Antonello Fassari (4 October 1952 – 5 April 2025) was an Italian actor and comedian.

Life and career

Antonello Fassari was born in

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, where he practiced

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at a competitive level until age 18. In the mid-1970s he attended the Silvio D'Amico National Academy of Dramatic Arts, and then Teatro Laboratorio in 1977 under director by Luca Ronconi, with whom he later worked in numerous stage plays. Occasionally a singer-songwriter, in 1984 he composed one of the first Italian rap songs, "Roma di notte". After several roles on stage, television, and in films, his breakout came in 1991 with the Rai Tre variety show . In 2000, Antonello Fassari made his directorial debut with the comedy film , which was a resounding flop at the box office. From 2006 to 2014, Fassari was part of the leading cast in the Italian television series '' I Cesaroni''. Fassari considered himself Roman Catholic. He died in Rome on 5 April 2025, at the age of 72.Morto Antonello Fassari, attore di “Avanzi” e “Cesaroni”

Selected filmography

* '' Fatto su misura'' (1985) * '' Italian Postcards'' (1987) * '' Casa mia, casa mia...'' (1988) * '' Le finte bionde'' (1989) * '' Valentina'' (1989) * '' Dark Illness'' (1990) * '' Faccione'' (1991) * '' The Invisible Wall'' (1991) * '' Count Max'' (1991) * '' Un'altra vita'' (1992) * '' Sognando la California'' (1992) * '' State Secret'' (1995) * '' Waiters'' (1995) * '' Who Killed Pasolini?'' (1995) * '' Selvaggi'' (1995) * '' Celluloide'' (1996) * '' E adesso sesso'' (2001) * '' Love Returns'' (2004) * ''

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'' (2005) * '' The Goodbye Kiss'' (2006) * ''

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'' (2007) * '' Box Office 3D: The Filmest of Films'' (2011) * '' The Move of The Penguin'' (2013) * ''

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'' (2015) * ''

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'' (2016) * '' All You Need Is Crime'' (2019) * '' L'agenzia dei bugiardi'' (2019) * '' Flaminia'' (2024)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fassari, Antonello 1952 births 2025 deaths Male actors from Rome Italian male stage actors Italian male film actors Italian male television actors Italian male comedians Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico alumni Comedians from Rome Italian Roman Catholics