Max Tortora

Max Tortora (born Massimiliano Tortora on 21 January 1963) is an Italian actor.^[1]

Max Tortora
Max Tortora in 2008
Born	Massimiliano Tortora (1963-01-21) 21 January 1963 (age 62) Rome, Italy
Nationality	Italian
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1984–present

Biography

Very active on TV, Tortora began his career on stage in the 1980s, after graduating in Architecture. His most famous role is the role of the mechanic Ezio in the TV series I Cesaroni, from 2006 to 2014,^[2] and the co-pilot Max in Piloti. He also took part to several cinepanettoni by Carlo Vanzina.

On TV he alternates the roles of comedian, presenter and impressionist, giving impressions of characters like Alberto Sordi, Luciano Rispoli, Adriano Celentano, Franco Califano and Michele Santoro.

In 2018 Tortora takes part to the film On My Skin, 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.^[3]

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role(s)	Notes
2001	Stregati dalla luna	Barbero
2005	The Clan	Bob / Otello / Pedro
2006	Una settimana di risate	Various roles
2010	Parents and Children: Shake Well Before Using	Mario
	Natale in Sudafrica	Giorgio Boffa
2014	Postman Pat: The Movie	Postman Pat	Italian dub; voice role
	A Fairy-Tale Wedding	Nando Croce
2015	Torno indietro e cambio vita	Aldo Damiani
2016	La coppia dei campioni	Remo "Zotta" Ricci
	Miami Beach	Giovanni
2017	Caccia al tesoro	Cesare
2018	Boys Cry	Danilo
	Loro	Martino
	On My Skin	Giovanni Cucchi
2019	Brave ragazze	Donato Marini
	C'è tempo	Policeman	Cameo appearance
2020	Bad Tales	Narrating voice
	Il regno	Bartolomeo Sanna
2021	Si vive una volta sola	Corrado Pezzella
2022	Dry	Alberto Jacolucci
2023	I migliori giorni	Bruno Amenta
	Needing a Friend?	Alberto
	Felicità	Max Mazzoni

Television

Year	Title	Role(s)	Notes
1999	Villa Ada	Bonucci	Television movie
2001–2002	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	Himself / Co-host	Talk show (season 1)
2004	BravoGrazie	Himself / Host	Comedy special
2006–2012	I Cesaroni	Ezio Masetti	Main role (season 1-5)
2007	7 vite	Armando	Episode: "Padre piacione"
2007–2009	Piloti	Max Conti	Lead role
2014	Impazienti	Alberto Principe	Lead role
2015	Castrocaro Music Festival	Himself / Judge	Music contest
2019–2020	Baby	Roberto DeSanctis	Main role (seasons 2-3)
2021	Tutta colpa di Freud	Matteo De Tommasi	Main role
2021–2023	Vita da Carlo	Max	Main role (seasons 1-2)