Stefano Lelio Beniamino Accorsi (Italian pronunciation: [ˈsteːfano akˈkorsi]; born 2 March 1971) is an Italian actor.

Stefano Accorsi
Accorsi in 2017
Born
Stefano Lelio Beniamino Accorsi

(1971-03-02) 2 March 1971 (age 53)
OccupationActor
Children4

Early life and background edit

Accorsi was born in Bologna. He graduated from Bologna's Theatrical School in 1993, and acted in the theatre for several years before moving to cinema.

Career edit

In 1995 he played the lead in Jack Frusciante è uscito dal gruppo, one of his best known films.

In 1998 he worked with Daniele Luchetti in I Piccoli Maestri, which competed for the Golden Lion at the Venice International Film Festival. In the same year he won three prizes for his role in Radiofreccia, directed by rock star Luciano Ligabue, including David di Donatello for Best Actor.

He was the lead in the successful film L'ultimo bacio (The Last Kiss).[1]

He won the leading role in Maria de MedeirosCapitães de Abril (April Captains), and has worked with director Nanni Moretti in The Son's Room.

In 2001, Accorsi also had the leading role in Ferzan Özpetek's Le fate ignoranti (His Secret Life – Festival Title/The Ignorant Fairies – International Title), which was in competition at the 2001 Berlin International Film Festival. This film was a big success in Italy and in Turkey, and Accorsi, who played the role of a homosexual man, won three awards for his interpretation.

He also starred in David Blair's Tabloid TV (UK) and in Marco Ponti's Santa Maradona.

Then Accorsi acted in the TV film Il giovane Casanova [it] by Giacomo Battiato.

His next film was Un viaggio chiamato amore (A Journey Called Love) which took part in the Venice International Film Festival 2002 and for which he won the Coppa Volpi, the award for best male performance as the Italian poet Dino Campana.

He didn't make any more films for about a year, during which time he went to France. He went to the Venice International Film Festival 2003 as a member of the jury. In 2004 he shot two movies: Ovunque sei, directed by Michele Placido, where he plays the role of an emergency care doctor; and L'amore ritrovato, directed by Carlo Mazzacurati.

Accorsi worked with Diane Kruger in Les Brigades du Tigre (2005) and with Julie Depardieu in La Faute à Fidel. He was featured in Un baiser s'il vous plaît in 2007 and its sequel Baciami ancora in 2010.

Personal life edit

Accorsi was engaged to Corsican supermodel Laetitia Casta. They have one son and one daughter together, Orlando, born on 21 September 2006 and Athena, born on 29 August 2009.

He is an agnostic.[2]

Filmography edit

Films edit

Year Title Role(s) Notes
1992 Brothers and Sisters Matteo
Un posto Antonio
1994 Weird Tales Trasgressive man Cameo appearance
1995 Facciamo paradiso Student Cameo appearance
1996 Jack Frusciante Left the Band Alex
Vesna Goes Fast The waiter
My Generation Agent Bonoli
1997 Naja Tonino
Little Teachers Gigi
1998 Radiofreccia Ivan "Freccia" Benassi
1999 Outlaw Horst Fantazzini
A Respectable Man Raffaele Della Valle
2000 April Captains Salgueiro Maia
2001 The Last Kiss Carlo
The Ignorant Fairies Michele
The Son's Room Tommaso
Santa Maradona Andrea Straniero
Tabloid Lorenzo
2002 A Journey Called Love Dino Campana
2004 An Italian Romance Giovanni
Ovunque sei Matteo
2005 Provincia meccanica Marco Battaglia
Romanzo Criminale Inspector Nicola Scialoja
2006 The Tiger Brigades Achille Bianchi
Blame It on Fidel Fernando
2007 Saturn in Opposition Antonio
Shall We Kiss? Claudio
Les deux mondes Antoine Geller
2008 Baby Blues Fabrizio
2009 Je ne dis pas non Matteo
2010 Kiss Me Again Carlo
Nous Trois Philippe Martin
2011 The Perfect Life Luca
Une nuit dans Paris Dr. Minutillo Short film
Tous les soleils Alessandro
Ruggine Adult Sandro
The Dirty Picture Abraham (voice) Italian voice-over
2013 L'arbitro Cruciani
A Five Star Life Andrea
Io non ti conosco Massimo Short film; also director
2014 Mafia and Red Tomatoes Filippo
2015 The Little Prince The Fox (voice) Italian voice-over
2016 Italian Race Loris De Martino
2017 Fortunata Patrizio
2018 Made in Italy Riko
There's No Place Like Home Paolo
2019 The Goddess of Fortune Arturo
Il campione Valerio Fioretti
2020 You Came Back Marco
2021 Marilyn's Eyes' Diego

