''Lo zio d'America'' is an Italian
comedy
Comedy is a genre of dramatic works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium.
Origins
Comedy originated in ancient Greec ...
television series.
Cast
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Christian De Sica
Christian De Sica (; born 5 January 1951) is an Italian actor, comedian, television presenter, and filmmaker.
Life
De Sica was born in Rome, the second son of Italian director Vittorio De Sica and Spanish actress María Mercader. His first ...
: Massimo Ricciardi
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Ornella Muti
Francesca Romana Rivelli (born 9 March 1955), professionally known as Ornella Muti, is an Italian actress.
Among the best-known Italian actresses, in her career, she has worked across various genres, working alongside Italian directors such as ...
: Maria Monticelli
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Lorella Cuccarini
Lorella Cuccarini Persili (born August 10, 1965) is an Italian singer, actress, dancer, and television presenter.
Life and career
Cuccarini was born in Rome. At nine years old, she started to attend the dance school of (choreographer and husb ...
: Francesca
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Eleonora Giorgi
Eleonora Giorgi (21 October 1953 – 3 March 2025) was an Italian actress, screenwriter, and film director. She gained prominence in the 1970s and 1980s, starring in a variety of Italian films, particularly in the comedy and drama genres. Gior ...
: Beatrice Ricciardi
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Rosanna Banfi
Rosanna Banfi (born Rosanna Zagaria on 10 April 1963) is an Italian film, television and stage actress. She is the daughter of Italian actor Lino Banfi.
Biography
Banfi was born Rosanna Zagaria in Canosa di Puglia
Canosa di Puglia, generall ...
: Mercedes Ricciardi
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Karin Proia
Karin Proia (born 14 March 1974) is an Italian actress who began acting in 1994. She has also directed.
Movies she has appeared in include the Italian movies '' The Crusaders'', the comedy ''Five Stormy Days'' and ''Wasteland''.
She has also a ...
: Manuela De Crescenzo
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Paolo Conticini: Vanni Ceccarello
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Giulia Steigerwalt
Giulia Louise Steigerwalt (born 13 April 1982) is an American-born Italian screenwriter, director, and former actress.
Life and career
Born in Houston, Texas, United States, the daughter of a psychologist mother, Steigerwalt graduated in phylos ...
: Flaminia De Crescenzo
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Leila Durante: Nené
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Erika Blanc
Erika Blanc (born Enrica Bianchi Colombatto; 23 July 1942) is an Italian actress.
Career
Her most notable role was as the first fictional character Emmanuelle in '' Io, Emmanuelle'' (1969). Blanc starred in several cult European horror films, ...
: Giovanna Ricciardi
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Pino Insegno
Giuseppe "Pino" Insegno (born 30 August 1959) is an Italian actor, voice actor, television presenter and comedian.
Since 1986, Insegno has been a member of the comedy quartet Premiata Ditta and he also found success presenting a variety of tele ...
: Alfonso
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Enio Drovandi: Ignazio il portiere
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Roberto Alpi: Federico
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Edoardo Leo
Edoardo Leo (born 21 April 1972) is an Italian actor, director and screenwriter.
Life and career
Born in Rome, Leo, a graduate in Literature and Philosophy from the Sapienza University of Rome, started attending acting courses at young age and ...
: Fabio
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Sofia Milos
Sofia Milos (; , born 27 September 1969) is a Swiss-born actress. She is best known for her role as Yelina Salas on '' CSI: Miami''. She has also had a role on ''The Sopranos'' as Camorra boss Annalisa Zucca, as well as roles in TV series suc ...
: Barbara Steele
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Myriam Catania
Myriam Catania (born 12 December 1979) is an Italian actress and voice actress.
Biography
Born in Rome and the daughter of actress and dubber Rossella Izzo, Catania makes frequent acting and dubbing collaborations with members of her family. Sh ...
: Claudia
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Mario Maranzana
Mario Maranzana (14 July 1940 – 11 January 2012) was an Italian actor and voice actor.
Background
Born in Trieste, Maranzana began his career in the theater with Vittorio Gassman in ''Oedipus Rex'' by Sophocles, then worked with, among others, ...
: Svjatoslav
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Monica Scattini: Polissena Vanvitelli
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Stefania Barca: Simona Cavalieri
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Enzo De Caro: Lorenzo Vanvitelli
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Mattia Sbragia
Mattia Sbragia (born 17 April 1952) is an Italian character actor.
The son of the actor and stage director Giancarlo Sbragia and the actress Princess Esmeralda Ruspoli.
He made his motion picture debut in 1974, in Franco Rossetti's ''Nipoti ...
: Andrea
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Stefano Benassi: Carlo Gabrieli
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Ray Lovelock: Gianluigi Patrizi
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Pino Ammendola
Giuseppe "Pino" Ammendola (born 2 December 1951) is an Italian actor, voice actor, film director and playwright. He has appeared in films since 1966.
Selected filmography
* '' Operazione San Gennaro'' (1966)
* ''Caligula'' (1979)
* '' Camorra ( ...
: Jean Pierre
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Pino Quartullo
Giuseppe "Pino" Quartullo (born 12 July 1957) is an Italian actor, director, screenwriter and playwright.
Life and career
Born in Civitavecchia, after getting a degree in architecture, Quartullo graduated in directing at the Silvio d’Amico ...
: Domenico
See also
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List of Italian television series
The following is a list of television series produced in Italy.
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* ''1992''
* '' 1993''
* ''1994''
* '' 48 ore''
* '' 7 vite''
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* '' Adrian''
* '' Al di là del lago''
* '' AleX''
* '' Le ali della vita''
* '' All Stars''
* '' All'ultimo mi ...
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Italian television series
RAI original programming
Television shows set in Rome
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