Fabio Volo,pseudonym ofFabio Bonetti,[1](born 23 June 1972) is an Italian writer, actor, radio and television presenter, screenwriter, drummer, singer, and philosopher.[2]
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Born | Fabio Bonetti 23 June 1972 Calcinate,Italy |
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Career
editFabio Bonetti was born inCalcinate,Italy on 23 June 1972. After attending middle school, he worked in his father's bakery (which is now an ice-cream shop inBrescia) and did other casual jobs (like modeling and nightlife related). In 1996 he became a leading figure atRadio Capital,an Italian radio station.[3]As from 1998, he anchored three edition of the TV programLe Iene.[3]
In 2000 he began to anchor his own radio broadcast "Il volo del mattino" onRadio Deejay[3]and he published his first book entitled "Esco a fare due passi". This was followed by "È una vita che ti aspetto", "Un posto nel mondo", "Il giorno in più", "Il tempo che vorrei", "Le prime luci del mattino" and "La strada verso casa".[2]
In 2002 he debuted as an actor in Alessandro D'Alatri's movie "Casomai". He was nominated for Best Actor at theDavid di Donatellofor his role in this film.[4]In 2006 and 2008 Fabio Volo anchored "Italo Spagnolo" and "Italo Americano" onMTV.In 2010 he won the "Premio Letterario la Tore Isola d'Elba", an ingenuity and excellence award.[5]In 2011, Volo starred in "Il giorno in più", the movie based on his eponymous book.[6]In 2012 he returned in television with "Volo in diretta" onRai 3.
Internationally, Volo has served as the voice ofPoin the Italian version of theKung Fu Pandafilm series.
Filmography
editFilms
editYear | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
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2002 | Casomai | Tommaso | Alessandro D'Alatri | Acting debut |
Playgirl | Fabio | Fabio Tagliavia | ||
2003 | Opopomoz | Farfaricchio (voice) | Enzo D'Alò | Italian dub; voice role |
2005 | The Fever | Mario | Alessandro D'Alatri | |
2006 | One Out of Two | Lorenzo | Eugenio Cappuccio | Also screenwriter |
2007 | Manual of Love 2 | Franco | Giovanni Veronesi | |
2008 | Kung Fu Panda | Po(voice) | John Stevenson | Italian dub; voice role |
Black and White | Carlo | Cristina Comencini | ||
2009 | Secrets of the Furious Five | Po (voice) | Raman Hui | Italian dub; voice role |
2010 | Marriage and Other Disasters | Alessandro | Nina di Majo | |
Unlikely Revolutionaries | Toni | Lucio Pellegrini | ||
Niente paura | Himself | Piergiorgio Gay | Documentary film | |
2011 | One Day More | Giacomo Pasetti | Massimo Venier | Also screenwriter |
Kung Fu Panda 2 | Po (voice) | Jennifer Yuh | Italian dub; voice role | |
2013 | Studio illegale | Andrea Campi | Umberto Carteni | |
2016 | Kung Fu Panda 3 | Po (voice) | Jennifer Yuh | Italian dub; voice role |
Un paese quasi perfetto | Gianluca | Massimo Gaudioso | ||
2018 | Alio - Un'avventura tra i ghiacci | Narrator (voice) | Guillaume Maidachesky | Italian dub; voice role |
2020 | Onward | Wilden Lightfoot (voice) | Dan Scanlon | Italian dub; voice role |
2021 | Genitori vs influencer | Paolo Martinelli | Michela Andreozzi | |
Per tutta la vita | Vito | Paolo Costella | ||
2023 | Una gran voglia di vivere | Marco | Michela Andreozzi | |
2024 | Kung Fu Panda 4 | Po (voice) | Mike Mitchell | Italian dub; voice role |
Television
editYear | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
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1998–2001, 2016 | Le Iene | Himself/co-host | Italia 1 | Information program (seasons 1–4, 19) |
1999–2000 | Candid Camera | Himself/co-host | Canale 5 | Comedy show (season 14) |
2001–2002 | Ca' Volo | Himself/host | MTV | Talk show |
2003 | Smetto quando voglio | Himself/host | Italia 1 | Variety show |
2006–2008 | Italo… | Himself/host | MTV | Reality show |
2012–2013 | Volo in diretta | Himself/host | Rai 3 | Variety/talk show |
2014–2018 | Che tempo che fa | Himself/ Recurring guest | Rai 1 | Variety/talk show |
2016–2018 | Untraditional | Fabio/Himself | Nove | Lead role |
Books
editWith his novels he has sold over 5 million copies in Italy alone.[7]As of 2019, he has written ten books:[2]
- Esco a fare due passi(2001)
- È una vita che ti aspetto(2003)
- Un posto nel mondo(2006)
- Il giorno in più(2007)
- Il tempo che vorrei(2009)
- Le prime luci del mattino(2011)
- La strada verso casa(2013)
- È tutta vita(2015)
- Quando tutto inizia(2017)
- Una Gran Voglia di Vivere(2019)
References
edit- ^"Fabio Volo"(in Italian). Movieplayer.it.Retrieved7 January2012.
- ^abcFabio Volo on Librimondadori.it[permanent dead link ]
- ^abc"Biography on deejay.it".Archived fromthe originalon 2013-02-18.Retrieved2012-01-08.
- ^Fabio Volo David di Donatello
- ^Premio La Tore Isola d'Elba - Official site
- ^"Il giorno in più" on MYmovies.it
- ^"Fabio Volo, ecco perché i suoi libri sono un successo".Panorama(in Italian). 19 October 2011. Archived fromthe originalon 6 October 2013.Retrieved12 September2013.