# Marco Messeri > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Marco_Messeri > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Marco_Messeri.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_Messeri > Source revision: 1318201415 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Italian actor, comedian, stage director, singer-songwriter and voice actor}} {{Infobox person | name = Marco Messeri | image = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1948|12|15}} | birth_place = [Livorno](/source/Livorno) | death_date = | death_place = | height = {{convert|1.73|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | occupation = Actor, comedian, stage director, singer-songwriter, voice actor }} '''Marco Messeri''' (born 15 December 1948) is an Italian actor, comedian, stage director, singer-songwriter and voice actor. == Life and career == Born in [Livorno](/source/Livorno), Messeri studied painting at the [Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze](/source/Accademia_di_Belle_Arti_di_Firenze) and acting at the drama school of the [Piccolo Teatro](/source/Piccolo_Teatro_(Milan)) in [Milan](/source/Milan).{{cite book|author1=Felice Cappa |author2=Piero Gelli |author3=Marco Mattarozzi |title=Dizionario dello spettacolo del '900|year=1998 |publisher=Baldini & Castoldi, 1998|isbn=8880892959}} He debuted on stage in 1969, in [Paolo Poli](/source/Paolo_Poli)'s ''Il Brasile''. After several supporting roles, in 1987 he debuted in a leading role in [Carlo Mazzacurati](/source/Carlo_Mazzacurati)'s ''[Notte italiana](/source/Notte_italiana)'', winning a [Globo d'oro](/source/Globo_d'oro) for best new actor. The same year, he received a [Ciak d'oro](/source/Ciak_d'oro) for best supporting actor thanks to his performance in [Massimo Troisi](/source/Massimo_Troisi)'s ''[Le vie del Signore sono finite](/source/Le_vie_del_Signore_sono_finite)''.{{cite book|last=Enrico Lancia|title=I premi del cinema|year=1998|publisher=Gremese Editore, 1998|isbn=8877422211}}{{cite news|last=Franco Montini|title=Cosi Marco Messeri è diventato benzinaio|url=http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1988/12/16/cosi-marco-messeri-diventato-benzinaio.html|access-date=29 November 2013|newspaper=[La Repubblica](/source/La_Repubblica)|date=16 December 1988}} In 1995 he won a [Nastro d'Argento](/source/Nastro_d'Argento) for [best supporting actor](/source/David_di_Donatello_for_Best_Supporting_Actor) for his performance in [Francesca Archibugi](/source/Francesca_Archibugi)'s ''[Con gli occhi chiusi](/source/Con_gli_occhi_chiusi)''. Messeri is also a singer-songwriter and composer of songs, usually used in his stage works.{{cite news|last=Franco Montini|title=Messeri canta Livorno e Ciampi lo ringrazia|url=http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2002/02/27/messeri-canta-livorno-ciampi-lo-ringrazia.html|access-date=29 November 2013|newspaper=[La Repubblica](/source/La_Repubblica)|date=27 February 2002}} == Selected filmography== * ''[La locandiera](/source/La_locandiera_(film))'' (1980) * ''[I'm Starting from Three](/source/I'm_Starting_from_Three)'' (1981) * ''[Il paramedico](/source/Il_paramedico)'' (1982) * ''[The Mass Is Ended](/source/The_Mass_Is_Ended)'' (1985) * ''[Le vie del Signore sono finite](/source/Le_vie_del_Signore_sono_finite)'' (1987) * ''[Italian Night](/source/Italian_Night)'' (1987) * ''[Red Wood Pigeon](/source/Red_Wood_Pigeon)'' (1989) * ''[Captain Fracassa's Journey](/source/Captain_Fracassa's_Journey)'' (1990) * ''[Alberto Express](/source/Alberto_Express)'' (1990) * ''[Pensavo fosse amore, invece era un calesse](/source/Pensavo_fosse_amore%2C_invece_era_un_calesse)'' (1991) * ''[With Closed Eyes](/source/With_Closed_Eyes)'' (1994) * ''[The Bull](/source/The_Bull_(1994_film))'' (1994) * ''[Camerieri](/source/Camerieri)'' (1995) * ''[A Cold, Cold Winter](/source/A_Cold%2C_Cold_Winter)'' (1996) * ''[Vesna Goes Fast](/source/Vesna_Goes_Fast)'' (1996) * ''[A spasso nel tempo](/source/A_spasso_nel_tempo)'' (1996) * ''[A spasso nel tempo – L'avventura continua](/source/A_spasso_nel_tempo_%E2%80%93_L'avventura_continua)'' (1997) * ''[Simpatici & antipatici](/source/Simpatici_%26_antipatici)'' (1998) * ''[My Dearest Friends](/source/My_Dearest_Friends)'' (1998) * ''[Padre Pio: Between Heaven and Earth](/source/Padre_Pio%3A_Between_Heaven_and_Earth)'' (2000) * ''[Nightwatchman](/source/Nightwatchman_(film))'' (2000) * ''[Maria Goretti](/source/Maria_Goretti_(film))'' (2003) * ''[Sunday Lunch](/source/Il_pranzo_della_domenica)'' (2003) * ''[An Italian Romance](/source/An_Italian_Romance)'' (2004) * ''[The Jokes](/source/The_Jokes_(film))'' (2004) * ''[Do You Know Claudia?](/source/Do_You_Know_Claudia%3F)'' (2004) * ''[La seconda volta non si scorda mai](/source/La_seconda_volta_non_si_scorda_mai)'' (2008) * ''[La passione](/source/La_Passione_(2010_film))'' (2010) * ''[The First Beautiful Thing](/source/The_First_Beautiful_Thing)'' (2010) * ''[Mary of Nazareth](/source/Mary_of_Nazareth_(film))'' (2012) * ''[The Unlikely Prince](/source/The_Unlikely_Prince)'' (2013) * ''[L'arbitro](/source/L'arbitro_(2013_film))'' (2013) * ''[Fuga di cervelli](/source/Fuga_di_cervelli)'' (2013) * ''[Good for Nothing](/source/Good_for_Nothing_(2014_film))'' (2014) * ''[Like Crazy](/source/Like_Crazy_(2016_film))'' (2016) * ''[Marilyn's Eyes](/source/Marilyn's_Eyes)'' (2021) == References == {{Reflist}} == External links == *{{IMDb name|0582074}} {{Nastro d'Argento Best supporting Actor}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Messeri, Marco}} Category:1951 births Category:People from Livorno Category:Italian male stage actors Category:Nastro d'Argento winners Category:Italian male film actors Category:Italian male television actors Category:Living people --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Marco Messeri](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_Messeri) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_Messeri?action=history)). 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