Marcello Mastroianni
Italian actor (1924–1996) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Marcello Vincenzo Domenico Mastroianni[lower-alpha 1] Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI (28 September 1924 – 19 December 1996) was an Italian film actor, regarded as one of his country's most iconic male performers of the 20th century. He played leading roles for many of Italy's top directors in a career spanning 147 films between 1939 and 1997, and garnered many international honours including 2 BAFTA Awards, 2 Best Actor awards at the Venice and Cannes film festivals, 2 Golden Globes, and 3 Academy Award nominations.
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 Mastroianni in 1990 | |
| Born | Marcello Vincenzo Domenico Mastroianni (1924-09-28)28 September 1924 Fontana Liri, Lazio, Italy |
| Died | 19 December 1996(1996-12-19) (aged 72) Paris, France |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1938–1996 |
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| Partner(s) | Faye Dunaway (1968–1970) Catherine Deneuve (1970–1974) Anna Maria Tatò (1976–1996, his death) |
| Children | 2, including Chiara |
| Relatives | Ruggero Mastroianni (brother) |
Born in the province of Frosinone and raised in Turin and Rome, Mastroianni made his film debut in 1939 at the age of 14, but did not seriously pursue acting until the 1950s, when he made his critical and commercial breakthrough in the caper comedy Big Deal on Madonna Street (1959). He became an international celebrity through his collaborations with director Federico Fellini, first as a disillusioned tabloid columnist in La Dolce Vita (1960), then as a creatively-stifled filmmaker in 8½ (1963). Excelling in both dramatic and comedic roles,[4] he formed a notable on-screen duo with actress and sex symbol Sophia Loren, co-starring with her in eight films between 1954 and 1994.
Despite international acclaim, Mastroianni largely shunned Hollywood, and remained a quintessentially Italian thespian for the majority of his career.[5] Nonetheless, he was the first actor to receive an Academy Award nomination for a non-English language performance, and was nominated for Best Actor three times – Divorce Italian Style (1961), A Special Day (1977), and Dark Eyes (1987). He was one of only three actors, the others being Jack Lemmon and Dean Stockwell, to win the prestigious Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor twice. Mastroianni's contributions to Italian art and culture saw him receive multiple civil honours, including the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, the highest-ranking knighthood of the country.[6]