Silvia Bottini

Last updated

Silvia Bottini
Silviacry3.jpg
Bottini in the image which became a meme
Born (1981-10-30) 30 October 1981 (age 42)
Malnate, Varese, Italy
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
Website silviabottini.com

Silvia Bottini (born 30 October 1981) is an Italian actress and model. She has frequently collaborated with Silvio Raffo.

Contents

Early life

Bottini was born on 30 October 1981 [1] in Malnate, a town in the province of Varese, Italy. She first studied acting at the Liceo classico Ernesto Cairoli  [ it ] in Varese with Silvio Raffo and Anna Bonomi. [2] She later won a scholarship to enter the Scuola di teatro Alessandra Galante Garrone  [ it ] in Bologna, graduating with her diploma in 2007. [3]

Career

Upon graduation, she joined Teatro della Tosse  [ it ] in Genoa as one of two applicants accepted out of 300. [4] Some of her castings during this time were in Marco Manchisi  [ it ]'s Il fantoccio, [5] Alessandro Bergallo  [ it ]'s Generazioni Componibili [6] and Jon Fosse's Svevn (in Italian translation). [7]

She has collaborated with Silvio Raffo on several projects, including stage performances of Ovid's poetry [8] and other works. [9]

Bottini moved to Los Angeles, in the U.S. in 2015. She is a cast member of the Italian Comedy Club in Los Angeles. [3] Besides acting, she has also worked as a make-up artist. She worked on the Los Angeles part of the 2017 music video for "Senza Pagare" by J-Ax, Fedez, and T-Pain; the shoot also featured Paris Hilton, Pio e Amedeo, and Ferragni. [10]

Internet meme

In 2008, Bottini was in a relationship with a stock photographer. While they were vacationing in Shanghai, she modeled for several of his photos, including one with her crying. In 2011, she found that the stock photograph of her crying was being used as an Internet meme, satirizing people who complain about "First World problems" (for example, "there's not enough dressing on my salad"). Bottini initially disliked the meme as trivializing her acting career, especially since she received no royalties from them. By 2019, she told BBC News that she had reconciled with her Internet fame, and was working on a short film about the "First World Problems" character. [11]

Bottini included the meme as part of her supporting documentation when applying for a U.S. extraordinary ability visa. Her application was successful. [12]

Partial filmography

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">RAI</span> State-owned Italian broadcasting company

RAI – Radiotelevisione italiana, commercially styled as Rai since 2000 and known until 1954 as Radio Audizioni Italiane (RAI), is the national public broadcasting company of Italy, owned by the Ministry of Economy and Finance. Rai operates many terrestrial and subscription television channels and radio stations. It is one of the biggest broadcasters in Europe, and the biggest in Italy competing with Mediaset and other minor radio and television networks. Rai has a relatively high television audience share of 35.9%.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pier Silvio Berlusconi</span> Italian businessman

Pier Silvio Berlusconi is an Italian media businessman. He is the son of the former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi and his first wife Carla Lucia Elvira Dall'Oglio. As a shareholder of Fininvest, the Berlusconi family's holding company, Pier Silvio Berlusconi plays a significant role in the management of the Mediaset Group, now known as MFE - MediaForEurope, where he serves as Executive Vice President and Managing Director.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Malika Ayane</span> Italian pop singer

Malika Ayane is an Italian pop singer.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Noemi (singer)</span> Italian singer-songwriter and television personality

Veronica Scopelliti, known professtionally as Noemi, is an Italian singer-songwriter. She rose to fame in 2009, after competing in the second season of Italian talent show X Factor. Immediately after being eliminated from the competition, she released her debut single, "Briciole", which peaked at number 2 on the FIMI Singles Chart. As of 2022, she has released 6 studio albums, which spawned commercially successful singles such as "Vuoto a perdere", "Sono solo parole", "La borsa di una donna", "Glicine" and the chart toppers "L'amore si odia", featuring vocals by Fiorella Mannoia, and "Per tutta la vita". She dueted with Italian band Stadio and with rapper Fedez, among others, and her single "Makumba", a duet with Carl Brave, became a summer hit in 2021. Noemi performed songs for the soundtrack of Italian films Women vs. Men and Domani è un altro giorno, receiving a special Nastro d'Argento award in 2019.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Guido Morselli</span> Italian novelist and essayist (1912–1973)

Guido Morselli was an Italian novelist and essayist.

