Antonio Albanese

Actor

October 10, 1964 (61 years)

Lecco, Italy

Biography

Antonio Albanese (born October 10, 1964 in Olginate) is an Italian comedian, actor, director and writer. Born in Lombardy to Sicilian parents, he studied at the Civic Drama School in Milan, then opted to pursue an acting career. His first experiences as a comedian date back to 1992, when he made his debut at the Zelig Theatre in Milan. He showcased his acts on the popular Maurizio Costanzo talk show and collaborated with actor-comedian Paolo Rossi. His popularity increased after he joined the I…

Filmography

7.9

Sanremo Music Festival

Self - Special Guest

The Sanremo Music Festival is the most popular Italian song contest and awards, held annually in the town of Sanremo, Imperia, Italy, and consisting of a competition amongst previously unreleased songs. The Festival was the inspiration for the Eurovision Song Contest.

8.2

Never Say Goal

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5.5

Lavoreremo da grandi

Umberto

Three friends, Beppe, Umberto, and Gigi, await the arrival of young Toni to celebrate his newfound freedom. After an evening of heavy drinking at the village bar, the car they're about to drive home in hits something. Or rather, someone. Setting off a series of relentless bad decisions, the four flee and take refuge at Umberto's house. It will be a long night of plot twists, paradoxical and ridiculous situations, encounters and clashes between the protagonists and other improbable figures who populate that interminable day. Until the most unimaginable of solutions arrives at first light.

5.8

To Rome with Love

Luca Salta

Four tales unfold in the Eternal City: While vacationing in Rome, architect John encounters a young man whose romantic woes remind him of a painful incident from his own youth; retired opera director Jerry discovers a mortician with an amazing voice, and he seizes the opportunity to rejuvenate his own flagging career; a young couple have separate romantic interludes; a spotlight shines on an ordinary man.

7.2

Dinner Club

Antonio Albanese

Michelin-starred chef Carlo Cracco undertakes six trips across Italy to rediscover its most authentic cuisine with famous actors for each destination.

5.4

Manuale d'amore 2 (capitoli successivi)

Filippo

Paralyzed from a crash, Nicola falls for his physiotherapist Lucia. Franco and Manuela seek fertility treatment in Barcelona. Filippo and Fosco, a gay couple, plan their wedding. Ernesto, a waiter, has an affair with Spanish cook Cecilia.

7.1

I topi

Sebastiano

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7.6

Lucky and Zorba

Grande Topo (voice)

A seagull is caught by the black tide of a sinking petrol ship. She manages to fly inland and falls down in a garden by a cat. Moribund, she asks the cat to fulfill three promises: that when she lays her egg he must not eat it; that he must take care of it until it hatches; that he would teach the newborn how to fly.

6.5

Like a Cat on a Highway

Giovanni Minimo

The story of an encounter between a bourgeois man and a poor woman, because their teenage children fall in love.

7.2

The Bears' Famous Invasion of Sicily

Gedeone (voice)

Tonio, the son the bears King, is kidnapped by hunters in the Sicilian mountains. Due to the harshness of a winter that threatens famine, the Bear King decides to invade the land of men (in the hope of finding his son). Thanks to his powerful army and the help of a wizard, while he will succeed at both quests, he will soon find out that bears are not meant to live among men.

9.5

Mai dire Story

Epifanio / Frengo (archive footage)

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6.6

Stork Day

Filippo

Filippo is a star on the Italian TV. He works for a documentary series about wild animals and nature. He is sent to Tenerife (Spain) to shot an issue about the local stork. It is the 13th of August. After he did his job is time to leave, but the ferry couldn't operate. He has to spend the night in the island. The day after is again the 13th of August, and Filippo live again the same day for different times. Something has to change to exit the paranoid and unrealistic situation.

5.8

Mom or Dad?

Nicola

A divorced couple fights for the custody of their three children: neither of them wants it. Mom wants to leave them to dad, and vice versa.

6.7

Days and Clouds

Michele

Set in Genoa, the film concerns the financial struggles and emotional strain that occur after Michele loses his job. He and his wife Elsa are forced to give up their affluent lifestyle and cope with the tensions of moving into a smaller home, finding new work, and making sacrifices.

6.1

Whatsoeverly

Cetto La Qualunque

Corrupt and sleazy entrepreneur Cetto La Qualunque comes back to Italy and "jumps into politics" lest his law-abiding opponent, Giovanni De Santis, is elected as mayor.

6.1

Like a Cat on a Highway 2

Giovanni

Three years after her relationship with Giovanni, Monica is in prison and has to ask his ex for help.

N/A

Su la testa

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5.3

Cetto c'è, senzadubbiamente

Cetto La Qualunque

Cetto la Qualunque, having set aside all political ambition, is now nothing more than an entrepreneur. But the news of the worsening condition of his aunt leads him to return to Italy, where something from his past will be revealed and, “doubtlessly,” all of our lives will be forever changed.

5.9

Il nostro matrimonio è in crisi

Antonio

A young couple a few days before the wedding. She is caught by an identity crisis, gives up everything and finds refuge in a New Age community. Here she finds a real Guru who tries to enlighten her on her way to wisdom. He, in the meantime, will make all efforts to bring her back to him.

6.0

A Matter of Heart

Alberto

Garage owner Angelo and big-time film producer Alberto find themselves occupying neighbouring beds in a Rome hospital after suffering heart attacks. Alberto is a gregarious joker - and chain smoker - who has a strong effect on the impressionable Angelo. However, as one of the men's condition deteriorates, the other becomes more deeply involved in his personal life.