Fabio Traversa (born 17 November 1952) is an Italian actor.

Life and career

Born in

Naples Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...

, a real life friend of

Nanni Moretti Giovanni "Nanni" Moretti (; born 19 August 1953) is an Italian film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. His films have won accolades including a Palme d'Or at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival for '' The Son's Room'', a Silver Bear at th ...

, Traversa appeared in Moretti's debut medium length film ''Pâté de bourgeois'' (1973) and made his feature film debut in 1976, in Moretti's ''

I Am Self Sufficient ''I Am Self Sufficient'' ( it, Io sono un autarchico) is a 1976 Italian comedy film directed by and starring Nanni Moretti. Cast * Nanni Moretti as Michele Apicella * Simona Frosi as Simona * Fabio Traversa as Fabio * Luciano Agati as Giuseppe ...

''. After the leading roles in two comedy-drama films by

Vittorio Sindoni Vittorio Sindoni (born 21 April 1939) is an Italian director and screenwriter. Life and career Born in Capo d'Orlando, Sicily, Sindoni started his career on stage directing the theater group "Il Collettivo" ("The Collective") in Rome, and wo ...

, ''Gli anni struggenti'' (1979) and ''Quasi quasi mi sposo'' (1982), in the early 1980s Traversa specialized as a

character actor A character actor is a supporting actor who plays unusual, interesting, or eccentric characters.28 April 2013, The New York Acting SchoolTen Best Character Actors of All Time Retrieved 7 August 2014, "..a breed of actor who has the ability to ...

, being mainly cast in humorous roles.

Selected filmography

* ''

'' (1976) * '' Ecce bombo'' (1978) * ''

Il minestrone ''Il minestrone'' is a 1981 Italian comedy film directed by Sergio Citti. It was entered into the 31st Berlin International Film Festival. Plot Francesco and Giovanni are two tramps on the outskirts of Rome, forced to rummage through the trash ...

'' (1981) * ''

The Lady of the Camellias ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ...

'' (1981) * ''

Sciopèn ''Sciopèn'' (also known as ''Chopin'') is a 1982 Italian comedy film directed by Luciano Odorisio. The film entered the competition at the 39th Venice Film Festival, in which it won the Silver Lion for best first work. Odorisio was awarded be ...

'' (1982) * ''

Compagni di scuola ''Compagni di scuola'' is a 1988 Italian comedy film directed by and starring Carlo Verdone. It was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival. Plot Federica is a 35 years old a kept woman ...

'' (1988) * ''

Red Wood Pigeon ''Red Wood Pigeon'' ( it, Palombella rossa) is a 1989 Italian comedy drama film written and directed by Nanni Moretti. The film won the Nastro d'Argento for best original story. Plot summary Michele Apicella, an MP for the Italian Communist P ...

'' (1989) * '' Le comiche'' (1990) * ''

Fantozzi - Il ritorno ''Fantozzi'' is a 1975 Italian satirical cult film, based on in the saga of the unlucky Italian accountant employee Ugo Fantozzi, written and played by his creator Paolo Villaggio. The film is a parody of middle class workers of the 1970s, unh ...

'' (1996) * ''

Fantozzi 2000 – La clonazione ''Fantozzi 2000 – La clonazione'' (''Fantozzi 2000 - The cloning'') is an Italian comedy film released in 1999. It is the tenth and final film in the saga of the unlucky clerk Ugo Fantozzi, played by its creator, Paolo Villaggio. Plot Fantozzi ...

'' (1999) * ''

It Can’t Be All Our Fault ''It Can't Be All Our Fault'' ( it, Ma che colpa abbiamo noi) is a 2003 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Verdone. Plot In the study of a psychologist, the eight stars of the film are waiting for placement in the office. However the psycho ...

'' (2003)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Traversa, Fabio 1952 births Living people 20th-century Italian male actors Italian male film actors Italian male stage actors Italian male television actors Male actors from Naples