Television edit

Year Title Role(s) Notes
1995 Voci notturne Rinaldo 4 episodes
1998 Più leggero non basta Marco Crescioni Television movie
1999 Come quando fuori piove Lidio Miniseries
2002 Il giovane Casanova Giacomo Casanova Television movie
2009 2009 Cannes Film Festival Himself / Presenter Annual ceremony
2012 Mafiosa Enzo Main role (season 4); 8 episodes
2013 Il clan dei camorristi Andrea Esposito Lead role
2015 1992 Leonardo Notte Lead role
2016 The Young Pope Italian Prime Minister Episode: "Episodio 6"
2017 1993 Leonardo Notte Lead role
2019 1994 Leonardo Notte Lead role
2021 Celebrity Hunted - Caccia all'uomo Himself / Contestant Reality show (season 2)
È andata cosí Himself Docuseries
2022 Vostro onore Vittorio Pagani Lead role
2023 Call My Agent - Italia Himself Season 1, episode 5[3]

Music videos edit

Year Title Artist(s) Notes
1995 "Senza averti qui" 883
"Una canzone d'amore"
2000 "L'ultimo bacio" Carmen Consoli
2007 "Passione" Neffa
2010 "Baciami ancora" Jovanotti

Awards edit

Year Nominated work Award Category Result Ref
Ciak d'oro 1999 Radiofreccia Ciak d'oro Best Actor Won [4]
2001 Le fate ignoranti and The Last Kiss Ciak d'oro Best Actor Won [5]
2013 A Five Star Life Ciak d'oro Best Supporting Actor Nominated [6]
2020 The Goddess of Fortune Ciak d'oro Best Actor Won [7]
2022 Marilyn ha gli occhi neri Ciak d'oro Best Actor Won [8]
David di Donatello 1999 Radiofreccia David di Donatello Best Actor Won [9]
2000 Ormai è fatta! David di Donatello Best Actor Nominated [9]
2001 L'ultimo bacio David di Donatello Best Actor Nominated [9]
2005 Provincia meccanica David di Donatello Best Actor Nominated [9]
2013 A Five Star Life David di Donatello Best Supporting Actor Nominated [9]
2017 Veloce come il vento David di Donatello Best Actor Won [9]
European Film Awards 2001 Le fate ignoranti Audience Award Best Actor Nominated
Flaiano Film Festival 2007 Saturn in Opposition Flaiano Prize Best Actor Won [10]
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists 2001 Le fate ignoranti Nastro d'Argento Best Actor Won
2006 Provincia meccanica Nastro d'Argento Best Actor Nominated
Venice Film Festival 2002 Un viaggio chiamato amore Volpi Cup Best Actor Won [11]

References edit

  1. ^ Passarin, Sara Greta (28 February 2022). "Chi è Stefano Accorsi: moglie Bianca Vitali, figli, ex moglie e fidanzate famose". True News. (in Italian). Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Stefano Accorsi". Aforismi.meglio.it. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  3. ^ Manca, Mario (20 January 2023). "Call My Agent Italia è il remake italiano migliore di sempre" [Call My Agent Italia Is the Best Italian Remake of All Time]. Vanity Fair Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  4. ^ Lancia, Enrico (2003). Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gremese Editore. ISBN 9788884402134. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  5. ^ "Ciak d'oro 2001". news.cinecitta.com. 21 July 2001. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Ciak d'oro 2013 al cinema italiano". gruppomondadori.it. 4 June 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  7. ^ "Ciak d'Oro 2020: i vincitori". ciakmagazine.it. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  8. ^ "Ciak d'Oro 2022, le classifiche finali". ciakmagazine.it. 15 December 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  9. ^ a b c d e f "Ente David di Donatello – Accademia del Cinema Italiano". Daviddidonatello.it. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
  10. ^ "Flaiano Film Festival". Premiflaiano.it. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
  11. ^ "La Biennale di Venezia – The awards of the Venice Film Festival". Labiennale.org. Retrieved 23 January 2011.

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