Ettore Bassi, full name Ettore Francesco Maria Bassi (born 16 April 1970), is an Italian actor and television presenter.

Biography

Having loved magic since he was a child, he decided to study to become a magician and began to work as an

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in tourist villages. At the age of 19 he started his training as an actor attending the Acting School at Tangram Teatro di Torino. In 1992 he participated in the TV program ''Il più bello d'Italia'', winning the title as the best talent. In 1993 he debuted as a television presenter in the TV program of Rai 1, ''La Banda dello Zecchino''. In 1994 he started his career as an actor in the TV miniseries '' Italian Restaurant'', directed by

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. Since then and for many years he has been alternating his work between television presenter and actor of fiction, photo-romances, cinema, and theatre. In 2000, alongside

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, he presented the Jubilee

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, broadcast all over the world. He became famous in Italy playing the role of Marshal Andrea Ferri in the TV series ''

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'' from 2002 to 2005. In 2003 he won the title of Telegrolla d'oro as the best actor of Italian fiction. In 2005 he received the Agesp Prize for the Best TV Fiction at the Busto Arsizio Film Festival. In the same year he tried his hand at car racing, following his passion for motoring, inherited from his father. This passion he has for the sport has garnered for him some success. In 2005 he played in the TV miniseries '' Imperium: Saint Peter'', directed by

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, and ''

'', directed by

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. From 2006 to 2007, he played the role of the paediatrician Corrado Milani in the TV series '' Nati ieri'', bringing to this character some features of his own, like playing magic tricks to children. In 2007, alongside

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, he played the role of Giorgio Piromallo in the TV miniseries '' St. Giuseppe Moscati: Doctor to the Poor'', directed by Giacomo Campiotti. In the same year he played the role of

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in the TV miniseries Clare and Francis, directed by

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. In 2008 he received the Sant'Antonio International Award for the Television category for this interpretation. In 2009 he played the protagonist in the TV mini-series ''Mal'aria''. In 2010 it was announced that he would be the successor of Kaspar Capparoni in the Austrian-Italian police TV series ''

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''. He played in the 14th and 15th season of the TV series ''Inspector Rex'' where he interpreted the role of Inspector Davide Rivera. In 2014 he played in the movie ''Maldamore'', then he performed in TV series '' Fuoriclasse'' and ''È arrivata la felicità''. In 2015, along with his daughters, he presented the TV program ''Quando Mamma non c'è''. Alongside television work, he was involved with the theatre, playing in performances, such as ''Il muro'' (''The Wall''), a small rock opera inspired by

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's music, ''Trappola mortale'' (''Deathtrap''), for which he won the Charlot Theatre Prize in 2015, ''L'amore migliora la vita'', ''Il sindaco pescatore''. In 2016 he received the Monopoli City Prize for the Performance category. In 2017 he played in the stage musical ''The Bodyguard - Guardia del corpo'', where he interpreted the role of Frank Farmer, who in the original film of 1992 was

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Filmography

Cinema

* '' What Girls Never Say'', directed by

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(2000) * ''La regina degli scacchi'', directed by Claudia Florio (2001) * ''Promessa d'amore'', directed by Ugo Fabrizio Giordani (2004) * '' Taxi Lovers'', directed by Luigi Di Fiore (2005) * ''Forget You Not'' (''Per non dimenticarti''), directed by Mariantonia Avati (2006) * '' This Night Is Still Ours'' ('' Questa notte è ancora nostra''), directed by

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and

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(2008) * ''La vita dispari'', directed by Luca Fantasia (2011) * ''Maldamore'', directed by Angelo Longoni (2014) * ''Finché giudice non ci separi'', directed by Toni Fornari e Andrea Maia (2018)

Television

* '' Italian Restaurant'', directed by

- TV miniseries, episode 1x06 (1994) * '' I ragazzi del muretto 3'' - TV series (1996) * '' Il maresciallo Rocca 1'' - TV series, episode 1x07 (1996) * ''Un posto al sole'' - soap opera (1997) * ''

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'' - TV series, episode 1x27 (1999) * ''Casa famiglia'', directed by Riccardo Donna - TV series (2001-2003) * ''

'' - TV series (2002-2005) * '' Imperium: Saint Peter'' (''San Pietro''), directed by

- TV miniseries (2005) * ''

'', directed by

- TV miniseries (2005) * '' Der Todestunnel'', directed by

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- TV film (2005) * '' Nati ieri'', directed by Carmine Elia,

, and

- TV series (2006-2007) * '' St. Giuseppe Moscati: Doctor to the Poor'' (''Giuseppe Moscati - L'amore che guarisce''), directed by

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- TV miniseries (2007) * '' Clare and Francis'' (''Chiara e Francesco''), directed by Fabrizio Costa - TV miniseries (2007) * ''Bakhita'', directed by Giacomo Campiotti - TV miniseries (2009) * ''Mal'aria'', directed by

