# Alvaro Vitali

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Italian actor (1950–2025)

Alvaro Vitali Vitali in Federico Fellini's film Roma (1972) Born (1950-02-03)3 February 1950 Rome, Italy Died 24 June 2025(2025-06-24) (aged 75) Rome, Italy Occupation Actor Years active 1969–2025 Spouse Stefania Corona ​ (m. 2006)​ Children 1

**Alvaro Vitali** (Italian: [\[alˈvaːro viˈtaːli\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Italian); 3 February 1950 – 24 June 2025) was an Italian actor and comedian.

## Life and career

Born in [Rome](/source/Rome), Vitali was the son of a small construction company owner and a [Titanus](/source/Titanus) studio worker.[1] He left high school to work as an electrician.[2] Spotted by [Federico Fellini](/source/Federico_Fellini) during an audition, he made his film debut with a small part in *[Satyricon](/source/Fellini_Satyricon)* (1969), before taking on increasingly more prominent roles in subsequent Fellini films such as *[The Clowns](/source/The_Clowns)*, *[Roma](/source/Roma_(1972_film))*, and *[Amarcord](/source/Amarcord)*.[3]

In the 1970s, Vitali became one of the major stars in the *[commedia sexy all'italiana](/source/Commedia_sexy_all'italiana)* genre.[4][3][5] In the early 1980s, starting from *[Pierino contro tutti](/source/Pierino_contro_tutti)*, he had a personal success in a series of films featuring Pierino, a [Little John](/source/Little_John) variation.[3][4] During the same decade, his success began to decline, and opportunities to work became increasingly scarce.[3] In the 2000s his career was briefly relaunched by the [Canale 5](/source/Canale_5) satirical show *[Striscia la notizia](/source/Striscia_la_notizia)*, where he portrayed a comic version of [Jean Todt](/source/Jean_Todt) and other humorous characters.[2][6] In 2006, he took part in the reality show *La fattoria*, the Italian version of *[The Farm](/source/The_Farm_(franchise))*, retiring soon after because of his asthma.[2]

Vitali's style was characterized by "exaggerated facial expressions, strong physicality, and [slapstick](/source/Slapstick)-style comic timing".[6] He has been described as "probably one of the most underrated [Italian] film actors, deserving renewed recognition".[3]

### Personal life and death

Vitali was married twice and had a son, Ennio, from his first marriage.[1] He considered himself [Roman Catholic](/source/Roman_Catholic).[7]

On 24 June 2025, Vitali died in Rome from a recurrent [bronchopneumonia](/source/Bronchopneumonia), for which he had been hospitalized two weeks earlier. He was 75.[8]

## Selected filmography

- *[Satyricon](/source/Fellini_Satyricon)* (1969) .... Blue-Faced 'Emperor' on Stage (uncredited)

- *[The Clowns](/source/The_Clowns)* (1970, TV Movie) .... Himself

- *[Roma](/source/Roma_(1972_film))* (1972) .... Alvaro - Tap Dancer at Teatrino (uncredited)

- *[Meo Patacca](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Meo_Patacca_(film)&action=edit&redlink=1)* (1972) .... Bit Part (uncredited)

- *[What?](/source/What%3F_(film))* (1972) .... Cross-Eyed Painter

- *[Halleluja to Vera Cruz](/source/Halleluja_to_Vera_Cruz)* (1973)

- *[Dirty Weekend](/source/Dirty_Weekend_(1973_film))* (1973) .... Member of Camera Team (uncredited)

- *[Even Angels Eat Beans](/source/Even_Angels_Eat_Beans)* (1973) .... Tailor Assistant (uncredited)

- *[La Tosca](/source/La_Tosca_(1973_film))* (1973) .... Un derelitto

- *[Polvere di stelle](/source/Polvere_di_stelle)* (1973) .... (uncredited)

