Alberto Lionello (12 July 1930 – 14 July 1994) was an Italian actor, voice actor, singer and television presenter.

Life and career

Born in

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into a family of Venetian origins, after studying acting at the

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Lionello started his career in 1949, in the stage company of Antonio Gandusio. He got his first personal success in the stage play '' La pulce all' orecchio'' in 1951, then for several years he was part in the

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' stage company.Dario Salvatori. "Lionello, Alberto". Gino Castaldo (ed.). ''Dizionario della canzone italiana''. Curcio Editore, 1990. Lionello had his breakout in 1960 as presenter of the

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Saturday night musical show ''

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'' together with

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and

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. He also performed the opening theme song "La la la", which became a hit ranking 13th on the Italian hit parade.Dario Salvatori. "Lionello, Alberto". Gino Castaldo (ed.). ''Dizionario della canzone italiana''. Curcio Editore, 1990. In 1961 he started a 7-years-long collaboration with the Teatro Stabile in Genoa, where he got large critical acclaim, particularly for his performances in ''

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'', which he later also played in a television adaptation, and in

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's ''

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'', which he performed in 33 countries including in

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. Lionello had a long relationship, from 1978 until his death, with the actress

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. His daughter Gea is also an actress.

Selected filmography

* ''

Of Life and Love ''Of Life and Love'' () is a 1954 Italian comedy film directed by Aldo Fabrizi, Giorgio Pastina, Mario Soldati and Luigi Zampa. Plot The film tells four episodes from stories written by Luigi Pirandello (from the work: ''Novelle per un anno'') ...

'' (1956) * '' Ricordati di Napoli'' (1958) * ''

Mia nonna poliziotto ''Mia nonna poliziotto'' (i.e. "My Grandma a Policewoman") is a 1958 Italian comedy film directed by Steno (director), Steno and starring Tina Pica. Plot The old grandmother Tina arrives in town to attend the wedding of his nephew Alberto with ...

'' (1958) * ''

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'' (1960) * '' Mariti a congresso'' (1961) * '' Cacciatori di dote'' (1961) * ''

Operation Gold Ingot ''Operation Gold Ingot'' (, ) is a 1962 French-Italian heist film directed by Georges Lautner and starring Martine Carol. It is based on a novel by M.G. Braun.Marco Giusti. ''007 all'italiana''. Isbn Edizioni, 2010. . Plot Cast * Martine Car ...

'' (1962) * '' Love in Four Dimensions'' (1964) * '' Una voglia da morire'' (1965) * '' I soldi'' (1965) * ''

La coscienza di Zeno ''Zeno's Conscience'' ( ) is a novel by Italian writer Italo Svevo. The main character is Zeno Cosini, and the book is the fictional character's memoirs that he keeps because his psychoanalyst recommended to do so in order to overcome his illnes ...

'' (1966) * ''

The Birds, the Bees and the Italians ''The Birds, the Bees and the Italians'' (, literally "Ladies and Gentlemen") is a 1966 italian film directed by Pietro Germi. The film shared the Grand Prix with '' A Man and a Woman'' at the 1966 Cannes Film Festival. It was later selected ...

'' (1966) * ''

Oblomov ''Oblomov'' (, ) is the second novel by Russian writer Ivan Goncharov, first published in 1859. Ilya Ilyich Oblomov is the central character of the novel, portrayed as the ultimate incarnation of the superfluous man, a symbolic character in 19th ...

'' (1966) * '' Che notte, ragazzi!'' (1966) * '' Knock o Il trionfo della medicina'' (1967) * ''

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'' (1968) * '' Se te lo raccontassi'' (1968) * '' Togli le gambe dal parabrezza'' (1969) * '' Il killer'' (1969) * '' Porcile'' (1969) * '' Diary of a Telephone Operator'' (1969) * '' Orfeo in Paradiso'' (1971) * ''

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'' (1973) * ''

How Funny Can Sex Be? ''Sessomatto'' ("Sex Nut"), internationally released as ''How Funny Can Sex Be?'', is a 1973 Italian anthology erotic comedy film directed by Dino Risi. All the segments have sex and sexual perversions as their main theme. The film was a commerci ...

'' (1973) * '' Till Marriage Do Us Part'' (1974) * '' The Peaceful Age'' (1974) * '' Sex with a Smile'' (1976) * '' Sex with a Smile II'' (1976) * ''

L'Italia s'è rotta ''L'Italia s'è rotta'' ("Italy is broken") is a 1976 Italian comedy film directed by Steno. Plot The two Sicilian Peppe Truzzoliti and Antonio Mancuso decide, after a misadventure with some mafia drug dealers, to leave the cold and racist Tu ...

'' (1976) * ''

Al piacere di rivederla ''Al piacere di rivederla'' is a 1976 Italian giallo-comedy film directed by Marco Leto. It is based on the novel ''Ritratto di provincia in rosso'' by Paolo Levi. Cast * Ugo Tognazzi: Mario Aldara * Françoise Fabian: Viviana Bonfigli * Miou-Mi ...

'' (1976) * '' The Peaceful Age'' (1976) * ''

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'' (1976) * '' Black Journal'' (1977) * ''

The Virgo, the Taurus and the Capricorn ''La vergine, il toro e il capricorno'' (internationally released as ''The Virgo, the Taurus and the Capricorn'', ''Erotic Exploits of a Sexy Seducer'', ''Not Tonight Darling'' (not to be confused with the 1971 British drama ''Not Tonight, Darlin ...

'' (1977) * '' Castigo'' (1977) * '' Riavanti... Marsch!'' (1979) * '' Sarto per signora'' (1979) * '' Dream of a Summer Night'' (1983)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lionello, Alberto 1930 births 1994 deaths Male actors from Milan Mass media people from Milan People of Venetian descent Italian male film actors Italian male television actors Italian male voice actors Italian male stage actors Italian male radio actors Italian television presenters Deaths from cancer in Lazio 20th-century Italian male actors 20th-century Italian male singers