Gianmarco Tognazzi

Gianmarco Tognazzi
Tognazzi in 2009
Born (1967-10-11) 11 October 1967 (age 57)
Rome, Italy
OccupationActor

Gianmarco Tognazzi (born 11 October 1967) is an Italian actor.

Life and career

Born on 11 October 1967[1] in Rome, the son of actors Ugo Tognazzi and Franca Bettoia,[2] from his youth, Giammarco Tognazzi attended the film sets alongside his father. He debuted in a small role in Marco Ferreri's Don't Touch the White Woman! (1974).[3] After working as an assistant director, he graduated at the Institute of State for cinematography and television "Roberto Rossellini" in Rome.[3] In 1991 he won a Grolla d'oro for his performance in Emidio Greco's A Simple Story.[3] He was also nominated to Nastro d'Argento twice, in 2000 as best actor for First Light of Dawn[4] and in 2006 in the supporting actor category for Romanzo Criminale.[5]

In the second half of the 1980s Tognazzi also worked as a television presenter, notably as host of the 1989 edition of the Sanremo Music Festival.[2]

Selected filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1983 Petomaniac
1984 Vacanze in America
1987 Graveyard Disturbance
1991 Ultra
A Simple Story
1995 Once a Year, Every Year
The Graduates
1996 Bits and Pieces
1998 My Dearest Friends
1999 Excellent Cadavers
S.O.S. Angelo Minotti
2000 First Light of Dawn
2003 Past Perfect
2005 Romanzo Criminale
2008 The Early Bird Catches the Worm
2009 Many Kisses Later
Natale a Beverly Hills
2012 Dormant Beauty
To Rome with Love
2013 A Five Star Life
2014 Tutta colpa di Freud
Misunderstood
2016 Poveri ma ricchi
2019 All You Need Is Crime Giuseppe
Se mi vuoi bene
Sono solo fantasmi Ugo
2020 Divorzio a Las Vegas Giannandrea

References

  1. ^ MYmovies.it. "Gianmarco Tognazzi". MYmovies.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-03-10.
  2. ^ a b Giorgio Dell’Arti, Massimo Parrini. Catalogo dei viventi. Marsilio, 2009. ISBN 9788831795999.
  3. ^ a b c Nicoletta Dose. "Gianmarco Tognazzi. Il destino nel nome". MyMovies. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  4. ^ "'Nastri d'argento', le candidature del 2000". La Repubblica. April 14, 2000. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  5. ^ "CINEMA: NASTRI D'ARGENTO, 10 NOMINATION PER 'ROMANZO CRIMINALE'". Adnkronos. January 14, 2006. Retrieved 8 April 2014.