Gianmarco Tognazzi Explained

Gianmarco Tognazzi
Birth Date:1967 10, df=yes
Birth Place:Rome, Italy
Occupation:Actor

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 Una storia semplice.[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

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

Notes and References

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