Nando Gazzolo

Nando Gazzolo
Born 16 October 1928
Savona, Italy
Died 16 November 2015 (aged 87)
Nepi, Italy
Occupation Actor

Ferdinando "Nando" Gazzolo (16 October 1928 – 16 November 2015) was an Italian actor and voice actor.

Life and career

Born in Savona, the son of the actor and voice actor Lauro Gazzolo and EIAR radio announcer Aida Ottaviani, Nando debuted at young age on radio, and in 1948, at twenty years old, he started his acting career entering the stage company led by Antonio Gandusio.[1]

He achieved his first personal success in 1951, in the adaptation of Antonio e Cleopatra staged by Renzo Ricci.[1] He later worked on stage with Vittorio Gassman and Luigi Squarzina, among others, before focusing in voice acting and dubbing.[1][2]

Gazzolo was also active in films and starred in several TV-series of good success.[2] His son Matteo is also an actor.[1] He died on 16 November 2015 in Nepi, aged 87.[3]

Selected filmography

Gazzolo on stage with actress Laura Solari (1956)

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Roberto Chiti, Roberto Poppi, Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano: Gli artisti: Vol. 3, Gli attori dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN 8884402131.
  2. 1 2 "Gazzolo, Nando". Treccani. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  3. "Addio a Nando Gazzolo, grande voce del teatro e della tv". La Repubblica. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
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