Emilio Solfrizzi (born 5 April 1962) is an Italian actor and comedian.
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| Born | 5 April 1962 |
| Occupation | actor |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Life and career edit
Born in Bari, in 1985 Solfrizzi graduated in performing arts at the Bologna University.[1][2] Shortly later he formed a comedy duo with his former classmate Antonio Stornaiolo, Toti e Tata, who had a good success on stages all over Italy.[1][2] In the second half of the 1990s he appeared, still in couple with Starnaiolo, in the variety show Striscia la notizia with the successful character of Linguetta, then he started a solo career as actor and comedian.[1]
In 2011, Solfrizzi won the Nastro d'Argento for best original song as the composer and singer of "Amami di più", main theme of the comedy film Se sei così ti dico sì.[3]
Selected filmography edit
- La stazione (1990)
- Selvaggi (1995)
- Marriages (1998)
- Outlaw (1999)
- Free the Fish (2000)
- El Alamein: The Line of Fire (2002)
- Forever (2003)
- Agata and the Storm (2004)
- Luisa Sanfelice (2004)
- Our Land (2006)
- 2061: An Exceptional Year (2007)
- Men vs. Women (2010)
- Women vs. Men (2011)
- Se sei così, ti dico sì (2011)
- Mi rifaccio vivo (2013)
- A Fairy-Tale Wedding (2014)
References edit
- ^ a b c Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano: Gli artisti. Gli attori dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Volume 3. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN 8884402697.
- ^ a b Giorgio Dell’Arti, Massimo Parrini. Catalogo dei viventi. Marsilio, 2009. ISBN 978-88-317-9599-9.
- ^ "Habemus Nastri". Il Sole 24 Ore. 25 June 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2014.