Carlo Buccirosso (born 7 July 1954) is an Italian actor, theatre director and playwright. As an actor, he's best known for his roles in comedy films, especially the ones by

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and

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, in which he's often typecast as a stereotypical lower middle-class Neapolitan man. For his performance as corrupt politician Paolo Cirino Pomicino in Paolo Sorrentino's ''

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'' (2008) he received critical praise and was nominated to David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actor. Buccirosso also appeared in Sorrentino's '' The Great Beauty'' (2013) and in popular TV series ''

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'' (2006—2008) as Peppino Esposito. In 2014, he won the

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for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in crime-comedy '' Song'e Napule'' (2013). The following year, he won the David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in comedy ''

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'' (2015).

Filmography

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Television

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Buccirosso, Carlo Theatre people from Naples 1954 births Living people 20th-century Italian dramatists and playwrights David di Donatello winners Italian male dramatists and playwrights Italian male film actors Italian male stage actors Italian male television actors Nastro d'Argento winners Italian theatre directors Male actors from Naples 20th-century Italian male writers Ciak d'oro winners