Stefano Accorsi
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Stefano Accorsi | |
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 Accorsi in 2017 | |
| Born | Stefano Lelio Beniamino Accorsi 2 March 1971 Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Children | 4 |
Stefano Lelio Beniamino Accorsi (Italian pronunciation: [ˈsteːfano akˈkorsi]; born 2 March 1971) is an Italian actor.
Early life and background
[edit]Accorsi was born in Bologna. He graduated from Bologna's Theatrical School in 1993, and acted in the theatre for several years before moving to cinema.[1]
Career
[edit]In 1995 he starred in Jack Frusciante è uscito dal gruppo, one of his early breakthrough roles.
In 1998 he appeared in Daniele Luchetti in I Piccoli Maestri, which competed for the Golden Lion at the Venice International Film Festival. In the same year, he received several awards for his performance in Luciano Ligabue's Radiofreccia, including the David di Donatello for Best Actor.
Accorsi subsequently starred in films including L'ultimo bacio (The Last Kiss 2001),[2] Ferzan Özpetek's Le fate ignoranti (His Secret Life 2001) and Nanni Moretti's The Son's Room (2001). Le fate ignoranti was screened in competition at the Berlin International Film Festival and earned Accorsi the Nastri d’Argent for Best Actor for his role.[3]
In 2002, he portrayed poet Dino Campana in Un viaggio chiamato amore (A Journey Called Love), which was presented at the Venice International Film Festival, where Accorsi received the Volpi Cup for Best Actor.
During the 2000s, Accorsi also appeared in several international productions, including Les Brigades du Tigre (2005), La Faute à Fidel with Julie Depardieu, and Emmanuel Mouret’s Un baiser s'il vous plaît (2007). He later reprised his role in Baciami ancora (2010), the sequel to ''L'ultimo bacio''.
Accorsi also appeared in David Blair’s Tabloid TV and Marco Ponti’s Santa Maradona. He later starred in the television film Il giovane Casanova, directed by Giacomo Battiato. After a brief hiatus from filmmaking, Accorsi served on the jury of the Venice International Film Festival in 2003. In 2004, he appeared in Michele Placido’s Ovunque sei and Carlo Mazzacurati’s L'amore ritrovato.
Personal life
[edit]Accorsi was engaged to Corsican supermodel Laetitia Casta. They have one son and one daughter together, Orlando, born on 21 September 2006 and Athena, born on 29 August 2009.[4]
He is an agnostic.[5]
Filmography
[edit]Films
[edit]| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Brothers and Sisters | Matteo | |
| Un posto | Antonio | ||
| 1994 | Weird Tales | Trasgressive man | Cameo appearance |
| 1995 | Facciamo paradiso | Student | Cameo appearance |
| 1996 | Jack Frusciante Left the Band | Alex | |
| Vesna Goes Fast | The waiter | ||
| My Generation | Agent Bonoli | ||
| 1997 | Naja | Tonino | |
| Little Teachers | Gigi | ||
| 1998 | Radiofreccia | Ivan "Freccia" Benassi | |
| 1999 | Outlaw | Horst Fantazzini | |
| A Respectable Man | Raffaele Della Valle | ||
| 2000 | April Captains | Salgueiro Maia | |
| 2001 | The Last Kiss | Carlo | |
| The Ignorant Fairies | Michele | ||
| The Son's Room | Tommaso | ||
| Santa Maradona | Andrea Straniero | ||
| Tabloid | Lorenzo | ||
| 2002 | A Journey Called Love | Dino Campana | |
| 2004 | An Italian Romance | Giovanni | |
| Ovunque sei | Matteo | ||
| 2005 | Provincia meccanica | Marco Battaglia | |
| Romanzo Criminale | Inspector Nicola Scialoja | ||
| 2006 | The Tiger Brigades | Achille Bianchi | |
| Blame It on Fidel | Fernando | ||
| 2007 | Saturn in Opposition | Antonio | |
| Shall We Kiss? | Claudio | ||
| Les deux mondes | Antoine Geller | ||
| 2008 | Baby Blues | Fabrizio | |
| 2009 | Je ne dis pas non | Matteo | |
| 2010 | Kiss Me Again | Carlo | |
| Nous Trois | Philippe Martin | ||
| 2011 | The Perfect Life | Luca | |
| Une nuit dans Paris | Dr. Minutillo | Short film | |
| Tous les soleils | Alessandro | ||
| Ruggine | Adult Sandro | ||
| The Dirty Picture | Abraham (voice) | Italian voice-over | |
| 2013 | L'arbitro | Cruciani | |
| A Five Star Life | Andrea | ||
| Io non ti conosco | Massimo | Short film; also director | |
| 2014 | Mafia and Red Tomatoes | Filippo | |
| 2015 | The Little Prince | The Fox (voice) | Italian voice-over |
| 2016 | Italian Race | Loris De Martino | |
| 2017 | Fortunata | Patrizio | |
| 2018 | Made in Italy | Riko | |
| There's No Place Like Home | Paolo | ||
| 2019 | The Goddess of Fortune | Arturo | |
| The Champion | Valerio Fioretti | ||
| 2020 | You Came Back | Marco | |
| 2021 | Marilyn's Eyes | Diego | |
| 2022 | Hypersleep | David Damiani | |
| 2024 | 50 Km all'ora | Guido | |
| The Children's Train | Amerigo | ||
| Despicable Me 4 | Maxime Le Mal (voice) | Italian voice-over | |
| Diamonds | Lorendo | ||
| 2025 | Una figlia | Pietro Battisti | |
| Amata | Luca | ||
| Primavera | Sanfermo | ||
| La lezione | Professor Walder | ||
