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Lino Banfi

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Lino Banfi
Banfi in 2022
Born
Pasquale Zagaria

(1936-07-11)11 July 1936(age 88)
Andria,Kingdom of Italy
Occupations
  • Actor
  • screenwriter
Years active1960–present
Spouse
Lucia Lagrasta
(m.1962; died 2023)
Children2, includingRosanna

Lino BanfiKnight Grand Cross OMRI(bornPasquale Zagaria;11 July 1936) is an Italian actor and screenwriter. Since 1960 he has appeared in more than 100 films.

Biography[edit]

He was born in theApuliancity ofAndriaand at the age of three, moved toCanosa di Puglia.Lino Banfi became one of the most well-known actors inItalian "sexy comedies"in the 1970s. In the 1980s he reached the peak of his fame by appearing in movies such asL'allenatore nel pallone,Vieni avanti cretino,Il commissario Lo GattoandOcchio, malocchio, prezzemolo e finocchio;he later portrayedGrandpa Libero[it]in Italian TV seriesUn medico in famiglia.

During his career, nearly all of Lino Banfi's characters spoke with the distinctive pronunciation of theBari dialect.Banfi and his wife Lucia Lagrasta were married since 1962 until her death in February 2023; they have two children: Walter andRosanna,who is also an actress. In 2000, Lino Banfi became aGoodwill ambassadorfor the Italian National Committee forUNICEF.[1]

Filmography[edit]

Films[edit]

TV[edit]

Books[edit]

  • Alla grande!(1991)
  • Una parola è troppa... Nonno Libero racconta(2004)
  • C'era una volta Nonno Libero(2004)
  • Ti racconto una storia. Ricordi di vita e di scena(2006)
  • Il chèlcio[a]secondo Oronzo Canà(2009)

Honours[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^Chèlciostands forcalcio('football' or 'soccer') pronounced with a heavyBari accent.

References[edit]

  1. ^"Lino Banfi UNICEF goodwill ambassador".
  2. ^"Le onorificenze della Repubblica Italiana".www.quirinale.it.Retrieved24 October2022.

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