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Italian actor (1948–2017)
Luigi Maria Burruano
Born (1948-10-20 ) 20 October 1948Died 10 September 2017(2017-09-10) (aged 68)Palermo, Italy
Occupation Actor Years active 1970–2017 Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Luigi Maria Burruano (20 October 1948 – 10 September 2017 in Palermo) was an Italian film, stage and television actor. He began his career in
Sicilian -language
cabaret and theatre before turning his attention to films.
Life and career
Born in
Palermo , the son of a doctor, Burruano made his acting debut in a local amateur company.
[1] He got a large local success playing Rancu Tanu in the comedy play Palermo oh cara and got his national breakout appearing in the eight season of the TV-series
La piovra .
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A follower of the
Stanislavski's system , he was specialized in playing Sicilian working-class characters.
[1] In 2001 he was nominated for
Nastro d'Argento for
best supporting actor thanks to his performance in
Marco Tullio Giordana 's
One Hundred Steps .
[2] For his performance in
The Return of Cagliostro and in
Break Free he received a special mention from the Pasinetti Award jury at the
2003 Venice Film Festival .
[3] In 2006 he was arrested on charges of stabbing his daughter's divorced husband, who did not pay alimony to his daughter nor pay child support.
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[2]
Burruano died after a long illness on 10 September 2017, at the age of 68.
[1] He was the uncle of actor
Luigi Lo Cascio .
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[2]
Roles
Stage
Plays in which Burruano appeared include:
I giganti della montagna
Coriolano
La saga del signore della nave
Il giardino di inverno
La coltellata
Pulcinella
Studio per una finestra
Ohi Bambulè!
L'aquila deve volare
Rudens
Sticus
Palermo, oh cara
Filmography
L'amore coniugale (1970, directed by
Dacia Maraini )
Pizza Connection (1985, directed by
Damiano Damiani ) - Detective
ZEN – Zona Espansione Nord (1988, directed by
Gian Vittorio Baldi ) - Totò
Forever Mery (1989, directed by
Marco Risi ) – Cliente Mery
Boys on the Outside (1990, directed by Marco Risi) – Franco D'Annino
Acla's Descent into Floristella (1992, directed by
Aurelio Grimaldi ) – Il padre di Aclà
The Escort (1993, directed by
Ricky Tognazzi ) – Informer
Quattro bravi ragazzi (1993, directed by
Claudio Camarca ) – Renè's Father
Nel continente nero (1993, directed by Marco Risi) – Domenico Spatola
The Whores (1994, directed by Aurelio Grimaldi) – Mario
S.P.Q.R.: 2,000 and a Half Years Ago (1994, directed by Carlo Vanzina) – Varrone
The Star Maker (1995, directed by
Giuseppe Tornatore ) - Flirtatious Client
Italiani (1996, directed by
Maurizio Ponzi ) - Rosario
Luna e l'altra (1996, directed by
Maurizio Nichetti ) - Director
Il figlio di Bakunin (1997, directed by
Gianfranco Cabiddu ) - Corbo
La fame e la sete (1999, directed by
Antonio Albanese ) - Zu Alfiu
Amore a prima vista (1999, directed by
Vincenzo Salemme ) - Don Antonio
Oltremare (1999, directed by Nello Correale)
One Hundred Steps (2000, directed by
Marco Tullio Giordana ) - Luigi Impastato
E adesso sesso (2001, directed by
Carlo Vanzina ) (with the name of Luigi Burruano) - Barone
Gasoline (2001, directed by
Monica Stambrini ) - Padre Gabriele
Nowhere (2002, directed by
Luis Sepúlveda ) - Salomon Goldman
Nati stanchi (2002, directed by
