Cesare Adolfo Bocci (born 13 September 1957) is an Italian actor. Born in

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, he has acted in films and on stage, but is best known for his performance as Mimi Augello to

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's Salvo Montalbano in the television series '' Il Commissario Montalbano''. He attended acting school in his home town of Camporotondo di Fiastrone, where he was a founding member of Compagnia della Rancia of

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which produced theatre plays. Moving to

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, he has had continued success across theatre, cinema and television. He made his cinema debut in 1990, in Silvio Soldini's ''

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''. After success in ''Il Commissario Montalbano'', he played the role of the doctor Antonio Strains in the first two seasons of ''

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''. In 2007 he starred in the TV mini series ''Io e Mamma'', and in 2008 played Sergio Danieli in ''Terapia d'urgenza''. In the theatre, during 2006 and 2007 he played the role of Oscar in the Italian version of ''

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'', alongside Lorella Cuccarini. In 2008 in Camerino he played in the re-enactment of ''Corsa ala spada e Palio'' as the Duke Da Varano. In 2011/2 he starred in Massimo Romeo Piparo's adaptation of the famous

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musical adaptation of the French play '' La Cage Aux Folles''. In 2012, he debuted as a television presenter on

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show ''Il giallo e il nero''. In October 2013, he was lead presenter of ''

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'' together with

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and

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