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{{short description|Italian actor}}
{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name = Fanfulla
| name = Fanfulla
| image = Fanfulla.jpg
| image = Fanfulla.jpg
| birth_name = Luigi Visconti
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1913|2|26}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1913|2|26}}
| birth_place = [[Rome]]
| birth_place = [[Rome]], Italy
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1971|1|5|1913|2|26}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1971|1|5|1913|2|26}}
| death_place = [[Bologna]]
| death_place = [[Bologna]], Italy
| occupation = actor
| occupation = Actor, comedian
}}
}}
'''Luigi Visconti''', better known by his stage name '''Fanfulla''', (26 February 1913 – 5 January 1971) was an Italian actor and comedian.
'''Luigi Visconti''', better known by his stage name '''Fanfulla''', (26 February 1913 – 5 January 1971) was an Italian actor and comedian.
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From the mid-forties to the late fifties, he adopted the stage name Fanfulla and was a popular comedian of cabaret and [[avanspettacolo]] shows, acclaimed for his brilliant style, referred to as "The King of Avanspettacolo"<ref name="Lancia"/> and even paired with [[Ettore Petrolini]].<ref name="bio"/>
From the mid-forties to the late fifties, he adopted the stage name Fanfulla and was a popular comedian of cabaret and [[avanspettacolo]] shows, acclaimed for his brilliant style, referred to as "The King of Avanspettacolo"<ref name="Lancia"/> and even paired with [[Ettore Petrolini]].<ref name="bio"/>


His career was relaunched by [[Federico Fellini]], who chose him for the role of Vernacchio in ''[[Fellini Satyricon]]'',<ref name="Fellini">{{cite book|page=291|title=Federico Fellini: His Life and Work|author=Tullio Kezich|publisher=Macmillan|year=2007|isbn=9781429923255|url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Z0zafkaPHvUC}}</ref> a role that gave Fanfulla a [[Nastro d'Argento]] for [[Nastro d'Argento for Best Supporting Actor|best supporting actor]].<ref name="bio"/><ref name=premi>{{cite book|last=Enrico Lancia|title=I premi del cinema|publisher=Gremese Editore, 1998|isbn=8877422211}}</ref> In 1970, Fellini gave him a main role in ''[[The Clowns (film)|The Clowns]]''.<ref name="bio"/>
His career was relaunched by [[Federico Fellini]], who chose him for the role of Vernacchio in ''[[Fellini Satyricon]]'',<ref name="Fellini">{{cite book|page=291|title=Federico Fellini: His Life and Work|author=Tullio Kezich|publisher=Macmillan|year=2007|isbn=9781429923255|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Z0zafkaPHvUC}}</ref> a role that gave Fanfulla a [[Nastro d'Argento]] for [[Nastro d'Argento for Best Supporting Actor|best supporting actor]].<ref name="bio"/><ref name=premi>{{cite book|last=Enrico Lancia|title=I premi del cinema|year=1998|publisher=Gremese Editore, 1998|isbn=8877422211}}</ref> In 1970, Fellini gave him a main role in ''[[The Clowns (film)|The Clowns]]''.<ref name="bio"/>


In 1971, Fanfulla died from a heart attack in a hotel in [[Bologna]], while he was on tour with his avanspettacolo company.<ref name="bio"/>
In 1971, Fanfulla died from a heart attack in a hotel in [[Bologna]], while he was on tour with his avanspettacolo company.<ref name="bio"/>


