Riccardo Zinna

Riccardo Zinna (18 May 1958 – 20 September 2018) was an Italian actor and musician.

Zinna studied under Augusto Perez at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Napoli and at the Conservatorio "Licinio Refice".^[1][2] He began his acting career, which spanned four decades, in theatre in 1975.^[3][4] Zinna was also a guitarist, trumpeter, and composer.^[5][6][7]

Zinna died of pancreatic cancer at the age of 60 on 20 September 2018.^[8][9] Zinna's funeral was held at the Santa Maria del Buon Consiglio in Naples.^[10]

Selected filmography

• The Yes Man (1991)
• The Great Pumpkin (1993)
• Caro diario (1993)
• With Closed Eyes (1994)
• Nirvana (1997)
• Denti (2000)
• This Is Not Paradise (2000)
• Light of My Eyes (2001)
• A Neapolitan Spell (2002)
• I'm Not Scared (2003)
• Remember Me, My Love (2003)
• On My Skin (2003)
• The Remains of Nothing (2004)
• Really SSSupercool: Chapter Two (2006)
• The Goodbye Kiss (2006)
• Flying Lessons (2007)
• Gomorrah (2008)
• Benvenuti al Sud (2010)
• Siberian Education (2013)