Antonio Albanese

Born in Olginate (Lecco) October, 10th 1964 to a family of Sicilian origin, Albanese enrolled in the Civica Scuola d'Arte Drammatica in Milan, from which he graduated in 1991.
Albanese made his cabaret debut at the Zelig theatre in Milan, then took part in television programs such as the "Maurizio Costanzo Show", the variety show hosted by Paolo Rossi "Su la testa...!" (1992), and "Mai dire gol" (1993). In the latter, he developed a series of characters (the gentle Epifanio, the aggressive Alex Drastico, Frengo the dancing television commentator, Pier Piero the gardener at the Berlusconi residence) soon to become famous and whose monologues were later published in the volume "Patapim e Patapam" (1994). In theatre, he received acclaim for "Uomo!" (1992, then repeated in 1994) and more recently for "Giù al Nord" (1997), penned together with Michele Serra and Enzo Santin.
His first role in cinema was that of the meek, melancholic bricklayer Antonio in VESNA VA VELOCE (1996). In TU RIDI (1998), by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani, he plays a baritone forced to give up singing due to heart problems.
Albanese's debut as director was made with UOMO D'ACQUA DOLCE (1997): written with Vincenzo Cerami. The film tells the surreal experience of a school teacher who, after receiving a blow to the head and losing his memory, returns to visit his family for the first time in five years. LA FAME E LA SETE (1999), co-written again with Cerami, was Albanese's second directing experience. In 2000, he starred in LA LINGUA DEL SANTO, directed by Carlo Mazzacurati.

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