Marco Messeri (born 15 December 1948) is an Italian actor, comedian, stage director, singer-songwriter and voice actor.
Marco Messeri | |
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| Born | 15 December 1948 |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, comedian, stage director, singer-songwriter, voice actor |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
Life and career
editBorn in Livorno, Messeri studied painting at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze and acting at the drama school of the Piccolo Teatro in Milan.[1]
He debuted on stage in 1969, in Paolo Poli's Il Brasile.[1]
After several supporting roles, in 1987 he debuted in a leading role in Carlo Mazzacurati's Notte italiana, winning a Globo d'oro for best new actor. The same year, he received a Ciak d'oro for best supporting actor thanks to his performance in Massimo Troisi's Le vie del Signore sono finite.[2][3]
In 1995 he won a Nastro d'Argento for best supporting actor for his performance in Francesca Archibugi's Con gli occhi chiusi.[2]
Messeri is also a singer-songwriter and composer of songs, usually used in his stage works.[4]
Selected filmography
edit- La locandiera (1980)
- I'm Starting from Three (1981)
- Il paramedico (1982)
- The Mass Is Ended (1985)
- Le vie del Signore sono finite (1987)
- Italian Night (1987)
- Red Wood Pigeon (1989)
- Captain Fracassa's Journey (1990)
- Alberto Express (1990)
- Pensavo fosse amore, invece era un calesse (1991)
- With Closed Eyes (1994)
- The Bull (1994)
- Camerieri (1995)
- A Cold, Cold Winter (1996)
- Vesna Goes Fast (1996)
- A spasso nel tempo (1996)
- A spasso nel tempo – L'avventura continua (1997)
- Simpatici & antipatici (1998)
- My Dearest Friends (1998)
- Padre Pio: Between Heaven and Earth (2000)
- Nightwatchman (2000)
- Maria Goretti (2003)
- Sunday Lunch (2003)
- An Italian Romance (2004)
- The Jokes (2004)
- Do You Know Claudia? (2004)
- La seconda volta non si scorda mai (2008)
- La passione (2010)
- The First Beautiful Thing (2010)
- Mary of Nazareth (2012)
- The Unlikely Prince (2013)
- L'arbitro (2013)
- Fuga di cervelli (2013)
- Good for Nothing (2014)
- Like Crazy (2016)
- Marilyn's Eyes (2021)
References
edit- ^ a b Felice Cappa; Piero Gelli; Marco Mattarozzi (1998). Dizionario dello spettacolo del '900. Baldini & Castoldi, 1998. ISBN 8880892959.
- ^ a b Enrico Lancia (1998). I premi del cinema. Gremese Editore, 1998. ISBN 8877422211.
- ^ Franco Montini (16 December 1988). "Cosi Marco Messeri è diventato benzinaio". La Repubblica. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
- ^ Franco Montini (27 February 2002). "Messeri canta Livorno e Ciampi lo ringrazia". La Repubblica. Retrieved 29 November 2013.