| 2026 | Le cose non dette | Carlo Ristuccia |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Voci notturne | Rinaldo | 4 episodes |
| 1998 | Più leggero non basta | Marco Crescioni | Television movie |
| 1999 | Come quando fuori piove | Lidio | Miniseries |
| 2002 | Il giovane Casanova | Giacomo Casanova | Television movie |
| 2009 | 2009 Cannes Film Festival | Himself / Presenter | Annual ceremony |
| 2012 | Mafiosa | Enzo | Main role (season 4); 8 episodes |
| 2013 | Il clan dei camorristi | Andrea Esposito | Lead role |
| 2015 | 1992 | Leonardo Notte | Lead role |
| 2016 | The Young Pope | Italian Prime Minister | Episode: "Episodio 6" |
| 2017 | 1993 | Leonardo Notte | Lead role |
| 2019 | 1994 | Leonardo Notte | Lead role |
| 2021 | Celebrity Hunted - Caccia all'uomo | Himself / Contestant | Reality show (season 2) |
| È andata cosí | Himself | Docuseries | |
| 2022 | Vostro onore | Vittorio Pagani | Lead role |
| 2023 | Call My Agent - Italia | Himself | Season 1, episode 5[6] |
| 2024 | Marconi: L'uomo che ha connesso il mondo | Guglielmo Marconi | Miniseries |
| The Bad Guy | Stefano Testanuda | Main role (season 2) |
Music videos
[edit]| Year | Title | Artist(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | "Senza averti qui" | 883 | |
| "Una canzone d'amore" | |||
| 2000 | "L'ultimo bacio" | Carmen Consoli | |
| 2007 | "Passione" | Neffa | |
| 2010 | "Baciami ancora" | Jovanotti |
Awards
[edit]| Year | Nominated work | Award | Category | Result | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ciak d'oro | 1999 | Radiofreccia | Ciak d'oro | Best Actor | Won | [7] |
| 2001 | Le fate ignoranti and The Last Kiss | Ciak d'oro | Best Actor | Won | [8] | |
| 2013 | A Five Star Life | Ciak d'oro | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated | [9] | |
| 2020 | The Goddess of Fortune | Ciak d'oro | Best Actor | Won | [10] | |
| 2022 | Marilyn ha gli occhi neri | Ciak d'oro | Best Actor | Won | [11] | |
| David di Donatello | 1999 | Radiofreccia | David di Donatello | Best Actor | Won | [12] |
| 2000 | Ormai è fatta! | David di Donatello | Best Actor | Nominated | [12] | |
| 2001 | L'ultimo bacio | David di Donatello | Best Actor | Nominated | [12] | |
| 2005 | Provincia meccanica | David di Donatello | Best Actor | Nominated | [12] | |
| 2013 | A Five Star Life | David di Donatello | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated | [12] | |
| 2017 | Veloce come il vento | David di Donatello | Best Actor | Won | [12] | |
| European Film Awards | 2001 | Le fate ignoranti | Audience Award | Best Actor | Nominated | |
| Flaiano Film Festival | 2007 | Saturn in Opposition | Flaiano Prize | Best Actor | Won | [13] |
| Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists | 2001 | Le fate ignoranti | Nastro d'Argento | Best Actor | Won | |
| 2006 | Provincia meccanica | Nastro d'Argento | Best Actor | Nominated | ||
| Venice Film Festival | 2002 | Un viaggio chiamato amore | Volpi Cup | Best Actor | Won | [14] |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Rai 5 'Apprendisti stregoni': Stefano Accorsi torna nei luoghi della sua formazione". BolognaToday (in Italian). Retrieved 1 August 2025.
- ↑ Passarin, Sara Greta (28 February 2022). "Chi è Stefano Accorsi: moglie Bianca Vitali, figli, ex moglie e fidanzate famose". True News. (in Italian). Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ↑ "Stefano Accorsi compie 50 anni: la carriera del divo dallo spot del Maxibon a oggi". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 27 February 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
- ↑ "Laetitia Casta Welcomes Daughter Athena". People.com. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
- ↑ "Stefano Accorsi". Aforismi.meglio.it. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
- ↑ Manca, Mario (20 January 2023). "Call My Agent Italia è il remake italiano migliore di sempre" [Call My Agent Italia Is the Best Italian Remake of All Time]. Vanity Fair Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- ↑ Lancia, Enrico (2003). Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gremese Editore. ISBN 9788884402134. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ↑ "Ciak d'oro 2001". news.cinecitta.com. 21 July 2001. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ↑ "Ciak d'oro 2013 al cinema italiano". gruppomondadori.it. 4 June 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ↑ "Ciak d'Oro 2020: i vincitori". ciakmagazine.it. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ↑ "Ciak d'Oro 2022, le classifiche finali". ciakmagazine.it. 15 December 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Ente David di Donatello – Accademia del Cinema Italiano". Daviddidonatello.it. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
- ↑ "Flaiano Film Festival". Premiflaiano.it. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
- ↑ "La Biennale di Venezia – The awards of the Venice Film Festival". Labiennale.org. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
