebastiano al Vesuvio, a small village in the Vesuvius area.
Maurizio Arena was an Italian film actor. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1952 and 1978.
Paolo Ruffini is an Italian actor, film director and television presenter.
Michelangelo Naccherino was an Italian sculptor and architect, active mainly in the Kingdom of Naples, Italy.
Paolo Buonvino is an Italian composer, musician, conductor, and music arranger.
Natale a New York is a 2006 Italian Christmas comedy film co-written and directed by Neri Parenti, starring Christian De Sica, Sabrina Ferilli, Massimo Ghini, Claudio Bisio, Elisabetta Canalis, Alessandro Siani, Fabio De Luigi, Paolo Ruffini and Francesco Mandelli. It is Parenti's first film since De Sica and Massimo Boldi ended their partnership. In Italy, the film grossed $4,844,101 (€3,701,000) in its opening weekend and $30,437,121 (€23,513,000) in total. According to Filmauro, Natale a New York was the highest-grossing film of the 2006 Christmas season.
Pasquale Petrolo and Claudio Gregori, best known as Lillo & Greg, are an Italian comedy duo who work on stage, film, television, radio as well as musicians, authors and cartoonists.
Un Natale stupefacente is a 2014 Italian Christmas comedy film written and directed by Volfango De Biasi. It grossed $7,015,989 at the Italian box office.
Natale a Londra – Dio salvi la regina is a 2016 Italian comedy film directed by Volfango De Biasi.
