Sergio Solli
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| Born | 19 November 1944 |
| Died | 3 February 2023 (aged 78) Naples, Italy |
Sergio Solli (19 November 1944 – 3 February 2023) was an Italian actor and stage director.
Life and career
[edit]Born in Naples, Solli was originally a hairdresser who acted in small amateur dramatics as a hobby, but his career had a turning point in the 1970s after a successful audition with Eduardo De Filippo;[1][2] he stayed with his stage for numerous years, also appearing in several De Filippo's television works.[3]
Solli was also a theatre director, and worked on stage with the companies of Carlo Giuffrè, Mariano Rigillo, Roberto De Simone, among others.[3] In cinema he had a busy career as a character actor, both in dramatic and comedic roles, and is best remembered for his roles in Luciano De Crescenzo's films.[2][4]
Solli died on 3 February 2023, at the age of 78.[2][4]
Selected filmography
[edit]- No Thanks, Coffee Makes Me Nervous (1982)
- A Joke of Destiny (1983)
- Petomaniac (1983)
- Così parlò Bellavista (1984)
- Il mistero di Bellavista (1985)
- Stregati (1986)
- 'O Re (1988)
- 32 dicembre (1988)
- Death of a Neapolitan Mathematician (1992)
- Ciao, Professore! (1992)
- Il Postino: The Postman (1994)
- A spasso nel tempo – L'avventura continua (1997)
- E adesso sesso (2001)
- Pater Familias (2003)
- Salty Air (2006)
- La seconda volta non si scorda mai (2008)
- Come Undone (2009)
- The Wholly Family (2011)
- Kryptonite! (2011)
- Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy (2011)
- To Rome with Love (2012)
- I Can Quit Whenever I Want (2014)
- I Can Quit Whenever I Want: Ad Honorem (2017)
References
[edit]- ^ Urbani, Ilaria (3 February 2023). "Sergio Solli: "La mia vita sulla scena tra Eduardo e Allen"". La Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 3 February 2023.
- ^ a b c Pellegrino, Ciro (3 February 2023). "L'addio a Sergio Solli, l'attore totale: da Eduardo a De Crescenzo, da Vanzina a Woody Allen". Fanpage.it (in Italian). Retrieved 3 February 2023.
- ^ a b Poppi, Roberto (2003). "Solli, Sergio". Dizionario del Cinema Italiano: Gli Attori Vol. 2 M-Z (in Italian). Gremese Editore. pp. 201–2. ISBN 978-88-8440-269-1.
- ^ a b "Napoli, morto Sergio Solli, attore di Eduardo De Filippo e Luciano De Crescenzo: aveva 78 anni". Il Mattino (in Italian). 3 February 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
External links
[edit]- Sergio Solli at IMDb
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