Luigi Maria Burruano

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Luigi Maria Burruano
Born(1948-10-20)20 October 1948
Palermo, Italy
Died10 September 2017(2017-09-10) (aged 68)
Palermo, Italy
OccupationActor
Years active1970–2017
Height1.72 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.[1]

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.[1][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.[1][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

Television

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Morto Burruano, attore tra genio e sregolatezza". Ansa (in Italian). 11 September 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Palermo, accoltella l'ex genero arrestato l'attore Burruano". La Repubblica (in Italian). 5 September 2006. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Vince la fantastica vitalità del curdo Vodka lemon". La Repubblica. September 7, 2003. Retrieved 25 April 2014.

External links

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