Antonio Albanese

ANTONIO ALBANESE is an Italian actor, director and writer. Beginning his career in the theatre in Milan, Albanese became a popular TV comedian in the early 1990's, creating a number of comic personas which he showcased on the Maurizio Costanza talk show and on Mai dire gol.

His films include UN'ANIMA DIVISA IN DUE, ALLELUIA, ALLELUIA...CORREVA L'ANNO 999, VESNA VA VELOCE, YOU LAUGH, LUCKY AND ZORBA (voice), STORK DAY, LA SECONDA NOTTE DI NOZZE, MANUALE D'AMORE 2, DAYS AND CLOUDS, QUESTIONE DI CUORE, and QUALUNQUEMENTE, which he also wrote. Albanese directed and starred in UOMO D'ACQUA DOLCE (also wrote), LA FAME E LA SETE (also wrote) and IL NOSTRO MATRIMONIO È IN CRISI.

Albanese has been nominated repeatedly for several prestigious Italian awards (including the Italian Golden Globes) and won Best Actor at the Venice Film Festival in 2000 for his performance in HOLY TONGUE.

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