Farewell to Francesco Nuti. The actor passes away at age 68

Actor Francesco Nuti passed away this morning in Rome at the age of 68. He had been ill for some time. Making the announcement was his daughter Ginevra and the staff of the Villa Verde nursing home where the actor was hospitalized. The family has already made it known that they will not make any statements.

Born in Prato on May 17, 1955, he began as a student to tread the local stages, making his debut with the Giancattivi group, which included, in addition to him, Alessandro Benvenuti and Athina Cenci. With them, Nuti participated in a number of successful radio broadcasts until he made his debut, along with Benvenuti and Cenci, in the famous 1981 film Ad ovest di Paperino (West of Donald Duck ), written and directed by Benvenuti: the story recounts the daily vicissitudes of three young Tuscans in the early 1980s (Paperino is a suburb of Prato). After leaving the group, he worked with director Maurizio Ponzi with whom he made three successful films; Madonna che silenzio c’è stasera and Io, Chiara e lo scuro both from 1982 (the latter earned him the David di Donatello and Silver Ribbon for best actor) and Son contento from 1983. They are also the only three films of his career in which he is also a screenwriter.

He then also made his debut as a director, with Casablanca, Casablanca (1985), with which he won the best first-time director award at the San Sebastián International Film Festival and his second David di Donatello for best actor. This is the period of the most successful films: come Tutta colpa del paradiso (1985), Stregati (1986), Caruso Pascoski (by a Polish father) (1988), Willy Gentlemen and I come from afar (1989) and Donne con le gonne (1991). In 1988 she also participated in the Sanremo Festival with the song Sarà per te, later also recorded by Mina.

The 1990s saw the arrival of OcchioPinocchio (1994), a film that, however, did not meet with great success, and Il signor Quindici palle (1998), his last successful film, followed by Io amo Andrea in 2000 and Caruso zero in condotta in 2001. His acting career came to an end with his participation in the 2005 film Guilty Contest : the following year, a serious domestic accident that impaired his motor skills and his ability to speak ended his career. He will return to public appearances only sporadically, in great pain.

Farewell to Francesco Nuti. The actor passes away at age 68

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