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Italian film, television, and stage actor From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Carlo Monni (23 October 1943 – 19 May 2013) was an Italian film, television and stage actor.
Carlo Monni | |
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Born | Campi Bisenzio, Florence, Italy | 23 October 1943
Died | 19 May 2013 69) Florence, Italy | (aged
Occupation | Actor |
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Born in Campi Bisenzio, Florence, Monni started his artistic activity in early seventies, as an actor in the Tuscan vernacular comic theater.[1] After having played some minor roles in a number of low-budget films, the popularity came in the second half of 1970s, as the sidekick of his real life friend Roberto Benigni in a series of successful stage works, TV-programs, and then films (Berlinguer, I Love You, Seeking Asylum, Tu mi turbi, Nothing Left to Do But Cry).[1][2] From then Monni started a productive career as a character actor, collecting over 300 appearances between cinema and theater.[3]