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'''Luigi De Filippo''' (10 August 1930 – 31 March 2018) was an Italian actor, stage director and playwright.
'''Luigi De Filippo''' (10 August 1930 – end of March 2018) was an Italian actor, stage director and playwright.


Born in [[Naples]], the son of actors [[Peppino De Filippo]] and Adele Carloni, he studied literature at the university, leaving the studies on the threshold of graduation to pursue a career in journalism.<ref name=bio>{{cite book|author1=Roberto Chiti |author2=Roberto Poppi |author3=Enrico Lancia |title=Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gli attori|publisher=Gremese Editore, 2003|isbn=8884402131}}</ref> Shorty later De Filippo debuted on stage next to his father, and from then he started a very long acting career, notably running for years a [[Neapolitan dialect]] company.<ref name=bio>{{cite book|author1=Roberto Chiti |author2=Roberto Poppi |author3=Enrico Lancia |title=Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gli attori|publisher=Gremese Editore, 2003|isbn=8884402131}}</ref> He celebrated the fortieth anniversary of his stage activities with the reception of a special Premio Personalità Europea prize in [[Capitol Hill]].<ref name=bio>{{cite book|author1=Roberto Chiti |author2=Roberto Poppi |author3=Enrico Lancia |title=Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gli attori|publisher=Gremese Editore, 2003|isbn=8884402131}}</ref>
Born in [[Naples]], the son of actors [[Peppino De Filippo]] and Adele Carloni, he studied literature at the university, leaving the studies on the threshold of graduation to pursue a career in journalism.<ref name=bio>{{cite book|author1=Roberto Chiti |author2=Roberto Poppi |author3=Enrico Lancia |title=Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gli attori|publisher=Gremese Editore, 2003|isbn=8884402131}}</ref> Shorty later De Filippo debuted on stage next to his father, and from then he started a very long acting career, notably running for years a [[Neapolitan dialect]] company.<ref name=bio>{{cite book|author1=Roberto Chiti |author2=Roberto Poppi |author3=Enrico Lancia |title=Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gli attori|publisher=Gremese Editore, 2003|isbn=8884402131}}</ref> He celebrated the fortieth anniversary of his stage activities with the reception of a special Premio Personalità Europea prize in [[Capitol Hill]].<ref name=bio>{{cite book|author1=Roberto Chiti |author2=Roberto Poppi |author3=Enrico Lancia |title=Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gli attori|publisher=Gremese Editore, 2003|isbn=8884402131}}</ref>


De Filippo appeared in many film roles, even if mainly in [[Character actor|character roles]].<ref name=bio>{{cite book|author1=Roberto Chiti |author2=Roberto Poppi |author3=Enrico Lancia |title=Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gli attori|publisher=Gremese Editore, 2003|isbn=8884402131}}</ref> He was also active on television, mainly in [[television]] adaptations of his stage works.<ref name=bio>{{cite book|author1=Roberto Chiti |author2=Roberto Poppi |author3=Enrico Lancia |title=Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gli attori|publisher=Gremese Editore, 2003|isbn=8884402131}}</ref> Since 2011 he has been the artistic director of the Parioli Theatre in Rome.<ref name="il mess">{{cite news|title=Il Parioli a Luigi De Filippo: a ottanta anni ricomincio|url=http://spettacoliecultura.ilmessaggero.it/teatro/il_parioli_a_luigi_de_filippo_a_ottanta_anni_ricomincio/154286.shtml|accessdate=6 July 2014|newspaper=[[Il Messaggero]]|date=28 June 2011}}</ref> De Filippo died in Rome on 31 March 2018 at the age of 87.<ref>http://www.corriere.it/spettacoli/18_marzo_31/morto-luigi-de-filippo-ultimo-erede-storica-dinastia-artisti-18a1af52-34bc-11e8-8de8-ad207e8187ca.shtml?refresh_ce-cp</ref>
De Filippo appeared in many film roles, even if mainly in [[Character actor|character roles]].<ref name=bio>{{cite book|author1=Roberto Chiti |author2=Roberto Poppi |author3=Enrico Lancia |title=Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gli attori|publisher=Gremese Editore, 2003|isbn=8884402131}}</ref> He was also active on television, mainly in [[television]] adaptations of his stage works.<ref name=bio>{{cite book|author1=Roberto Chiti |author2=Roberto Poppi |author3=Enrico Lancia |title=Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gli attori|publisher=Gremese Editore, 2003|isbn=8884402131}}</ref> Since 2011 he has been the artistic director of the Parioli Theatre in Rome.<ref name="il mess">{{cite news|title=Il Parioli a Luigi De Filippo: a ottanta anni ricomincio|url=http://spettacoliecultura.ilmessaggero.it/teatro/il_parioli_a_luigi_de_filippo_a_ottanta_anni_ricomincio/154286.shtml|accessdate=6 July 2014|newspaper=[[Il Messaggero]]|date=28 June 2011}}</ref> De Filippo died in Rome on 31 March 2018[[source needed]] at the age of 87.<ref>http://www.corriere.it/spettacoli/18_marzo_31/morto-luigi-de-filippo-ultimo-erede-storica-dinastia-artisti-18a1af52-34bc-11e8-8de8-ad207e8187ca.shtml?refresh_ce-cp</ref>


==Selected filmography==
==Selected filmography==

Revision as of 10:52, 31 March 2018

Luigi De Filippo
De Filippo with Claudia Mori in Cerasella (1959)
Born(1930-08-10)10 August 1930
Diedend of March 2018
Rome, Italy
Occupation(s)Actor, playwright, theatre director
Parent(s)Peppino De Filippo
Adele Carloni
Websiteluigidefilippo.it

Luigi De Filippo (10 August 1930 – end of March 2018) was an Italian actor, stage director and playwright.

Born in Naples, the son of actors Peppino De Filippo and Adele Carloni, he studied literature at the university, leaving the studies on the threshold of graduation to pursue a career in journalism.[1] Shorty later De Filippo debuted on stage next to his father, and from then he started a very long acting career, notably running for years a Neapolitan dialect company.[1] He celebrated the fortieth anniversary of his stage activities with the reception of a special Premio Personalità Europea prize in Capitol Hill.[1]

De Filippo appeared in many film roles, even if mainly in character roles.[1] He was also active on television, mainly in television adaptations of his stage works.[1] Since 2011 he has been the artistic director of the Parioli Theatre in Rome.[2] De Filippo died in Rome on 31 March 2018source needed at the age of 87.[3]

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gli attori. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN 8884402131.
  2. ^ "Il Parioli a Luigi De Filippo: a ottanta anni ricomincio". Il Messaggero. 28 June 2011. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  3. ^ http://www.corriere.it/spettacoli/18_marzo_31/morto-luigi-de-filippo-ultimo-erede-storica-dinastia-artisti-18a1af52-34bc-11e8-8de8-ad207e8187ca.shtml?refresh_ce-cp