Fabrizio Gifuni (born 16 July 1966) is an Italian stage, film and television actor. He won two Silver Ribbons and a David di Donatello Award.

Life and career

Born in Rome, the son of the politician Gaetano, Gifuni enrolled at the

Silvio D'Amico National Academy of Dramatic Art Accademia Nazionale d'Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico (translation: Silvio d'Amico National Academy of Dramatic Arts) is a national drama school in Rome, Italy. Founded in 1936 by the theatrical theorist, critic, and writer Silvio D'Amico, the a ...

, graduating in 1992. He made his film debut in 1996, in ''La bruttina stagionata''. Two years later he had his breakout role as Pelaia in Gianni Amelio's '' The Way We Laughed'', then in 1999 he received a nomination for Best Actor at the

David di Donatello The David di Donatello Awards, named after Donatello's ''David'', a symbolic statue of the Italian Renaissance, are film awards given out each year by the ''Accademia del Cinema Italiano'' (The Academy of Italian Cinema). There are 26 award cat ...

for his performance in '' A Love''. In 2002 Gifuni was appointed EFP Shooting Star at the Berlin International Film Festival for his performance in Giuseppe Bertolucci's ''

Probably Love ''Probably Love'' ( it, L'amore probabilmente) is a 2001 Italian drama film directed by Giuseppe Bertolucci. It entered the "Cinema of the Present" section at the 58th Venice International Film Festival. ''Variety (magazine), Varietys film critic ...

''. In 2003 thanks to his performance in '' The Best of Youth'' he received her second nomination for

and won the Nastro d'Argento for

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along with the rest of the male cast. He received a third nomination for

in 2012, for Marco Tullio Giordana's '' Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy''. In 2014 he won the David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actor and the Nastro d'Argento for Best Actor for his role in ''

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''.

Personal life

Gifuni is married to actress Sonia Bergamasco.Giorgio Dell’Arti, Massimo Parrini. ''Catalogo dei viventi''. Marsilio, 2009. . He was son of politician

Gaetano Gifuni Gaetano Gifuni (25 June 1932 – 18 August 2018) was an Italian civil servant and politician who served as Secretary General of the President from 1992 to 2006 and as Minister for Parliamentary Relations in 1987. He is the father of actor Fabriz ...

, former Secretary General of the Italian President from 1992 to 2006 and former Minister for Parliamentary Relations in 1987.

Selected filmography

*'' The Way We Laughed'' (1998) *'' A Love'' (1999) *'' Johnny the Partisan'' (2000) *''

La Carbonara ''La Carbonara'' is a List of Italian films of 2000, 2000 Cinema of Italy, Italian Historical film, historical comedy-drama film written and directed by Luigi Magni.Franco Montini, Piero Spila, ''Il mondo di Luigi Magni : avventure, sogni e disinc ...

'' (2000) * ''

This Is Not Paradise ''This Is Not Paradise'' ( it, Qui non è il paradiso) is a 2000 Italian neo-noir film written and directed by Gianluca Maria Tavarelli and starring Fabrizio Gifuni. It is loosely based on actual events happened in Turin in 1996. It was nominated ...

'' (2000) *'' Empty Eyes'' (2001) *''

'' (2001) *'' Winter'' (2002) *'' The Best of Youth'' (2003) * ''

Miss F ''Miss F'' ( it, Signorina Effe) is a 2007 Italian drama film directed by Wilma Labate. A portrait of workers' life in Fiat's system, it entered the "Italian Panorama" section at the 2007 Turin Film Festival.Giorgio Dell'Arti, Massimo Parrini. '' ...

'' (2007) * ''

The Sweet and the Bitter ''The Sweet and the Bitter'' ( it, Il dolce e l'amaro) is a 2007 Italian crime-drama film directed by Andrea Porporati. It entered the competition at the 64th Venice International Film Festival. Cast * Luigi Lo Cascio as Saro Scordia * as Mimm ...

'' (2007) * ''

The Girl by the Lake ''La ragazza del lago'', internationally released as ''The Girl by the Lake'', is a 2007 Italian thriller-drama film directed by Andrea Molaioli, in his directorial debut. It is based on a novel written by Karin Fossum. The film won ten David di ...

'' (2007) * '' Paul VI: The Pope in the Tempest'' (2008) * '' Galantuomini'' (2008) * ''

The Cézanne Affair ''The Cézanne Affair'' ( it, L'uomo nero) is a 2009 Italian comedy drama film written, directed and starred by Sergio Rubini. For her performance in the film, the actress Valeria Golino was nominated in the category for best actress at the Nast ...

'' (2009) *''

Dark Love ''Dark Visions'' is a horror fiction compilation, with three short stories by Stephen King, three by Dan Simmons and a novella by George R. R. Martin. It was published by Orion on August 10, 1989. The collection was first published, with the ...

'' (2010) *'' C'era una volta la città dei matti...'' (2010) *'' Kryptonite!'' (2011) *'' Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy'' (2012) *'' La leggenda di Kaspar Hauser'' (2012) *''

'' (2013) *'' Sweet Dreams'' (2016) *'' The Beast'' (2020)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gifuni, Fabrizio 1966 births People of Apulian descent People of Sicilian descent Male actors from Rome Italian male stage actors Italian male film actors Italian male television actors Living people 21st-century Italian male actors Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico alumni Nastro d'Argento winners David di Donatello winners