Alessandro Siani (born Alessandro Esposito on 17 September 1975) is an Italian actor, director, screenwriter and
stand-up comedian
Stand-up comedy is a performance directed to a live audience, where the performer stands on a stage and delivers humorous and satirical monologues sometimes incorporating physical acts. These performances are typically composed of rehear ...
.
Life and career
Born in
Naples
Naples ( ; ; ) is the Regions of Italy, regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 908,082 within the city's administrative limits as of 2025, while its Metropolitan City of N ...
, Siani formed at the Tunnel Cabaret's acting laboratory in his hometown.
In 1995, shortly after having won the "Charlot Prize" as best comedian, he decided to adopt the stage name Siani in honour of the journalist and
victim
Giancarlo Siani.
After being part of the comedy trio "A Testa in giù" and after having appeared in a number of variety shows, he got his first success in 2004 as a stand-up comedian with the stage show ''Fiesta''.
Siani made his film debut in 2006 in the romantic comedy ''Ti lascio perché ti amo troppo'', and following a few other roles he had his
breakout in 2010 with the box office hit ''
Benvenuti al Sud
''Benvenuti al Sud'' () is a 2010 comedy film directed by Luca Miniero and a remake of the 2008 French film ''Welcome to the Sticks''. The film was dedicated to Angelo Vassallo, an Italian mayor murdered for his anti-crime campaign. '', which also got him a nomination for
David di Donatello
The David di Donatello Awards, named after Donatello's ''David (Donatello, bronze), David'', a symbolic statue of the Italian Renaissance, are film awards given out each year by the ''Accademia del Cinema Italiano'' (the Academy of Italian Cin ...
for
Best Supporting Actor.
In 2013 he debuted as director with ''
The Unlikely Prince''.
Filmography
Director
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The Unlikely Prince'' (2013)
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Si accettano miracoli'' (2015)
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Mr. Happiness'' (2017)
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The Most Beautiful Day in the World'' (2019)
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Who Framed Santa Claus?'' (2021)
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Needing a Friend?'' (2023)
*''Big Family'' (2024)
*''Io e te dobbiamo parlare'' (2024)
Actor
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Ti lascio perché ti amo troppo'' (2006)
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Natale a New York'' (2006)
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Natale in crociera'' (2007)
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La seconda volta non si scorda mai
''La seconda volta non si scorda mai'' (The Second Time Is Never Forgotten) is a 2008 Italian romantic comedy film directed by Francesco Ranieri Martinotti and starring Alessandro Siani and Elisabetta Canalis. The theme song, "O munn va", by Pi ...
'' (2008)
*''
Benvenuti al Sud
''Benvenuti al Sud'' () is a 2010 comedy film directed by Luca Miniero and a remake of the 2008 French film ''Welcome to the Sticks''. The film was dedicated to Angelo Vassallo, an Italian mayor murdered for his anti-crime campaign. '' (2010)
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The Worst Week of My Life'' (2011)
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Benvenuti al Nord'' (2012) (actor)
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The Unlikely Prince'' (2013)
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Si accettano miracoli'' (2015)
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Mr. Happiness'' (2017)
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The Most Beautiful Day in the World'' (2019)
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Who Framed Santa Claus?'' (2021)
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Needing a Friend?'' (2023)
*''Big Family'' (2024)
*''Io e te dobbiamo parlare'' (2024)
Producer
* ''
Troppo Napoletano'' (2016) (producer)
Literary works
* 2010 - ''Un napoletano come me...e che t'o dico a fà!'',
Rizzoli (100k copies sold)
* 2013 - ''Non si direbbe che sei napoletano'',
Mondadori
Arnoldo Mondadori Editore () is the biggest publishing company in Italy.
History
The company was founded in 1907 in Ostiglia by 18-year-old Arnoldo Mondadori who began his publishing career with the publication of the magazine ''Luce!''. In 19 ...
(Best Seller)
* 2013 - ''L'Italia abusiva. Viaggio comico in un paese diversamente autorizzato'' (Best Seller)
* 2015 - ''Troppo napoletano'', Mondadori
* 2019 -
Napolitudine. ''Dialoghi sulla vita, la felicità e la smania 'e turnà'', with
Luciano De Crescenzo
Luciano De Crescenzo (; 18 August 1928 – 18 July 2019) was an Italians, Italian writer, film actor, director and engineer.
Biography
Born in Naples, he grew up with actor Bud Spencer. De Crescenzo graduated in engineering and worked for IBM ...
,
Milan
Milan ( , , ; ) is a city in northern Italy, regional capital of Lombardy, the largest city in Italy by urban area and the List of cities in Italy, second-most-populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of nea ...
o, Mondadori. . (Ranked for over ten weeks)
References
External links
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Film people from Naples
1975 births
Living people
21st-century Italian male actors
Italian male film actors
Italian stand-up comedians
Italian television personalities
Italian male stage actors
Male actors from Naples
Italian male comedians
Comedians from Naples
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