Silvio Raffo is an Italian writer and translator. He is the most prolific translator of English and American women writers from English to Italian. A screen adaptation of his 1996 novel Voice from the Stone has been directed by Eric Howell.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Francesca Michielin</span> Italian singer and songwriter (born 1995)

Francesca Michielin is an Italian singer-songwriter, music producer, writer and television presenter. She rose to fame after winning the fifth season of the Italian talent show X Factor, she published five studio album and several successful singles, peaking four times at number one on the Italian singles chart and selling over 1.3 million copies in Italy.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Annalisa</span> Italian singer-songwriter

Annalisa Scarrone, better known as simply Annalisa or Nali, is an Italian singer-songwriter and record producer. After being part of two bands, Elaphe Guttata and leNoire, she rose to the fame after coming in second in the tenth season of the Italian talent show Amici di Maria De Filippi (2010–2011). Subsequently, Annalisa participated for the first time at the Sanremo Music Festival 2013 with the song "Scintille", finishing ninth.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fedez</span> Italian rapper and public figure

Federico Leonardo Lucia, known professionally as Fedez, is an Italian rapper, singer, songwriter, social media personality and businessman. In 2011, he released the albums Penisola che non c'è and Il mio primo disco da venduto, released as free digital downloads. His first studio album, Sig. Brainwash - L'arte di accontentare, was released in 2013, and it debuted at number one on the Italian Albums Chart. The album, which spawned three singles, including the top 10 hit "Cigno nero" featuring Francesca Michielin, was later certified 3× Platinum by the Federation of the Italian Music Industry. As of December 2021, Fedez has 5 No. 1 studio albums, 25 top ten singles and 50 Platinum certifications.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Elisabetta Pellini</span> Italian actress and model

Elisabetta Pellini is an Italian actress and model. She is best known for playing Laura in the Italian TV series Le tre rose di eva.

Ingy Mubiayi is an Egyptian-born Italian writer. She focuses her works on migrants and has become a voice of the Italian-African diaspora. In 2004, she was the recipient of the Eks & Tra prize for migrant writers for her work "Documenti, prego". In addition to her writing, Mubiayi teaches Italian and Arabic and has worked as a translator.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Silvia Di Pietro</span> Italian swimmer (born 1993)

Silvia Di Pietro is an Italian swimmer. She represented her country at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Beatrice Aiello is an Italian actress and artist.

Events during the year 2008 in Italy.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chiamami per nome</span> 2021 single by Francesca Michielin and Fedez

"Chiamami per nome" is a song by Italian recording artists Francesca Michielin and Fedez, written by Michielin and Fedez with Davide Simonetta, Alessandro Raina, singer-songwriter Mahmood and rapper Dargen D'Amico. Produced by d.whale, the song competed in the 71st Sanremo Music Festival and was released by RCA Records as a single on 3 March 2021. On 5 March 2021, two days after the song was released, "Chiamami per nome" debuted at number 2 on the Italian FIMI Singles Chart, before reaching the top of the chart the following week.

The 2020–21 season is Pallacanestro Varese's 77th in existence and the club's 13th consecutive season in the top tier Italian basketball.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cuore amaro</span> 2021 single by Gaia

"Cuore amaro" is a song by Italian singer Gaia. It was released on 4 March 2021 through Sony Music Italy, as the lead single from her second studio album Alma.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi</span> Italian football referee (born 1990)

Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi is an Italian football referee.

Bardello con Malgesso e Bregano is a town and comune located in the province of Varese, in the Lombardy region of northern Italy. It was established on 1 January 2023 from the merger of Bardello, Malgesso and Bregano.

References

  1. "Silvia Bottini". www.moviefone.com. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  2. 1 2 Terziroli, Linda (31 August 2017). "La poesia risuona in alto, nella bellezza estrema". www.laprovinciadivarese.it (in Italian). Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Silvia Bottini è tra le attrici dell'Italian Comedy Club di Los Angeles". Italian Comedy Club (in Italian). 1 January 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  4. "Meet Silvia Bottini - Voyage LA Magazine | LA City Guide". voyagela.com. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  5. Vittoria Bellingeri, Maria (26 April 2009). "'Il fantoccio' di Manchisi sospeso tra Goya e Shakespeare". Krapp's Last post (in Italian).
  6. Sannia, Davide (13 April 2012). "Generazioni componibili, in formato Ikea | Recensioni". Krapp's Last Post (in Italian). Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  7. Sannia, Davide (30 April 2010). "Il Sonno silenzioso di Jon Fosse dalla prospettiva di Valerio Binasco | Recensioni". Krapp's Last Post (in Italian). Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  8. Terziroli, Linda (24 September 2017). "Un attualissimo Ovidio al Castello di Masnago". www.laprovinciadivarese.it (in Italian). Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  9. "Raffo più Raffo al Battistero di Velate". Sempione News (in Italian). 1 September 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  10. Botter, Laura (20 June 2017). "Tra Paris Hilton e Fedez c'è di mezzo Varese. Il trucco delle star è firmato Silvia Bottini". www.laprovinciadivarese.it (in Italian). Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  11. "Life beyond the meme: what happens after you go viral". BBC Three. 6 March 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  12. "What Happens When Your Internet Identity Is Beyond Your Control?". The California Sunday Magazine. 29 September 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  13. Genna, Antonio. ""Il cantico di Maddalena"". Zona Cinema. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  14. "Fragile (2011)". mymovies.it. Milano-Firenze: Mo-Net s r l. Retrieved 22 April 2021.