# Max Tortora

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{{Short description|Italian actor (born 1963)}}
{{BLP sources|date=September 2018}}
{{Infobox person
| name         = Max Tortora
| image        = Max_Tortora.jpg
| caption      = Max Tortora in 2008
| birth_name   = Massimiliano Tortora
| birth_date   = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1963|1|21}}
| birth_place  = Rome, Italy
| death_date   = 
| death_place  = 
| occupation   = {{Hlist|Actor|comedian|impressionist}}
| years_active = 1984–present
}}
'''Massimiliano''' "'''Max'''" '''Tortora''' (born 21 January 1963) is an Italian actor, comedian and [impressionist](/source/impressionist_(entertainment)).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://chi-e.com/max-tortora/|title=Chi è Max Tortora|language=Italian|work=chi-e.com|accessdate=2018-08-30}}</ref>

==Biography==
Very active on TV, Tortora began his career on stage in the 1980s, after graduating in [architecture](/source/architecture). His most famous role is the role of the mechanic Ezio in the TV series ''[I Cesaroni](/source/I_Cesaroni)'', from 2006 to 2014,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2014-03-11|url=https://spettacoli.tiscali.it/televisione/articoli/e0b4f040-bad6-11e5-95bd-0050569c5657/|title=Max Tortora lascia i Cesaroni: "Non sono più quelli di una volta"|language=Italian|work=tiscali.it|accessdate=2018-08-30}}</ref> and the co-pilot Max in ''[Piloti](/source/Piloti_(TV_series))''. He also took part to several [cinepanettoni](/source/Cinepanettone) by [Carlo Vanzina](/source/Carlo_Vanzina).

On TV he alternates the roles of [comedian](/source/comedian), [presenter](/source/Television_presenter) and [impressionist](/source/Impressionist_(entertainment)), giving impressions of characters like [Alberto Sordi](/source/Alberto_Sordi), [Luciano Rispoli](/source/Luciano_Rispoli), [Adriano Celentano](/source/Adriano_Celentano), [Franco Califano](/source/Franco_Califano) and [Michele Santoro](/source/Michele_Santoro).

In 2018 Tortora takes part to the film ''[On My Skin](/source/On_My_Skin_(2018_film))'', based on the last days of Stefano Cucchi, playing the role of Cucchi's father, Giovanni. The film is presented at the [75th Venice Film Festival](/source/75th_Venice_International_Film_Festival).<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-08-29|url=https://www.spettacolomania.it/sulla-mia-pelle-a-venezia-75-parlano-alessandro-borghi-jasmine-trinca-max-tortora-e-milvia-marigliano-video/|title=Sulla mia pelle a Venezia 75, parlano Alessandro Borghi, Jasmine Trinca, Max Tortora e Milvia Marigliano|language=Italian|work=spettacolomania.it|accessdate=2018-08-30}}</ref>

