Vittorio Mezzogiorno

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Vittorio Mezzogiorno
Vittorio Mezzogiorno in 1989
Born(1941-12-16)16 December 1941
Cercola, Italy
Died7 January 1994(1994-01-07) (aged 52)
Milan, Italy
OccupationActor
SpouseCecilia Sacchi
ChildrenGiovanna Mezzogiorno

Vittorio Mezzogiorno (16 December 1941 – 7 January 1994) was an

Italian actor
.

Biography

Mezzogiorno was born in Cercola, the youngest of seven children. His older brother Vincenzo, who wanted to become a director, introduced him to the theatre.[1]

At 18, Mezzogiorno enrolled at the university and began medical studies before choosing law. Then he had his first experience as an actor at the Teatro S. theatre where he recited texts by

Penal Code. In 1962, at age 21, he played Estragon in Waiting for Godot at the "Piccolo Teatro" of Naples.[2]

In 1966–1967, he joined the troupe of Eduardo De Filippo and obtained his university diploma. In 1969, he met actress Cecilia Sacchi.[3] Their collaboration quickly turned to a romantic relationship and they were married on 14 October 1972. On 9 November 1974, their only child Giovanna Mezzogiorno, who also became an actress, was born.

The family then settled in Rome where Mezzogiorno fully dedicated himself to the theatre.

In 1983,

hustler. Meanwhile, Mezzogiorno moved to Paris
.

More than ten hours of entertainment, a year of rehearsals, six months of training in martial arts: the challenge of

Bouffes du Nord, it went on tour until the end of 1986 (Athens, Prato, Barcelona, Madrid and Lyon). The Mahabharata in English was back on the road in 1988: Zurich, Los Angeles, New York, Perth, Adelaide, Copenhagen, Glasgow, and finally Tokyo. In 1989, the movie adaptation
was produced. In all, Mezzogiorno has played Arjuna for 6 years on 4 continents.

In 1990, Vittorio Mezzogiorno returned to Italy and settled in Milan. He became a star of the small screen by interpreting the Commissioner Davide Licata in the series La piovra which deals with the Mafia. In 1992, he played with his wife at the Teatro Stabile di Parma. This was to be his last appearances.

He died of cancer in Milan at the age of 52.

Filmography

Awards

References

  1. ^ "Vittorio Mezzogiorno: l'homme blessé", par Alix de Saint André, Elle' mars 1983
  2. ^ "En mémoire de Vittorio Mezzogiorno by Saverio Ferragina
  3. ^ The Magic Baton: Toscanini's Life for Music, éditions Kessinger LLC, 2007

External links

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