Ennio Fantastichini (20 February 1955 – 1 December 2018) was an Italian actor.

Life and career

Born in Gallese,

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, Fantastichini studied acting at the Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico. His

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was Tommaso Scalia in

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's 1990 movie '' Open Doors'', a role that gave him a

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, a

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and a special

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as European Discovery of the Year. In 2010, for his performance in

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's '' Loose Cannons'', he won a

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for best supporting actor and a second

in the same category. Fantastichini died of

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in Naples on 1 December 2018, at the age of 63.Morto Ennio Fantastichini: l’attore stroncato dalla leucemia
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Selected filmography

*1983: ''Fuori dal giorno'' *1984: ''Il ragazzo di Ebalus'' - Terrorist *1985: '' Big Deal After 20 Years'' - Domenico *1988: '' The Camels'' - Pino *1989: ''

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'' - Enrico Fermi *1990: '' Open Doors'' - Tommaso Scalia *1990: '' A Violent Life'' - Cosimo De Medici *1990: '' The Station'' - Danilo *1991: '' The Professional Secrets of Dr. Apfelgluck'' - Alain *1991: '' A Simple Story'' - Police Chief *1991: ''18 anni tra una settimana'' - Nicola *1991: ''Mezzaestate'' *1992: ''Caldo soffocante'' - Giuliano Ferrini *1992: '' Gangsters'' - Giulio *1993: ''La bionda'' - Alberto *1994: '' The True Life of Antonio H.'' *1995: '' Vendetta'' - Don Tommaso *1996: '' August Vacation'' - Ruggero Mazzalupi *1997: '' Arlette'' - Angelo Mascarpone *1997: '' Other Men'' - Loris Corbi *1997: ''

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'' - Giulio Stucchi *1998: '' Viol@'' - Mittler (voice) *1998: ''Vite in sospeso'' - Dario *1998: ''Per tutto il tempo che ci resta'' - Judge Giorgio Nappi *1999: '' Il corpo dell'anima'' - Mauro *1999: ''Senza movente'' - Toni Aragona *2000: '' Against the Wind'' - Leo *2000: '' Joseph of Nazareth'' (TV Movie) - Herodes *2000: '' St. Paul the Apostle'' - (TV Movie) - Peter *2001: ''Come si fa un Martini'' - Paolo *2002: ''Sei come sei'' (2002) - Nico ("Appuntamento al buio") *2002: ''Rosa Funzeca'' - Capitone *2002: ''

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'' (TV Mini-Series) - Joseph Bonaparte *2003: '' At the End of the Night'' - Bruno *2005: '' Karol: A Man Who Became Pope'' (TV Movie) - Maciej Nowak *2007: '' Saturn in Opposition'' - Sergio *2007: ''

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'' - Carlo Matera *2007: ''Prova a volare'' - Pietro *2007: ''Peopling the Palaces at Venaria Reale'' - Marchese di Caraglio *2008: '' Two Fists, One Heart'' - Joe Argo *2009: '' Fort Apache Napoli'' - Sindaco Cassano *2009: '' The Red Shadows'' - Varga *2009: '' I, Don Giovanni'' - Antonio Salieri *2009: ''

Purple Sea ''Purple Sea'' () is a 2009 Italian Romance film, romance drama film directed by Donatella Maiorca. It is based on the non-fiction novel ''Minchia di re'' written by Giacomo Pilati. The film premiered at the 2009 Rome Film Festival. It was nominat ...

'' - Salvatore *2009: ''La cosa giusta'' - Duccio Monti *2009: '' Il mostro di Firenze'' (TV Mini-Series) - Renzo Rontini *2010: '' Loose Cannons'' - Vincenzo Cantone *2011: '' All at Sea'' - Il suicida *2011: '' The Arrival of Wang'' - Curti *2012: '' Cherry on the Cake'' - M. Faysal *2012: ''Il pasticciere'' - Avvocato *2012: ''Breve storia di lunghi tradimenti'' - Gianfilippo Brandi *2013: ''

Studio illegale ''Studio illegale'' () is a 2013 Italian comedy film co-written and directed by Umberto Carteni and starring Fabio Volo. It is based on a novel with the same name by Federico Baccomo. Plot The lawyer Andrea Campi, in order to make a career, neglec ...

'' - Giuseppe Sobreroni *2013: '' The Move of The Penguin'' - Ottavio *2014: '' Do You Remember Me?'' - Amedeo *2014: '' Do You See Me?'' - Dr. Ripamonti *2015: '' Me, Myself and Her'' - Sergio *2016: ''La stoffa dei sogni'' - De Caro *2016: ''Caffè'' - Enrico *2017: ''Una famiglia'' - Giorgio *2017: '' The Music of Silence'' - zio Giovanni *2018: ''Fabrizio De André - Principe libero'' - Giuseppe De André *2019: '' Citizens of the World'' - Attilio (Posthumous release and final film role)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fantastichini, Ennio 1955 births 2018 deaths People from the Province of Viterbo Male actors from Lazio Italian male stage actors Nastro d'Argento winners Italian male film actors Italian male television actors David di Donatello winners Ciak d'oro winners Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico alumni European Film Awards winners (people) Deaths from leukemia in Italy Deaths from cancer in Campania Deaths from acute myeloid leukemia