- Born
- Died
- Birth nameSalvatore Amedeo Buffa
- Height6′ 1¼″ (1.86 m)
- Amedeo Nazzari was born on December 10, 1907 in Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy. He was an actor, known for Nights of Cabiria (1957), The Bandit (1946) and Chains (1949). He was married to Irene Genna. He died on November 5, 1979 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
- SpouseIrene Genna(May 1960 - November 5, 1979) (his death, 1 child)
- Children
- RelativesLeonardo Ciocia(Grandchild)
- Father of actress Evelina Nazzari.
- Tall (6 feet 3 inches), heavy-set Italian stage and screen actor. Studied engineering in his teens. In films from 1935, he began as romantic leads, later graduating to character parts in costume dramas and neo-realist gangster films. Won a Silver Ribbon Award in 1947 for his role in The Bandit (1946).
- Nazzari was one of the leading figures of Italian classic cinema, often considered a local variant of the Australian-American star Errol Flynn.
- Nazzari acted himself in Federico Fellini's Nights of Cabiria.
- Although he emerged as a star during the Fascist era, Nazzari's popularity continued well into the post-war years.
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