- *[Amarcord](/source/Amarcord)* (1973) .... Naso

- *[Rugantino](/source/Rugantino_(film))* (1973) .... Beggar (uncredited)

- *[L'arbitro](/source/L'arbitro_(1974_film))* (1974) .... Il postino (uncredited)

- *[4 marmittoni alle grandi manovre](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=4_marmittoni_alle_grandi_manovre&action=edit&redlink=1)* (1974) .... Soldato Viola (uncredited)

- *[Il colonnello Buttiglione diventa generale](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Il_colonnello_Buttiglione_diventa_generale&action=edit&redlink=1)* (1974) .... Infermiere (uncredited)

- *[Come Home and Meet My Wife](/source/Come_Home_and_Meet_My_Wife)* (1974) .... Paolo, conoscente di Giulio e Vincenzina

- *[Policewoman](/source/Policewoman_(film))* (1974) .... Fantuzzi

- *[Scent of a Woman](/source/Scent_of_a_Woman_(1974_film))* (1974) .... Vittorio

- *[Sex Pot](/source/Sex_Pot_(1975_film))* (1975) .... Taxi Driver

- *[The School Teacher](/source/The_School_Teacher)* (1975) .... Tatuzzo

- *[Vergine, e di nome Maria](/source/Vergine%2C_e_di_nome_Maria)* (1975) .... Rocco

- *[Due cuori, una cappella](/source/Due_cuori%2C_una_cappella)* (1975) .... Tassista strabico

- *[La liceale](/source/La_liceale)* (1975) .... Petruccio Sciacca

- *[Frankenstein all'italiana](/source/Frankenstein_all'italiana)* (1975)

- *[Season for Assassins](/source/Season_for_Assassins)* (1975)

- *[La dottoressa sotto il lenzuolo](/source/La_dottoressa_sotto_il_lenzuolo)* (1976) .... Alvaro

- *[The Career of a Chambermaid](/source/The_Career_of_a_Chambermaid)* (1976) .... The Son in the Brothel (uncredited)

- *[Confessions of a Lady Cop](/source/Confessions_of_a_Lady_Cop)* (1976) .... Tarallo

- *[Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man](/source/Live_Like_a_Cop%2C_Die_Like_a_Man)* (1976) .... Concierge at Pasquini's building

- *[La professoressa di scienze naturali](/source/La_professoressa_di_scienze_naturali)* (1976) .... Peppino Cariglia

- *[Classe mista](/source/Classe_mista)* (1976) .... Angelino Zampanò

- *[My Father's Private Secretary](/source/My_Father's_Private_Secretary)* (1976) .... Oscar

- *[Sex with a Smile II](/source/Sex_with_a_Smile_II)* (1976) .... Broccolini, Aka Xx2 (Segment "Il Detective")

- *[The Lady Medic](/source/The_Lady_Medic)* (1976) .... Alvaro Pappalardo

- *[The Virgo, the Taurus and the Capricorn](/source/The_Virgo%2C_the_Taurus_and_the_Capricorn)* (1977) .... Alvaro

- *[Taxi Girl](/source/Taxi_Girl_(film))* (1977) .... Alvaro

- *[Per amore di Poppea](/source/Per_amore_di_Poppea)* (1977, directed by [Mariano Laurenti](/source/Mariano_Laurenti)) .... Caio

- *[La compagna di banco](/source/La_compagna_di_banco)* (1977) .... Salvatore

- *[The Nurse on a Military Tour](/source/The_Nurse_on_a_Military_Tour)* (1977) .... Alvaro Quattromani

- *[The Schoolteacher Goes to Boys' High](/source/The_Schoolteacher_Goes_to_Boys'_High)* (1978) .... Armandino Fusecchia

- *[La liceale nella classe dei ripetenti](/source/La_liceale_nella_classe_dei_ripetenti)* (1978) .... Professor Modesti

- *[The School Teacher in the House](/source/The_School_Teacher_in_the_House)* (1978) .... Ottavio - Amedeo's son

