Biography of Giorgio Albertazzi

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August 20, 1923 Giorgio Albertazzi was born in San Martino a Mensola, a fraction of Fiesole, near Florence, on 20 August 1923. Italian actor of exceptional prowess, considered a master of the National Theatre, is also the Director, Italian playwright and poet. To say the same actor, his birth was marked by some vague uncertainty about the place. More than in San Martino, where it was recorded, Aaron claims to be born into the world in Borgo San Jacopo, then receive baptism in haste to be transported finally to Baptistry and exports being San Martino di Fiesole. Anyway, the little Giorgio descends from the bourgeoisie of campaign: son of a railroad employee to track deviations of the State Railways, until age 18 spends his whole life in the countryside. In 1943 is called to arms in the Republic of Salò and enlisted, not even twenty, with the rank of Lieutenant. After two years, in the winter of 1945 and the war was now over, founded in Ancona along with Titta Felix the first Italian anarchist theatre. According to Giorgio Albertazzi, would have represented works up to that time ever seen in Italy, by authors such as Pietro Gori, Andrejeff and others, as well as a lot of material autograph belonging to members of the theatre. That same year, however, a little later, the future star of many animation is arrested for Collaborationism and is forced to spend two years in prison. Here, he said, reads Marx and Engels. In 1947, following the so-called "amnesty Togliatti", Aaron is freed. From that moment can resume his architectural studies, obtaining soon after graduation. But, above all, can invest everything it has, namely her talent and passion, in the art of acting, starting with the newborn context of picture stories, strong its pleasant appearance. Major debut on stage in 1949, in the opera "Troilus and Cressida" by William Shakespeare, directed by Luchino Visconti. The representation falls within the so-called Maggio Musicale Fiorentino and promotes the young actor. Two years later, Giorgio Albertazzi is at the cinema with the film "Article 519 Codice Penale" by Leonardo Cortese. The following year reads both the "Don Camillo" by Julien Duvivier which "the merchant of Venice" by Pierre Billon and Giorgio Capitani. But the national fame comes through on radio and television, two media that in recent years and with the advent of the economic boom, begin to enter with arrogance in Italian homes, changing permanently the Customs and culture. Aaron becomes the protagonist of drama series now legendary Rai as the exciting "crime and punishment", based on the novel by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, and featuring alongside Diana Tan and Bianca Toccafondi, directed by Franco Enriquez. This "filmography" as it is called, airs for the first time Friday, March 12, in 1954, and during labor, Aaron binds to actress Bianca Toccafondi. But as early as 1956 the plaintiff chooses its historic partner, Anna Proclemer. That same year, the actor plays an important part in other tv prose, like "ghosts" by Henrik Ibsen, directed by Marco Ferrero, and in "Lorenzaccio" by Alfred De Musset. Until 1961, when it appears in the cast of the film "death of a bandit", now a cult, the actor will figure in virtually all successful dramas produced by public television, as the "King Lear" as Shakespeare, Dostoevsky's "the idiot", "Uncle Vania" by Chekhov and many others. Sometimes, as in "Piccolo mondo antico", 1957, Giorgio Albertazzi's voice-over, taking advantage of his skills as a great storyteller, as well as his warm voice and thrilling. Of notable importance then is the scripted three episodes that aired in December 1965 when Aaron figure next to the flower of national actors, such as Luigi Vannucchi, Lia Angeleri, Mario Bardella, Ileana Ghione, Davide Montemurri, Mario Feliciani, Claudio Gora, Renzo Palmer, Andrea Checchi, Renzo Montagnani and the very young Loretta Goggi. The work is "Vita di Dante", adapted by Giorgio Prosperi, directed by Vittorio Cottafavi. In 1969-1970, Jackie fiorentino faces in the world of Director overseeing two jobs, one for television, another for the cinema. In 1969 in fact whirls and interprets Jekyll, taken from the infamous story "the strange case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde" by Robert Louis Stevenson. The following year instead completes the movie "Gradiva", starring alongside the young and beautiful Laura Antonelli. However, unlike the tv series, which turns out to be a success, the film has quite a few problems with the production and only comes out in some theaters, only to be permanently withdrawn from the market. The actor back in style on television and in 1974 he took part in the hit television series "Philo Vance", wearing the clothes of the detective created by S.S. Van Dine. That same year at the movies, with "the night" by Tonino Cervi. From then on, he devoted himself almost exclusively to theater, albeit with some precious cameo at the cinema. In 1989, with only a television back his work, which is entitled "the angels of power." In 1994 he founded and directed, together with the Association City project, the laboratory performing arts city of Volterra, which plasma dozens of actors, defining good. With this theatrical workshop, five years later, in 1999, will take the Argentinian writer Borges, in a work entitled "Tango with students". Meanwhile in 1996, faces in politics, pointing out as in Parliament among the ranks of the Center and getting only 31% of the vote, enough to go to the room. The Northern League beats Carlo Frigerio. Harks back though, in his own way, in 1997, with "Verba Tango", music and poetry that figure with the singer Giuni Russo. In 2003 he was entrusted with the direction of the Teatro di Roma. While a year later he was honored with the career achievement Award Gassman. Also in 2004 Giorgio Albertazzi works with Dario Fo to a series of shows-lessons on the history of theater in Italy and Rai broadcasts after some time. On 10 February 2006 puts your signature even at the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Turin, playing the song of Ulysses (Dante Alighieri). The following year instead, exactly the 12 December 2007, bride in Rome fiorentina Pia De ' Tolomei, ben 36 years younger than him. In 2009, also to show their closeness to the people of L'Aquila struck by the earthquake, registering a reading for Rai 2, comes from the Divine Comedy set among the ruins of the historic center of L'aquila.