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 (comic monologues caricaturing stock characters). He made his stage debut in 1954, in the revue Tutto fa Broadway. He later focused his stage activity on plays and shows related to Roman culture, often collaborating with Mario Scaccia. In 1980, he founded the Ettore Petrolini Study Centre in Rome.
Fiorentini appeared in numerous films, mostly comedies, sometimes even collaborating on the screenplays. He was also a television author and actor, a singer and a successful composer. He died from the after-effects of an intracerebral hemorrhage.
Partial filmography
Maracatumba... ma non è una rumba! (1949) - sor du fodere', l'intrattenitore Anthony of Padua (1949, writer) Viva il cinema! (1952) - Tonino A Mother Returns (1952, writer) Giovinezza (1952, writer) Good Folk's Sunday (1953) - Vincenzo Ci troviamo in galleria (1953) - Pippo Café chantant (1953) - Se stesso / Himself Cento serenate (1954) - Don Alfonso detto Fofò Le vacanze del sor Clemente (1955) - Mr. Cheri I pinguini ci guardano (1956) The Traffic Policeman (1960) - Padre di Otello (voice, uncredited) Paris, My Love (1962) - Claudio Nesti Carmen di Trastevere (1962) - Carmen's Guitar Player Canzoni a tempo di twist (1962) The Monk of Monza (1963) - Smilzo, un bravo Gli onorevoli (1963) - Professore I ragazzi dell'hully-gully (1964) Lo scippo (1965) How We Robbed the Bank of Italy (1966) - Romoletto, detto 'Il Genio del Male' Non faccio la guerra, faccio l'amore (1966) The Tiger and the Pussycat (1967) - Tazio Soldati e capelloni (1967) - Direttore del locale notturno Play-Boy (1967) - Tailor Mr. Kinky (1968) - Luigi Donne... botte e bersaglieri (1968) - Porter The Black Sheep (1968) - Bertieri The Two Crusaders (1968) - Ciccio counselor Il ragazzo che sorride (1969) - House-painter Zenabel (1969) - Cecco Gli infermieri della mutua (1969) - Marchese Renostowski Oh dolci baci e languide carezze (1970) La ragazza del prete (1970) I due maggiolini più matti del mondo (1970) - Il Giglio Er Più – storia d'amore e di coltello (1971) - Ignazio, il 'frascataro' Storia di fifa e di coltello - Er seguito d'er più (1972) - Er Frascataro Anche se volessi lavorare, che faccio? (1972) - Pasquina's Uncle La Tosca (1973) - Spoletta Teresa the Thief (1973) - Alvaro - Ciancastorta La notte dell'ultimo giorno (1973) Buona parte di Paolina (1973) Farfallon (1974) - Leonardo Tutto in comune (1974) Che notte quella notte! (1977) - Bernardino The Nurse on a Military Tour (1977) - Warrant Officer at the depot Ride bene... chi ride ultimo (1977) - Cardinal (segment "Prete per forza") Last Feelings (1978) - Anselmo Tanto va la gatta al lardo... (1978) - Friend of Dino / Oreste Ridendo e scherzando (1978) - Peppino Ciao cialtroni! (1979) L'assistente sociale tutto pepe (1981) - 'Monsignore' La Storia (1986, TV Movie) - Cucchiarelli Captain Fracassa's Journey (1990) - Pietro Only You (1994) - Old Man Un bugiardo in paradiso (1998) The Missing (1999) - Cardinal Valetti Gente di Roma (2003)
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