- Stefano Accorsi
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academyawards = |Stefano Lelio Beniamino Accorsi (born
2 March 1971 ) is an Italianactor .Biography
Born in
Bologna , Accorsi graduated from the Theatrical School of that city in 1993 and acted in the theatre for several years before moving to cinema.In 1995 he played the lead in "
Jack Frusciante è uscito dal gruppo ", one of his best known films.In 1998 he worked with Daniele Luchetti in "I Piccoli Maestri", which competed for the
Golden Lion at theVenice International Film Festival . In the same year he won three prizes for his role in "Radiofreccia", directed by rock starLuciano Ligabue .He was the lead in the successful film "
L'ultimo bacio " ("The Last Kiss").He won the leading role in
Maria de Medeiros ’ "Capitães de Abril " ("April Captains"), and has worked with directorNanni Moretti in "The Son's Room ". In 2001, Accorsi also had the leading role inFerzan Ozpetek 's "Le fate ignoranti "("His Secret Life - Festival Title/The Ignorant Fairies - International Title"), which was in competition at the 2001Berlin International Film Festival . This film was a big success in Italy and inTurkey , and Accorsi, who played the role of a homosexual man, won three awards for his interpretation.He also starred in David Blair's "Tabloid TV" (UK) and in Marco Ponti's "Santa Maradona".
Then Accorsi acted in the tv-film "Il giovane Casanova" by Giacomo Battiato. His next film was Un viaggio chiamato amore (A Journey Called Love) which took part in the Venice International Film Festival 2002 and for which he won the Coppa Volpi, the award for best male performance as the Italian poet
Dino Campana .He didn't make any more films for about a year, during which time he went to France. He went to the Venice International Film Festival 2003 as a member of the jury. In 2004 he shot two movies: "Ovunque sei", directed by
Michele Placido , where he plays the role of an emergency care doctor; and "L'amore ritrovato", directed byCarlo Mazzacurati .Personal life
Accorsi is engaged to French
supermodel Laetitia Casta . They have one son together, Orlando, born on21 September 2006 .Filmography
*"Fratelli e sorelle" (1991)
*"Un Posto (mediometraggio)" (1992)
*"Voci notturne (serie tv)" (1995)
*"Jack Frusciante è uscito dal gruppo" (1995)
*"La mia generazione" (1996)
*"Vesna va veloce" (1996)
*"Naja"(1997)
*"I piccoli maestri" (1997)
*"Radiofreccia " (1998)
*"Più leggero non basta" (1998 - TV)
*"Ormai è fatta" (1998)
*"Un uomo perbene" (1999)
*"Come quando fuori piove" (1999 - TV)
*"Capitães de Abril " (1999)
*"L'ultimo bacio " (2000)
*"Le fate ignoranti " (2000)
*"La stanza del figlio " (2000)
*"Tabloid Tv" (2000)
*"Il giovane Casanova" (2001 - TV)
*"Santa Maradona" (2001)
*"Un viaggio chiamato amore" (2002)
*"Ovunque sei" (2004)
*"L'amore ritrovato" (2004)
*"Provincia meccanica" (2005)
*"Romanzo Criminale " (2005)
*"Les Brigades du Tigre" (2005)
*"Tutta colpa di Fidel" (2005)
*"Saturno contro" (2007)
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