Sergio Solli (19 November 1944 – 3 February 2023) was an Italian actor and stage director.
Life and career Born in Naples, Solli was originally a hairdresser who acted in small amateur dramatics as a hobby, but his career had a turning point in the 1970s after a successful audition with Eduardo De Filippo; he stayed with his stage for numerous years, also appearing in several De Filippo's television works.
Solli was also a theatre director, and worked on stage with the companies of Carlo Giuffrè, Mariano Rigillo, Roberto De Simone, among others. In cinema he had a busy career as a character actor, both in dramatic and comedic roles, and is best remembered for his roles in Luciano De Crescenzo's films.
Solli died on 3 February 2023, at the age of 78.
Selected filmography No Thanks, Coffee Makes Me Nervous (1982) A Joke of Destiny (1983) Petomaniac (1983) Così parlò Bellavista (1984) Il mistero di Bellavista (1985) Stregati (1986) 'O Re (1988) 32 dicembre (1988) Death of a Neapolitan Mathematician (1992) Ciao, Professore! (1992) Il Postino: The Postman (1994) A spasso nel tempo – L'avventura continua (1997) E adesso sesso (2001) Pater Familias (2003) Salty Air (2006) La seconda volta non si scorda mai (2008) Come Undone (2009) The Wholly Family (2011) Kryptonite! (2011) Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy (2011) To Rome with Love (2012) I Can Quit Whenever I Want (2014) I Can Quit Whenever I Want: Ad Honorem (2017)
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