Maurizio Marco Fiorini (born 15 March 1941), known as Marc Fiorini, is an Italian-Canadian actor.

Early life and education

Fiorini was born in

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in March 1941, to Antonio Fiorini and Elvira Bosca. After the

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, Fiorini and his mother emigrated to

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, where they lived with his grandparents. He studied

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and

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but eventually decided to become an actor instead, and enrolled in the National Theatre School of Canada.

Career

Fiorini was a stage actor in Canada and

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, before returning to his country of birth to try his hand at Italian films. In 1968, he co-starred in the crime film '' Bandits in Rome'', opposite

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and

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. He lived for several years in Italy where he appeared in

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films, sometimes using aliases such as Ludovico Svengali, Matt Silence, Mark Farran and Ashborn Hamilton Jr. In 1969, while playing the main villain in the

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'' The Reward's Yours... The Man's Mine'', he met expatriate American actress Lisa Seagram, whom he later married. Fiorini later relocated to North America where he worked as a

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. After a hiatus from the screen, he resumed his career in the late 1990s. He has returned to Italy numerous times to work in local productions. He played the Werewolf Syndicate Leader in the Canadian television series ''

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'' (1999-2002) and Cardinal Baggia in ''

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'' (2009).

Personal life

Fiorini has two daughters, Chela Michelle Fiorini and Alisa Hershman. He was married to American actress Lisa Seagram from 1971 to 1980. He is fluent in Italian, English, and French. He lives between

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and Rome.

Selected filmography

* 1968 : '' Bandits in Rome'' * 1968 : '' Kong Island'' (''Eva, la Venere selvaggia'') * 1969 : '' The Reward's Yours... The Man's Mine'' (''El Puro'') * 1974 : ''I cannoni tuonano ancora'' * 1976 : ''La studentessa'' * 1977 : ''

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'' * 1990 : '' Down the Drain'' * 1993 : ''

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'' * 1993 : ''

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'' * 1999-2002 : ''

'' (television series) *2002 : ''La guerra è finita'' (TV movie) * 2003 : ''

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'' * 2003 : ''

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'' * 2005 : ''

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'' (television miniseries) * 2006 : ''Gli indesiderabili'' * 2006 : ''Fuoco su di me'' * 2006 : '' The Listening'' * 2007 : ''

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'' * 2008 : ''

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'' (television series) *2009 : ''

'' *2017 : '' The Broken Key'' *2019 : ''Aquile randagie'' *2019 : ''Credo in un solo padre'' *2020 : '' Creators: The Past''

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fiorini, Marc 1941 births Canadian male film actors Canadian male stage actors Canadian male television actors Canadian expatriate male actors in the United States Italian emigrants to Canada Italian expatriate male actors in the United States Italian male film actors Italian male stage actors Italian male television actors Living people Male actors from Rome Male actors from Quebec National Theatre School of Canada alumni