- *[The Soldier with Great Maneuvers](/source/The_Soldier_with_Great_Maneuvers)* (1978) .... Alvaro

- *[Scherzi da prete](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Scherzi_da_prete&action=edit&redlink=1)* (1978) .... Alvaro (uncredited)

- *[Night Nurse](/source/Night_Nurse_(1979_film))* (1979) .... Peppino

- *[L'insegnante balla... con tutta la classe](/source/L'insegnante_balla..._con_tutta_la_classe)* (1979) .... Anacleto Petruccio

- *[Where Can You Go Without the Little Vice?](/source/Where_Can_You_Go_Without_the_Little_Vice%3F)* (1979) .... Aroldo / Carlotta Angulo / Gigetto

- *[How to Seduce Your Teacher](/source/How_to_Seduce_Your_Teacher)* (1979) .... Salvatore Pinzarrone

- *[A Policewoman on the Porno Squad](/source/A_Policewoman_on_the_Porno_Squad)* (1979) .... Appuntato Tarallo

- *[The Nurse in the Military Madhouse](/source/The_Nurse_in_the_Military_Madhouse)* (1979) .... Peppino

- *[Cocco mio](/source/Cocco_mio)* (*Gros câlin*, 1979) .... Brancardier

- *[La liceale, il diavolo e l'acquasanta](/source/La_liceale%2C_il_diavolo_e_l'acquasanta)* (1979) .... Carmelo Petralia

- *[L'insegnante al mare con tutta la classe](/source/L'insegnante_al_mare_con_tutta_la_classe)* (1980) .... Cocò

- *[La ripetente fa l'occhietto al preside](/source/La_ripetente_fa_l'occhietto_al_preside)* (1980) .... Beccafico

- *[La liceale al mare con l'amica di papà](/source/La_liceale_al_mare_con_l'amica_di_pap%C3%A0)* (also known as *La liceale al mare con tutta la classe*, 1980) .... Terenzio

- *[La dottoressa ci sta col colonnello](/source/La_dottoressa_ci_sta_col_colonnello)* (1980) .... Arturo Mazzancolla

- *[L'onorevole con l'amante sotto il letto](/source/L'onorevole_con_l'amante_sotto_il_letto)* (1981) .... Teo Mezzabotta

- *[Pierino contro tutti](/source/Pierino_contro_tutti)* (1981) .... Pierino

- *[A Policewoman in New York](/source/A_Policewoman_in_New_York)* (1981) .... Alvaro Tarallo / Joe Dodiciomicidi

- *[Pierino medico della Saub](/source/Pierino_medico_della_Saub)* (1981) .... Alvaro Gasperoni / Pippetto

- *[La dottoressa preferisce i marinai](/source/La_dottoressa_preferisce_i_marinai)* (1981) .... Alvaro

- *[Pierino colpisce ancora](/source/Pierino_colpisce_ancora)* (1982) .... Pierino

- *[Giggi il bullo](/source/Giggi_il_bullo)* (1982) .... Giggi il bullo

- *[Gianburrasca](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gianburrasca&action=edit&redlink=1)* (1982) .... Giannino Stoppani / Gian Burrasca

- *[Paulo Roberto Cotechiño centravanti di sfondamento](/source/Paulo_Roberto_Cotechi%C3%B1o_centravanti_di_sfondamento)* (1983) .... Paulo Roberto Cotechiño / Idraulico

- *[Il tifoso, l'arbitro e il calciatore](/source/Il_tifoso%2C_l'arbitro_e_il_calciatore)* (1984) .... Alvaro Presutti

- *[Zanzibar](/source/Zanzibar_(TV_series))* (1986, Episode: "La vedova") .... Lino

- *[Mortacci](/source/Mortacci)* (1989) .... Torquato

- *[Pierino torna a scuola](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pierino_torna_a_scuola&action=edit&redlink=1)* (1990) .... Pierino

