Fabrizio Gifuni (born 16 July 1966) is an Italian stage, film and television actor. He won two
Silver Ribbons and two
David di Donatello Award.
Life and career
Born in
Rome
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, the son of the politician
Gaetano
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, Gifuni enrolled at the
Silvio D'Amico National Academy of Dramatic Art, graduating in 1992.
He made his film debut in 1996, in ''La bruttina stagionata''.
Two years later he had his
breakout role as Pelaia in
Gianni Amelio's ''
The Way We Laughed'', then in 1999 he received a nomination for Best Actor at the
David di Donatello for his performance in ''
A Love''.
In 2002 Gifuni was appointed
EFP Shooting Star at the
Berlin International Film Festival
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for his performance in
Giuseppe Bertolucci's ''
Probably Love''.
In 2003 thanks to his performance in ''
The Best of Youth'' he received his second nomination for
David di Donatello and won the
Nastro d'Argento
The (plural: ''Nastri d'Argento''; English: Silver Ribbon) is an Italian film award, held since 1946 by the ''Sindacato Nazionale Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani'' (Italian National Union of Film Journalists). Awards are given annually in ...
for
Best Actor along with the rest of the male cast.
He received a third nomination for
David di Donatello in 2012, for
Marco Tullio Giordana's ''
Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy''.
In 2014 he won the
David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actor and the
Nastro d'Argento for Best Actor for his role in ''
Human Capital
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''.
In 2023 he won the
David di Donatello for Best Actor for his role of
Aldo Moro
Aldo Moro (; 23 September 1916 – 9 May 1978) was an Italian statesman and prominent member of Christian Democracy (Italy), Christian Democracy (DC) and its centre-left wing. He served as prime minister of Italy in five terms from December 1963 ...
in
Marco Bellocchio's ''
Exterior Night''.
Personal life
Gifuni is married to actress
Sonia Bergamasco, since 2000. They have two daughters.
[Giorgio Dell’Arti, Massimo Parrini. ''Catalogo dei viventi''. Marsilio, 2009. .]
He was son of politician
Gaetano Gifuni, former Secretary General of the
Italian President from 1992 to 2006 and former
Minister for Parliamentary Relations in 1987.
Filmography
Film
Television
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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1966 births
People of Apulian descent
People of Sicilian descent
Male actors from Rome
Italian male stage actors
Italian male film actors
Italian male television actors
Living people
21st-century Italian male actors
Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico alumni
Nastro d'Argento winners
David di Donatello winners