==Selected filmography==
==Partial filmography==
{{Div col}}
* ''[[Era lui... sì! sì!]]'' (1951)
* ''[[The Piano Tuner Has Arrived]]'' (1952)
*''[[Era lui... sì! sì!]]'' (1951) - La guardia
* ''[[Rommel's Treasure]]'' (1955)
*''[[Tizio, Caio, Sempronio]]'' (1951)
* ''[[A Thief in Paradise (1952 film)|A Thief in Paradise]]'' (1952) - Truffatore
* ''[[Toto, Peppino and the Fanatics]]'' (1958)
*''[[The Piano Tuner Has Arrived]]'' (1952) - Adetto militare di Limodia
* ''[[Toto and Marcellino]]'' (1958)
* ''[[Toto in Paris]]'' (1958)
*''Canto per te'' (1953) - Silva
*''Vacanze a Villa Igea'' (1954)
* ''[[Son of the Red Corsair (film)|Son of the Red Corsair]]'' (1959)
* ''[[La sceriffa]]'' (1959)
*''[[Rommel's Treasure]]'' (1955) - Muezir
* ''[[Death of a Friend]]'' (1959)
*''[[Toto and Marcellino]]'' (1958) - Zio Alvaro Merini
* ''[[World of Miracles]]'' (1959)
*''[[Toto, Peppino and the Fanatics]]'' (1958) - Giacinti
* ''[[Love in Rome]]'' (1960)
*''[[Toto in Paris]]'' (1958) - Il signore del treno
* ''[[The Dam on the Yellow River]]'' (1960)
*''[[Son of the Red Corsair (film)|Son of the Red Corsair]]'' (1959) - Marquese di Montélimar
* ''[[Caccia all'uomo]]'' (1961)
*''[[World of Miracles]]'' (1959)
* ''[[Night Train to Milan]]'' (1962)
*''[[La Pica sul Pacifico]]'' (1959) - Manolo Kivalù
* ''[[Dark Purpose]]'' (1964)
*''[[Quanto sei bella Roma]]'' (1959)
* ''[[Fellini Satyricon]]'' (1969)
*''[[Il Mattatore]]'' (1960) - Sor Annibale
* ''[[The Clowns (film)|The Clowns]]'' (1970)
*''[[The Dam on the Yellow River]]'' (1960)
*''[[Death of a Friend]]'' (1960) - DeAmicis
*''Caccia al marito'' (1960) - The Head Waiter
*''La banda del buco'' (1960)
*''[[La sceriffa]]'' (1960) - Ciccio - Sceriffa's assistant
*''[[The Passionate Thief (film)|The Passionate Thief]]'' (1960)
*''[[The Traffic Policeman]]'' (1960) - marito di Amalia (uncredited)
*''[[Love in Rome]]'' (1960) - Moreno
*''Rapina al quartiere Ovest'' (1960)
*''[[The Thief of Baghdad (1961 film)|The Thief of Baghdad]]'' (1961) - Abdul
*''[[The Joy of Living (film)|The Joy of Living]]'' (1961) - Prison Chaplain
*''Il carabiniere a cavallo'' (1961)
*''Maciste contro Ercole nella valle dei guai'' (1961)
*''[[Caccia all'uomo]]'' (1961)
*''Rocco e le sorelle'' (1961)
*''Cacciatori di dote'' (1961) - Police Commissioner
*''I magnifici tre'' (1961) - Pedro
*''Gerarchi si muore'' (1961) - Police Inspector Capece
*''Che femmina!! E... che dollari!'' (1961)
*''[[Roaring Years]]'' (1962) - Comico
*''I tre nemici'' (1962)
*''[[Night Train to Milan]]'' (1962) - Il conduttore
*''[[Swordsman of Siena]]'' (1962)
*''[[Destination Rome]]'' (1963) - Torquato
*''La donna degli altri è sempre più bella'' (1963) - The Manager of the Beach Resort (segment "Bagnino Lover") (uncredited)
*''[[Torpedo Bay]]'' (1963)
*''Adultero lui, adultera lei'' (1963)
*''[[The Swindlers (1963 film)|The Swindlers]]'' (1963) - The Arab merchant (segment "Società calicistica, La")
*''Follie d'estate'' (1963) - Passeggero treno
*''Scandali nudi'' (1963) - De Roberti
*''Un marito in condominio'' (1963)
*''Siamo tutti pomicioni'' (1963) - Colonel Siti (segment "Colonnello e signora")
*''[[Dark Purpose]]'' (1964) - Florist
*''Una storia di notte'' (1964) - Barman
*''[[Me, Me, Me... and the Others]]'' (1966) - Concierge
*''Omicidio per appuntamento'' (1967)
*''Non Pensare a Me'' (1967)
*''[[Fellini Satyricon]]'' (1969) - Vernacchio
*''[[I clowns|The Clowns]]'' (1970) - Owner of the Varieties Restaurant (final film role)
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== References ==
== References ==
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Latest revision as of 20:49, 22 June 2024

Fanfulla
Born
Luigi Visconti

(1913-02-26)26 February 1913
Rome, Italy
Died5 January 1971(1971-01-05) (aged 57)
Bologna, Italy
Occupation(s)Actor, comedian

Luigi Visconti, better known by his stage name Fanfulla, (26 February 1913 – 5 January 1971) was an Italian actor and comedian.

Life and career

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Born in Rome, Visconti debuted at very young age on stage alongside his mother, the actress Mercedes Menolesi (best known as "Diavolina").[1][2]

From the mid-forties to the late fifties, he adopted the stage name Fanfulla and was a popular comedian of cabaret and avanspettacolo shows, acclaimed for his brilliant style, referred to as "The King of Avanspettacolo"[2] and even paired with Ettore Petrolini.[1]

His career was relaunched by Federico Fellini, who chose him for the role of Vernacchio in Fellini Satyricon,[3] a role that gave Fanfulla a Nastro d'Argento for best supporting actor.[1][4] In 1970, Fellini gave him a main role in The Clowns.[1]

In 1971, Fanfulla died from a heart attack in a hotel in Bologna, while he was on tour with his avanspettacolo company.[1]

Partial filmography

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Achille Valdata (6 January 1971). "E' morto Fanfulla, un "re" del varietà". La Stampa. p. 6.
  2. ^ a b Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gli attori. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN 8884402131.
  3. ^ Tullio Kezich (2007). Federico Fellini: His Life and Work. Macmillan. p. 291. ISBN 9781429923255.
  4. ^ Enrico Lancia (1998). I premi del cinema. Gremese Editore, 1998. ISBN 8877422211.
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