Christian De Sica

Christian De Sica
Christian De Sica, June 21, 2007
Born	5 January 1951 (1951-01-05) (age 60) Rome, Italy
Occupation	Actor, director, scriptwriter

Christian De Sica (Italian pronunciation: [ˈkristjan de ˈsiːka]) (born 5 January 1951) is an Italian actor, director and scriptwriter.

Life

De Sica was born in Rome, Italy, the second son of Italian director Vittorio De Sica and Spanish actress María Mercader. After attending liceo classico in Rome, he worked in a hotel in Venezuela, where he began his career as an artist. He enrolled in "Lettere" (Literature and Arts) at La Sapienza university (1970), but did not reach a degree.

He was attracted to music, and participated in the Sanremo Festival singing "Mondo mio" ("My world") (1973). However, the results convinced him to follow in his father's footsteps and devote himself to acting. De Sica developed his own style of comedy and entertainment also in Rai television shows, as Bambole, non c'è una lira which gave him a large success in 1978.

Acting career

With his father's help, he was able to take his first steps in the movies world with such teachers and mentors as Roberto Rossellini (Blaise Pascal, 1971), Vittorio De Sica himself (Una breve vacanza, 1973), Pupi Avati (Bordella, 1976) and Salvatore Samperi (1979 Liquirizia and 1981 Casta e pura).
He married Silvia Verdone, sister of Carlo, with whom he had two children Brando and Mariarosa. He was directed by Verdone in Borotalco (1982) and Compagni di scuola (1988).

After Night club, the last film directed by Italian director Sergio Corbucci, Christian De Sica became one of the most famous interpreters of the "cine-panettone" (comedies that reach movie theatres during the Christmas season) and formed till 2005 a couple with actor Massimo Boldi. They acted together in the series of Vacanze di Natale and A spasso nel tempo, Paparazzi (1998) (1998), Tifosi (1999) (1999) and Christmas in Love (2001) (2004). Afterwards, he played with actor Neri Parenti in Natale a New York (2006), Natale in crociera (2007) and Natale a Rio (2008).

As an actor, De Sica won three David di Donatello: a prize for Giovannino in 1976, a special one together with Massimo Boldi in 2000, and a third one in 2009.

Directing career

Since 1990 Christian De Sica has also been a director: he debuted with Faccione, whose script he wrote and tailor-made for actress Nadia Rinaldi. After Il conte Max, a homage to the cinema of his father and of Mario Camerini, that he interpreted with Ornella Muti, Anita Ekberg and his mother Maria Mercader, De Sica went on self-directing in Ricky e Barabba (1992), Uomini uomini uomini (1995), Tre (1996), Simpatici & antipatici (1998) and The Clan (2005).

A great admirer of Frank Sinatra and above all of Marlon Brando, he named his first child Brando in honor of the American actor. Criticism has often likened his acting to that of Alberto Sordi, from whom De Sica has drawn a lot of his expressions.

Filmography

• (1972) Paulina 1880;
• (1973) Una breve vacanza;
• (1974) La cugina;
• (1975) La madama;
• (1975) Conviene far bene l'amore;
• (1976) Bordella;
• (1976) Giovannino;
• (1979) Il malato immaginario;
• (1979) Liquirizia;
• (1979) Amore in prima classe;
• (1980) Mi faccio la barca;
• (1981) Casta e pura;
• (1981) Teste di quoio;
• (1982) Viuuulentemente mia;
• (1982) Borotalco;
• (1982) Grog;
• (1983) Vacanze di Natale;
• (1983) Sapore di mare;
• (1983) Acqua e sapone;
• (1984) Mi faccia causa;
• (1984) Vacanze in America;
• (1985) I pompieri;
• (1986) Asilo di polizia;
• (1986) Yuppies, i giovani di successo;
• (1986) Yuppies 2;
• (1986) Grandi magazzini;
• (1987) Montecarlo Gran Casinò;
• (1987) Missione eroica - I pompieri 2;
• (1987) Bellifreschi;
• (1988) Compagni di scuola;
• (1989) Night Club;
• (1989) Fratelli d'Italia;
• (1990) Vacanze di Natale '90;
• (1991) Il conte Max;
• (1991) Vacanze di Natale '91;
• (1992) Ricky e Barabba;
• (1992) Anni 90;
• (1993) Anni 90 - Parte II;
• (1994) S.P.Q.R. 2000 e ½ anni fa;
• (1995) Uomini uomini uomini;
• (1995) Vacanze di Natale '95;
• (1996) Tre ^{[disambiguation needed ]};
• (1996) A spasso nel tempo;
• (1997) A spasso nel tempo: l'avventura continua;
• (1998) Paparazzi;
• (1998) Simpatici & antipatici;
• (1999) Tifosi;
• (1999) Vacanze di Natale 2000;
• (2000) Body Guards - Guardie del corpo;
• (2001) Merry Christmas;
• (2002) Natale sul Nilo;
• (2003) Natale in India;
• (2004) Christmas in Love;
• (2005) The Clan ;
• (2005) Natale a Miami;
• (2006) Natale a New York;
• (2007) Natale in crociera;
• (2008) Parlami di me;
• (2008) Natale a Rio;
• (2009) Natale a Beverly Hills;
• (2010) Il figlio più piccolo;
• (2010) L'età dell'oro;
• (2010) The Tourist;
• (2011) Amici miei - Come tutto ebbe inizio;
• (2011) Natale in Sud Africa.

External links

• Christian De Sica at the Internet Movie Database

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Name	De Sica, Christian
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Date of birth	5 January 1951
Place of birth	Rome, Italy
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