Andrea Pennacchi (born 11 October 1969) is an Italian actor, playwright, theater director, and author.

Biography

Pennacchi was born in

Padua Padua ( ) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) in Veneto, northern Italy, and the capital of the province of Padua. The city lies on the banks of the river Bacchiglione, west of Venice and southeast of Vicenza, and has a population of 20 ...

. In his youth, he was a rugby player. He graduated with a degree in modern languages and literature at the

University of Padua The University of Padua (, UNIPD) is an Italian public research university in Padua, Italy. It was founded in 1222 by a group of students and teachers from the University of Bologna, who previously settled in Vicenza; thus, it is the second-oldest ...

. He had also trained to be a pilot through the

Italian Air Force The Italian Air Force (; AM, ) is the air force of the Italy, Italian Republic. The Italian Air Force was founded as an independent service arm on 28 March 1923 by Victor Emmanuel III of Italy, King Victor Emmanuel III as the ("Royal Air Force ...

. While a university student, he took a theater course and became interested in acting. He worked as an assistant to director Gigi Dall'Aglio and learned the fundamentals of directing and writing for theater. He wrote and performed the shows ''Eroi'' in 2011 and ''Villan People'' in 2013. In November 2024, he published a

historical mystery The historical mystery or historical whodunit is a subgenre of two literary genres, historical fiction and mystery fiction. These works are set in a time period considered historical from the author's perspective, and the central plot involves th ...

novel, ''Se la rosa non avesse il suo nome''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

Bibliography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pennacchi, Andrea 1969 births Living people 21st-century Italian male actors 21st-century Italian male writers 21st-century Italian novelists Male actors from Padua Italian male film actors Italian male novelists Italian male stage actors Italian male television actors University of Padua alumni Writers from Padua