Nik Novecento

Nik Novecento (19 February 1964 – 15 October 1987) was an Italian actor and television personality.

Nik Novecento
Born	Leonardo Sottani (1964-02-19)19 February 1964 Bologna
Died	15 October 1987(1987-10-15) (aged 23) Rome
Occupation(s)	actor, television personality

Life and career

Born in Bologna as Leonardo Sottani, Novecento's career was launched by film director Pupi Avati, who discovered Novecento when he was working at a gas station;^[1] Novecento starred in six Avati's films between 1983 and 1987. Aside from his film career, Novecento gained some popularity as regular opinionist of Maurizio Costanzo Show and as television host of the Avati's TV-show Hamburger Serenade, broadcast by RaiUno in 1986.^[1][2][3] In October 1987, at 23, he suddenly died of a heart attack while he was in Rome at Avati's studios.^[1][2]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1983	A School Outing	Baraldi
1984	The Three of Us	Nicola
1985	Bank Clerks	Nik
1985	Graduation Party	Nicola Porelli
1986	Una domenica sì	Nik
1987	Ultimo minuto	Nik
1988	The Strangeness of Life	Young Patient
1988	Sposi	Davide	(final film role)

References

1. "Nick Novecento: Con lui è morta un pò di Emilia". La Stampa. 16 October 1987.
2. Maria Pia Fusco (17 October 1987). "Addio a Nick Novecento uno che offriva sorrisi". La Repubblica.
3. "Nick Novecento, morte a puntate". La Stampa. 16 October 1987.

External links

• Nik Novecento at IMDb