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- TV miniseries (2009) * ''Il sorteggio'', directed by Giacomo Campiotti - TV film (2010) * '' Pius XII: Under the Roman Sky'' (''Sotto il cielo di Roma''), directed by Christian Duguay - TV miniseries (2010) * ''

'' (''Rex'') - TV series (2012-2013) * ''Un matrimonio'', directed by

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- TV miniseries, episode 1x06 (2014) * '' Fuoriclasse'', directed by Riccardo Donna and Tiziana Aristarco - TV series (2014-2015) * ''A testa alta - I martiri di Fiesole'', directed by Maurizio Zaccaro - TV film (2014) * ''È arrivata la felicità'', directed by

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and Francesco Vicario - TV series (2015) * ''Boris Giuliano - Un poliziotto a Palermo'', directed by

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- TV miniseries (2016) * ''

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'', directed by Carmine Elia - TV series (2017-2019) * ''L'isola di Pietro'', directed by

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- TV series (2018)

Short films

* ''Io ti voglio bene assai'', directed by Fernando Muraca (2006) * ''Pentito'', directed by Marcello Conte (2006) * ''Sali e Tabacchi'', directed by Fabio Di Credico and Tommy Dibari (2006) * ''Detenuto senza colpa'', directed by Andrea Costantini (2015)

Advertising

* ''Shampoo Johnson'' (1992) * ''Telecom'' (1994-1996) * ''Unica 5'' (2009) * ''Nurith'', directed by Andrea Costantini (2012)

Dubbing

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in ''

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Theatre

* ''Uno sguardo dal ponte'', directed by Teodoro Cassano (1996/1998) * ''Adorabili amici'', written by Carole Greep, directed by Patrick Rossi Gastaldi (2008) * ''La grande cena'', directed by Camilla Cuparo (2009) * ''Banda (dis)armata'', directed by Roberto Marafante (2010) * ''Il muro'', directed by Angelo Longoni (2013) * ''Trappola Mortale'', directed by Ennio Coltorti (2013/2015) * ''L'amore migliora la vita'', directed by Angelo Longoni (2015/2017) * ''Il sindaco pescatore'', directed by Enrico Maria Lamanna (2015/2019) * ''Miles Gloriosus'', directed by Cristiano Roccamo (2016) * ''The Bodyguard - Guardia del corpo, il Musical'', directed by Federico Bellone (2017) * ''Anfitrione'', directed by Cristiano Roccamo (2017) * ''Pseudolo'', directed by Cristiano Roccamo (2018) * ''Mi amavi ancora...'', directed by Stefano Artissunch (2019) * ''L'attimo Fuggente'', directed by Marco Iacomelli (2019)

Television programs

* ''Piacere Raiuno'' (Rai 1, 1991) * ''Buon pomeriggio'' (Rete 4, 1992) * ''A casa nostra'' (Rete 4, 1992) * ''Il più bello d'Italia'' (Rete 4, 1992) – winner * ''La Banda dello Zecchino'' (Rai 1, 1993, 1999-2001) – presenter * ''Tutti a casa'' (Rai 1, 1994) – member of Cavazza family * ''

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'' (Rai 1, 1995) – presenter * ''Zap Zap'' ( TMC, 1996, 1998-1999) – presenter * '' Lo Zecchino d'Oro'', 43°-44° editions (Rai 1, 2000-2001) – presenter * ''Giornata Mondiale della Gioventù'', the Jubilee (Rai 1, 2000) – presenter * ''Festa della mamma'' (Rai 1, 2000-2001) – presenter * ''Concerto di primavera'' (Rai 1, 2001-2002) – presenter * ''Luce del mondo, sale della terra'' (Rai 1, 2002) – presenter * ''Ma che domenica'' (Rai 1, 2002) – presenter * ''Cosa non farei'' (Rete 4, 2004) – presenter * ''Acchiappo i sogni'' (Rai Premium, 2014-2015) – presenter * ''Quando mamma non c'è'' (Sky Gambero Rosso, 2015) – presenter * ''Ballando con le stelle'' (Rai 1, 2019)

Radio programs

*''Voci della Luna'' (Radionorba e Radionorba TV, 2018-2019) – presenter

Award

* 2003 - Telegrolla d'oro - the best actor of fiction * 2005 - Agesp Prize for the Best TV Fiction at the Busto Arsizio Film Festival * 2008 - Sant'Antonio International Award for the Television category * 2015 - Charlot Theatre Prize * 2016 - Monopoli City Prize for the Performance category

References

*''The information in this article is based on that in its italy equivalent''.

External links

Sito ufficiale di Ettore Bassi
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bassi, Ettore 1970 births Italian male actors Male beauty pageant winners Italian television presenters Living people Male actors from Bari