Fiorenzo Fiorentini Explained

Fiorenzo Fiorentini
Birth Date:1920 4, df=yes
Birth Place:Rome
Death Place:Rome
Occupation:Actor

Fiorenzo Fiorentini (10 April 1920 – 27 March 2003) was an Italian actor, author, composer, screenwriter and radio personality.

Life and career

Born in Rome, Fiorentini began his career as an author and radio actor, creating many successful macchiette (i.e. comic monologues caricaturing stock characters).[1] [2] He made his stage debut in 1954, in the revue Tutto fa Broadway.[2] He later focused his stage activity on plays and shows related to Roman culture, often collaborating with Mario Scaccia.[1] [2] In 1980 he founded the Ettore Petrolini Study Centre in Rome.[2]

Fiorentini appeared in numerous films, mostly comedies, sometimes even collaborating on the screenplays.[1] [2] He was also a television author and actor, a singer and a successful composer.[1] He died from the after-effects of an intracerebral hemorrhage.[3]

Partial filmography

Notes and References

  1. Book: Roberto Chiti . Roberto Poppi . Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gli attori. Gremese Editore, 2003. 8884402131.
  2. Book: Felice Cappa . Piero Gelli . Marco Mattarozzi . Dizionario dello spettacolo del '900. 1998 . Baldini & Castoldi, 1998. 8880892959.
  3. News: Addio a Fiorenzo Fiorentini il trasformista del teatro. 25 January 2014. La Repubblica. 2 March 2003.

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