Jonis Bascir (born 17 September 1960) is a

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- Italian actor and musician.

Personal life

Jonis is the son of Muheddin Hagi Bascir, and was born in

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in 1960. His father is

and his mother is Italian. Growing up, Jonis lived between six and ten years in

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. He is the grandson of

Haji Bashir Ismail Yusuf Haji Bashir Ismail Yusuf ( so, Xaaji Bashiir Ismaaciil Yuusuf, ar, حاجي بشير اسماعيل يوسف) (b. 1912 in Hobyo, Somalia – d. 1984 in Cairo, Egypt), commonly referred to as Haji Bashir,SAMIULLAH, MUHAMMAD. DEVELOPMENT OF CREAT ...

, the first President of the Somali National Assembly. Jonis is married to Nicoletta.

Career

Professionally, Jonis is best known for his role in ''

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'' (1998–2008), a

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television series. He has also appeared in '' The Stone Merchant'' (2006), ''Anita Garibaldi'' (2012) and ''Regalo a sorpresa'' (2013). Additionally, Jonis regularly performs with his own band. He has been a spokesperson for the Kosè coffee brand.

Filmography

Cinema

* ''

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'', directed by

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(1997) * '' Simpatici & antipatici'', directed by Christian De Sica (1998) * '' Comunque mia'', directed by

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(2004) * '' The Stone Merchant'', directed by Renzo Martinelli (2006) * '' Il mercante di stoffe'', directed by Antonio Baiocco (2009) * '' Regalo a sorpresa'', directed by

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(2013) * ''

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'', directed by Edoardo Leo (2013) * ''

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'', directed by

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(2013–2014) * '' Tre tocchi'', directed by

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(2013) * ''

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'', directed by Massimo Cappelli (2014) * '' Ustica - The missing paper'', directed by Renzo Martinelli (2015) * '' Come si fa a vivere così'', directed by Loredana Cannata (2016/2017) * '' Se son rose'', directed by Leonardo Pieraccioni (2018)

Short films

* ''Le 5 forze di Porter'', directed by Massimo Cappelli (1996) * ''Il tuo paradiso'', directed by

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(1997) * ''Toilette'', directed by Massimo Cappelli (1999) * ''Il sinfamolle'', directed by Massimo Cappelli (2001) * ''Amalia'', directed by

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(2012)

Television

* '' Di che vizio sei?'', directed by Gigi Proietti (1988) * '' Villa Arzilla'', directed by Gigi Proietti (1990) * ''Il caso Bebawi'', directed by Valerio Jalongo (1996) * '' Il commissario Montalbano: Il ladro di merendine'', directed by Alberto Sironi (1998) * '' Incantesimo'' - serie TV, 1 episodio (2001) * ''Padri'', directed by Riccardo Donna (2002) * '' Soraya'', directed by Lodovico Gasparini (2003) * ''

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'' - mini-serie TV, 1 episodio (2005) * '' Un posto al sole'' - 1 episodio (2005) * ''

'' - serie TV (1998-2007) * '' Due imbroglioni e... mezzo! 2'' (2010) * '' La ladra'' - serie TV, 1 episodio (2010) * '' Il commissario Rex'' - serie TV, 1 episodio (2011) * ''

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'', directed by Claudio Bonivento (2012) * '' Il caso Enzo Tortora - Dove eravamo rimasti?'', directed by

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(2012) * ''

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'', directed by Giuseppe Ferrara (2013) * '' Centovetrine''(2015) * ''Il sistema'' - miniserie TV directed by Carmine Elia (2015)

Music videos

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- " When the Rain Begins to Fall" * Mike Francis - '' Ma Lo Sai?'' * Alex Britti - '' Festa'' * Piji Siciliani - '' La mia bella di domenica'' * Inverso - ''La Pioggia Che Non Cade''

Music

* 1990 Lavori In Corso Blues Band * 1992

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* 1995 High Spirit (Gospel) * 1995

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* 1996 '' Carràmba! Che sorpresa'' singer * 1999 Attenti Alla Noia short directed by

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* 1999 Jonis And The Supersoulfighters (Tribute to) Lenny Kravitz * 2005 Gli Io Stasera Mi Butto It's only Rhythm and Blues * 2005 Un posto al sole - Rai 3 guitarist * 2006 Jonistorie Original * 2007

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docu-film directed by

* 2007

Rai 1 - sing his song '' Tell me just one thing'' and others songs * 2007 " Without" CD

* 2010 L'Estasi dell'Anima -

* 2012

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* 2013 Il Treno del Blues with Jona's Blues Band * 2014 '' Tre tocchi'', directed by

* 2014 ''

'', directed by Massimo Cappelli -

* 2015 L'Appartamento, directed by

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* 2015 Dall'alto di una fredda torre, directed by Francesco Frangipane -

* 2015 Il Grande Male, directed by Sargis Galstyan -

* 2015 '' Autunno e Inverno'' directed by Francesco Frangipane -

* 2016 ''Spot Against Drugs'' directed by Marco Bonini -

* 2016 ''Ritratti di Signora'' directed by

* 2016 ''Ostaggi'' directed by Angelo Longoni -

* 2016/2017 ''Rosso Giungla'' directed by

* 2017 ''Risiko'' regia di

* 2017 ''Boomerang'' regia di Angelo Longoni -

* 2018 '' Tu mi nascondi qualcosa'' regia di Giuseppe Loconsole -

* 2018 ''Ti racconto una storia'' con Edoardo Leo -

* 2018 ''Affiliazione'' short directed by

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* 2018 ''Verticale di 6'' short directed by Massimiliano Pazzaglia -

* 2019 ''

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Notes

References

CinemaRx - Jonas Bashir

External links

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Jonis Bascir - Music
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