Nino Frassica

Nino Frassica
Born (1950-12-11) 11 December 1950
Messina
Occupation Actor and comedian
Years active 1983–present

Antonio "Nino" Frassica (born 11 December 1950) is an Italian actor and comedian.

Biography and career

Born in Messina, Frassica is mostly known for his deadpan humour. He debuted for Italian television with Renzo Arbore's Quelli della notte (1985), in which he played a semi-illiterate friar. Later, again in collaboration with Arbore, he was given a major role in the surreal quiz show Indietro tutta! (1987).

Frassica has subsequently featured in numerous comic movies, Il Bi e il Ba (1986),[1] and TV shows for Italian television. He plays Marshal Antonino "Nino" Cecchini on the Italian TV series Don Matteo.[2]

Filmography

Films

TV series

References

  1. ↑ Lancia, Enrico; Poppi, Roberto (2003). Dizionario del cinema italiano: Gli attori dal 1930 ai giorni nostri (in Italian). Gremese Editore. p. 75. ISBN 978-88-8440-269-1. Retrieved 3 September 2010.
  2. ↑ Nino Frassica ovguide.com
  3. ↑ The Mafia Kills Only in Summer (TV series) on IMDb

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