- *[Club Vacanze](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Club_Vacanze&action=edit&redlink=1)* (1995) .... Alvaro / Pierino

- *[Se lo fai sono guai](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Se_lo_fai_sono_guai&action=edit&redlink=1)* (2001)

- *[Ladri di barzelette](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ladri_di_barzelette&action=edit&redlink=1)* (2004)

- *[Impotenti esistenziali](/source/Impotenti_esistenziali)* (2009)

- *[Vacanze a gallipoli](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vacanze_a_gallipoli&action=edit&redlink=1)* (2011)

- *[È il cancro il mio amante](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=%C3%88_il_cancro_il_mio_amante&action=edit&redlink=1)* (2012)

- *[Tutti a Ostia Beach - Il film](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tutti_a_Ostia_Beach_-_Il_film&action=edit&redlink=1)* (2013)

- *[Effetti indesiderati](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Effetti_indesiderati&action=edit&redlink=1)* (2015)

- *[Supposte](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Supposte&action=edit&redlink=1)* (2016)

- *[Mò vi mento - Lira di Achille](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=M%C3%B2_vi_mento_-_Lira_di_Achille&action=edit&redlink=1)* (2018)

- *[Buon lavoro](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Buon_lavoro&action=edit&redlink=1)* (2018)

- *Vivi la vita* (2019)

- *GG Turbo* (2020)

- *Gli imprevisti* (2024)

- *[Vita da Carlo](/source/Vita_da_Carlo)* (2025) – TV series

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-mess_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-mess_1-1) ["Alvaro Vitali morto a Roma, l'attore aveva 75 anni. Il cinema italiano piange Pierino"](https://www.ilmessaggero.it/persone/alvaro_vitali_morto_oggi_eta_ultime_notizie-8917618.html). *[Il Messaggero](/source/Il_Messaggero)* (in Italian). 24 June 2025. Retrieved 25 June 2025.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-gazz_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-gazz_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-gazz_2-2) Chimera, Patrizia (24 June 2025). ["Alvaro Vitali è morto: addio all'attore di "Pierino", aveva 75 anni"](https://www.gazzetta.it/attualita/24-06-2025/alvaro-vitali-morto-a-75-anni-addio-all-attore-di-pierino-cosa-aveva.shtml). *[La Gazzetta dello Sport](/source/La_Gazzetta_dello_Sport)* (in Italian). Retrieved 25 June 2025.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-bio_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-bio_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-bio_3-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-bio_3-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-bio_3-4) Poppi, Roberto; Lancia, Enrico (2003). "Vitali, Alvaro". *Gli Attori Vol. 2 M-z* (in Italian). Gremese Editore. p. 282. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-88-8440-269-1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-88-8440-269-1).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-gio_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-gio_4-1) Galici, Francesca (24 June 2025). ["Morto Alvaro Vitali, il celebre "Pierino" della commedia italiana"](https://www.ilgiornale.it/news/cinema/morto-avaro-vitali-celebre-pierino-commedia-italiana-2500022.html). *[Il Giornale](/source/Il_Giornale)*. Retrieved 25 June 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Coppola, Alessio (14 April 2022). ["Alvaro Vitali: la carriera di Pierino"](https://www.true-news.it/facts/alvaro-vitali-oggi-moglie-figli-film-malattia-patrimonio). *True News.* (in Italian). Retrieved 15 April 2022.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-roll_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-roll_6-1) ["È morto Alvaro Vitali"](https://www.rollingstone.it/cinema-tv/news-cinema-tv/e-morto-alvaro-vitali/992544/). *[Rolling Stone Italia](/source/Rolling_Stone_Italia)* (in Italian). 24 June 2025. Retrieved 25 June 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Giordano, Lucio (8 September 2023). "Ho avuto un ictus, ero senza speranze: poi ho invocato Dio e Lui mi ha salvato". *Dipiù*. No. 36. pp. 86–89.

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## External links

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