Alessandro Benvenuti

Alessandro Benvenuti was born in a suburb near Firenze the 31th of january 1950. He started to play role in the commedy togheter with Francesco Nuti and Athina cenchi whose group was called "I Giancattivi". After the 80's he became a movie actor, and after a while also the director. In the picture with Stefano and Alessandro Teo and the wellknown spanish director Álex De la Iglesia, of whom "La comunidad" is one of the best movie. 

Alessandro Gassman (born February 24, 1965) is an Italian actor.

Born in Rome, he is the son of actors Vittorio Gassman and Juliette Maynel. He debuted at 17 in Di padre in figlio, written and directed by his father, and later studied in the Teathre Workshop of Florence. Among his theatrical activity, he was noted for his playing in Pier Paolo Pasolini's Affabulazione (1984).

In 1993 he began a series of collaboration with Gianmarco Tognazzi with popular movies like Uomini senza donne, Facciamo festa, Teste di cocco and Lovest, and as dubbers and theatre actors as well. In 1997 he imposed internationally with Ferzan Ozpetek's Hamam.

He was subsequently chosen by Yves Saint Laurent as testimonial for his parfum Opium, and issued a sexy calendar for the Italian magazine Max. As an actor, he worked for several TV miniseries and, in France, in the action movie Transporter 2, produced by Luc Besson. In 2006, Gassman appeared in the comedy Non prendere impegni stasera.

Gassman is reportedly 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) tall.

Álex De la Iglesia

A cult director, his work is reminiscent in tone and style to that of Guillermo del Toro. At one point, scheduled to shoot the Doom (based on the video game) movie with Arnold Schwarzenegger, but it fell through. His films have a kind of comic edge to them that is very similar to the early films of Peter Jackson. Unlike Jackson or Del Toro, though, his work has not yet reached a large enough audience here in the US. Day of the Beast (Día de la bestia, El (1995)) and Acción mutante (1993) have their own very strong but small followings, and Dance With the Devil (Perdita Durango (1997)) will go down in history as probably the weirdest Javier Bardem film ever made (it was released in the US only a few years before Before Night Falls (2000)).

Belongs to the "unofficial" new generation of Hispanic filmmakers which includes Guillermo del Toro (Mexican), Alejandro González Iñárritu (Mexican), Alfonso Cuarón (Mexican) and Robert Rodriguez (American).

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Alvaro Vitali

He was born in Rome the 3rd of february 1950. He started to perform movie very young when he was just 19 with one of the most famous italian dierctor, Federico Fellini. Fellini loved to choose actor for his film according to the phisical attitude and face, and of course Alvaro had a really expressive and silly face. In the early 80's he jumped in the italian sexy movies (commedia all'italiana), and became "pierino", very famous italian jokes charahter, who was always looking for young girls and amusemnet like many of the italian teenagers. After those movies, of whom he became an Icona, he was probably enable to perform any other part, and disappear. Here with his young wife and other "umberto" waiters and chefs.

Amedeo Minghi

It is the end of the 60s, and Amedeo Minghi records “Alla fine”, a record very much sought after today. In 1976 his first hit, “L'immenso”, becomes one of the 70s'greatest. There are other subsequent successes and, in 1983, he composes true milestones such as "1950", "St. Michel", "Quando l'estate verrà", "Sognami", "Emanuela e io", "Cuore di pace", "Ladri di sole", followed by “Serenata” e "Le nuvole e la rosa". The recital “FORSE SI MUSICALE” is a huge success: “Vita mia", "Canzoni", "Vattene amore", (the last two written for Mietta and produced by Amedeo). It is followed by "Nené", In the second half of the 90s there are other major works such as "Come due soli in cielo" and "Cantare è d'amore" which is met with overwhelming success in South America. Minghi holds three sold-out concerts in Sao Paulo, where the publication of two albums, one of which is an anthology, prove to be very successful. More than 250.000 copies are sold. Amedeo greets the end of the second millennium with “UN UOMO VENUTO DA LONTANO” dedicated to Pope John Paul II and performed in his presence in the “aula PAOLO VI”. The video of the performance is included in Amedeo's now famous album “DECENNI”. In 2002, he publishes his 21st album "L'altra faccia della luna". This album, and particularly the song "Un uomo venuto da lontano", leeds to a series of concerts in 2003 under the auspices of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and with the collaboration of the "Istituto Italiano di cultura". Amedeo performs in South America (Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo - Cordoba e Buenos Aires), in Europe (Cracow, Strasbourg, Bucharest, Madrid, Rome) and in JERUSALEM. He closes this series of performances on December 19, 2003 with a concert at the “Palalottomatica" transmitted live by satellite. Minghi publishes, as part of a collection, his song "Cosí sei Tu" which he sang the previous year in a duet with the Muscovite singer Diana GurzKaya at the Kremlin Theater in Moscow. He also participates, as a composer, in Bocelli's new album "Andrea" by contributing the song "Per Noi". On January 21st, 2005, AMEDEO MINGHI's new album entitled "SU DI ME" is released, and on March 21st, Minghi begins his Theater Tour in his favorite form, a recital, at the "Teatro Nuovo" in Milan. He participates with Lino Banfi in a project for “UNICEF” which later results in the production of a CD, entitled "Sotto l'ombrellone”. 2006, in celebration of Amedeo's CAREER OF 40 YEARS IN MUSIC, EMI publishes (April, 28) the Amedeo Minghi's “PLATINUM COLLECTION”, consisting of 3 CDs, containing 48 hits plus the new song "ED ALTRE STORIE". This collection underlines Amedeo's artistic road which is also the subject of his first autobiographical book “L'ASCOLTERANNO GLI AMERICANI”, published by Rai Eri and distributed by Mondadori, written in the first person and recounting his artistic life lived through the changes of two whole generations. Amedeo Minghi affirms his sensitivity, which extends beyond the arts, by supporting the cause of “All together, all the colors” , a non-profit organization that promotes dialogue among different cultures and religions. He lends his active support by performing “Un uomo venuto da lontano” at various conferences in the presence of international political, social, and religious delegations, institutional delegations, and the highiest dignitaries of the Italian government. He continues his efforts by accepting an invitation from Claudio Baglioni to participate with him in “O Scia”, an event held in Lampedusa on the “Guitgia” beach for the main purpose of raising awareness of the plight of clandestine immigrants. To help in this endeavor, Amedeo performs some of his major hits and, on the notes of “1950” and “Amore bello”, he joins Baglioni in a duet. After the success gained by his participation in activities promoting cultural understanding and awareness for the plight of others, Amedeo Minghi is invited by the “Columbus Citizens Foundation” in New York to participate in the “Columbus Day Parade, 2006” as a representative “ Italian artist”, and to perform in front of the largest Italian community abroad under the sponsorship of the Campania and Lombardy regions. The Collection, the book and other projects in the making, give us a sense of how many faceted this “melodist”, who continues to love his profession in music, truly is.

Antonio Bassolino

The Campania area governator Antonio Bassolino sitting in the Restaurant with his daughter.

Antonio Casagrande