==Filmography==
===Films===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
!scope="col"|Year
!scope="col"|Title
!scope="col"|Role(s)
!scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|2001
|''Stregati dalla luna''
|Barbero
|
|-
|2005
|''[The Clan](/source/The_Clan_(2005_film))''
|Bob / Otello / Pedro
|
|-
|2006
|''Una settimana di risate''
|Various roles
|
|-
|rowspan="2"|2010
|''[Parents and Children: Shake Well Before Using](/source/Parents_and_Children%3A_Shake_Well_Before_Using)''
|Mario
|
|-
|''[Natale in Sudafrica](/source/Natale_in_Sudafrica)''
|Giorgio Boffa
|
|-
|rowspan="2"|2014
|''[Postman Pat: The Movie](/source/Postman_Pat%3A_The_Movie)''
|Postman Pat
|Italian dub; voice role
|-
|''[A Fairy-Tale Wedding](/source/A_Fairy-Tale_Wedding)''
|Nando Croce
|
|-
|2015
|''[Torno indietro e cambio vita](/source/Torno_indietro_e_cambio_vita)''
|Aldo Damiani
|
|-
|rowspan="2"|2016
|''La coppia dei campioni''
|Remo "Zotta" Ricci
|
|-
|''[Miami Beach](/source/Miami_Beach_(film))''
|Giovanni
|
|-
|2017
|''[Caccia al tesoro](/source/Caccia_al_tesoro)''
|Cesare
|
|-
|rowspan="3"|2018
|''[Boys Cry](/source/Boys_Cry)''
|Danilo
|
|-
|''[Loro](/source/Loro_(film))''
|Martino
|
|-
|''[On My Skin](/source/On_My_Skin_(2018_film))''
|Giovanni Cucchi
|
|-
|rowspan="2"|2019
|''Brave ragazze''
|Donato Marini
|
|-
|''C'è tempo''
|Policeman
|Cameo appearance 
|-
|rowspan="2"|2020
|''[Bad Tales](/source/Bad_Tales)''
|Narrating voice
|
|-
|''Il regno''
|Bartolomeo Sanna
|
|-
|2021
|''[Si vive una volta sola](/source/Si_vive_una_volta_sola)''
|Corrado Pezzella
|
|-
|2022
|''[Dry](/source/Dry_(2022_film))''
|Alberto Jacolucci
|
|-
|rowspan="3"|2023
|''I migliori giorni''
|Bruno Amenta
|
|-
|''[Needing a Friend?](/source/Needing_a_Friend%3F)''
|Alberto
|
|-
|''[Felicità](/source/Felicit%C3%A0_(film))''
|Max Mazzoni
|
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
!scope="col"|Year
!scope="col"|Title
!scope="col"|Role(s)
!scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|1999
|''Villa Ada''
|Bonucci
|Television movie
|-
|2001–2002
|''[Quelli che... il Calcio](/source/Quelli_che..._il_Calcio)''
|Himself / Various
|Variety show
|-
|2003
|''Cocktail d'amore''
|Himself / Co-host
|Variety show (season 2)
|-
|2003–2004
|''[Che tempo che fa](/source/Che_tempo_che_fa)''
|Himself / Co-host
|Talk show (season 1)
|-
|2004
|''BravoGrazie''
|Himself / Host
|Comedy special
|-
|2006–2012, 2026
|''[I Cesaroni](/source/I_Cesaroni)''
|Ezio Masetti
|Main role (season 1-5, 7)
|-
|2007
|''7 vite''
|Armando
|Episode: "Padre piacione"
|-
|2007–2009
|''[Piloti](/source/Piloti_(TV_series))''
|Max Conti
|Lead role
|-
|2014
|''Impazienti''
|Alberto Principe
|Lead role
|-
|2015
|''[Castrocaro Music Festival](/source/Castrocaro_Music_Festival)''
|Himself / Judge
|Music contest
|-
|2019–2020
|''[Baby](/source/Baby_(Italian_TV_series))''
|Roberto DeSanctis
|Main role (seasons 2-3)
|-
|2021
|''[Tutta colpa di Freud](/source/Tutta_colpa_di_Freud)''
|Matteo De Tommasi
|Main role
|-
|2021–2023
|''[Vita da Carlo](/source/Vita_da_Carlo)''
|Himself (fictional version)
|Main role (seasons 1-2)
|-
|2025
|''[Sicily Express](/source/Sicily_Express)''
|The President
|Main role
|-
|2026
|''[Don Matteo](/source/Don_Matteo)''
|Biagio Martini
|2 episodes
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|0869035}}

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Category:1963 births
Category:Living people
Category:20th-century Italian male actors
Category:21st-century Italian male actors
Category:Italian male film actors
Category:Italian male television actors
Category:20th-century Italian comedians
Category:21st-century Italian comedians
Category:Italian male comedians
Category:Male actors from Rome
Category:Comedians from Rome
Category:Italian impressionists (entertainers)

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