Giancarlo Nicotra (30 April 1944 – 12 June 2013), sometimes spelled Gian Carlo Nicotra, was an Italian television writer, director and actor.
Biography
Born in
Rome
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, Nicotra was the son of the actors Mariannina Libassi and Antonio Nicotra. He started his career as a child actor in 1950, and his acting career included several leading roles.
In 1968 he debuted as television director, collaborating with the musical show ''
Canzonissima
(; ) was an Italian musical variety show broadcast by Rai 1 from 1958 to 1975, aired on Saturday evenings except for the last two editions, which were aired on Sunday afternoon. The program has been referred to as "the synthesis and paradigm of ...
''.
During his career he was author and director of the sitcom ''
Nonno Felice'' and of a number of popular variety shows, including ''
Senza rete'', ''La Sberla'', ''
Drive In'', ''Grand Hotel'', ''Portobello'' and ''
Domenica in''.
Selected filmography
* ''
Il nido di Falasco'' (1950)
* ''
Tragic Serenade'' (1951)
* ''
The Angels of the District'' (1952)
* ''
Man, Beast and Virtue'' (1953)
References
External links
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1944 births
2013 deaths
Male actors from Rome
Mass media people from Rome
Italian television directors
Italian film directors
Italian male film actors
Italian male child actors
Italian television writers
Italian male television writers
People of Sicilian descent
20th-century Italian male actors
20th-century Italian male writers
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