Dominick Tambasco ) - Don Ciccio
Ginostra (2002, directed by
Manuel Pradal ) - Ettore's Uncle
Il trasformista (2002, directed by
Luca Barbareschi ) - Battani
Cuore scatenato (2003, directed by
Gianluca Sodaro ) - Santo Cimino
Break Free (2003, directed by
Gianluca Maria Tavarelli ) - Cenzo
The Return of Cagliostro (2003, directed by
Daniele Ciprì e
Franco Maresco ) - Carmelo La Marca
Te lo leggo negli occhi (2004, directed by
Valia Santella ) - Carlo
Concorso di colpa (2004, directed by
Claudio Fragasso ) - Ispettore Di Nunzio
Miracle in Palermo! (2005, directed by
Beppe Cino ) - Fofò
Quo Vadis, Baby? (2005, directed by
Gabriele Salvatores ) - Il capitano
...e se domani (2005, directed by
Giovanni La Parola ) - Commissario
Tre giorni d'anarchia (2005, directed by
Vito Zagarrio ) - Don Mimmo
Really SSSupercool: Chapter Two (2006, directed by
Carlo Vanzina ) - Don Calogero Calì
Baciami piccina (2006, directed by
Roberto Cimpanelli ) - Mafioso in carcere
La fine del mare (2007, directed by Nora Hoppe) - Aurelio
Milano-Palermo: il ritorno (2007, directed by Claudio Fragasso) - Giudice Conti
''
Blood of the Losers (2008, directed by
Michele Soavi ) - Mario Vagagini
Baarìa (2009, directed by
Giuseppe Tornatore ) - Chemist
Napoli, Napoli, Napoli (2009, directed by
Abel Ferrara ) - Comandante
Pochi giorni per capire (2009, directed by
Carlo Fusco )
Le ultime 56 ore (2010, directed by
Claudio Fragasso ) - Avallone
Qualunquemente (2011, directed by
Giulio Manfredonia ) - Imprenditore
In questa vita (2011, Short, directed by
Eitan Pitigliani ) - Nino
Il viaggio di Malombra (2012, directed by Rino Marino)
Vespro d'un rinnegato (2012, directed by
Carlo Fusco ) - Don Cimino
The Ideal City (2012, directed by
Luigi Lo Cascio ) - Avv. Scalici
Pagate fratelli (2012, directed by Salvo Bonaffini)
Tutto tutto niente niente (2012, directed by Giulio Manfredonia) - Imprenditore
La madre (2013, directed by Angelo Maresca) - Don Quirico
The Wait (2016, directed by Emil Langballe) - Vincent Cavallo
Quel bravo ragazzo (2016, directed by Enrico Lando) - Don Ferdinando Cosimato
Television
La piovra (1997,
season 8 [
it ] , directed by
Giacomo Battiato )
Sotto la luna (1998, TV Movie, directed by
Franco Bernini ) - Renato Cianchi
Oltremare - Non è l'America (1998, directed by
Nello Correale )
Turbo (1999, directed by
Antonio Bonifacio ) - commissario di Polizia Lamberti
Il commissario Montalbano (2001) - Giacomo Larussa
L'attentatuni (2001, TV Movie, directed by
Claudio Bonivento ) - Leoluca Barone
Salvo D'Acquisto (2003, TV Movie, directed by
Alberto Sironi ) - Maggiore Spada
Il maresciallo Rocca (2003) - Michele Garrone
Camera Café (2003, TV Series)
Paolo Borsellino (2004, TV Movie, directed by
Gianluca Maria Tavarelli ) - Tommaso Buscetta
Mio figlio (2005, directed by
Luciano Odorisio ) - Salvatore
R.I.S. - Delitti imperfetti (2005, directed by
Alexis Sweet ) - Mauro Donati
Il giudice Mastrangelo (2005, directed by
Enrico Oldoini ) - Procuratore De Cesare
L'onore e il rispetto (2006-2009, directed by
Salvatore Samperi ) - Don Rosario Liberati
Raccontami (2007) - Salvatore Lo Buono
Io e mio figlio - Nuove storie per il commissario Vivaldi (2010) - Salvatore Girlando
Squadra antimafia - Palermo oggi (2011, TV Series)
Il segreto dell'acqua (2011, directed by
Renato De Maria ) - Salvatore Girlando
Sangue caldo (2011, directed by
Luigi Parisi ,
Alessio Inturri ) - Vito Cirasola
References
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