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Giorgio Faletti

Giorgio Faletti, Italian author, screenwriter, and actor (born 1950)

Life at a glance

Died
2014 · July 4
Known as
writer, screenwriter, composer, comedian, and novelist. Citizenship: Italy

Their story

Who they were

Biography "In life there are things that you look for and others that come looking for you". (Original: "Nella vita ci sono cose che ti cerchi e altre che ti vengono a cercare".) [ 1 ] Comedian After graduating from law school, Faletti began his career as a comedian during the 1970s at the Milanese Club " Derby ". During the same period he shared the stage with the local circle of actors: Diego Abatantuono , Teo Teocoli , Massimo Boldi , Paolo Rossi and Francesco Salvi . [ 2 ] [ 3 ]

Giorgio Faletti was an Italian writer, musician, actor and comedian. Born in Asti, Piedmont, he lived on Elba Island. His books have been translated into 25 languages and published with great success in Europe, South America, China, Japan, Russia and the United States.

Path and career

Death Faletti died of lung cancer on 4 July 2014, aged 63. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] He received the America Award in memory, from the Italy-USA Foundation in 2019. ^ Cite error: The named reference vvvd was invoked but never defined (see the help page ). ^ Redazione Show (4 July 2014). "Morto Giorgio Faletti, la carriera dal Drive-In ai bestseller" . Vanity Fair . Retrieved 4 July 2014 .

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