Andrea Balestri
Andrea Balestri (born September 1, 1963 in Pisa ) is a former Italian child actor who gained greater prominence in the title role of the multi-part television film Pinocchio in the 1970s.
Life
Balestri was selected in a casting for the title role of the multi-part television film Pinocchio in 1972, which was followed by a short further career in three motion pictures . In 1972 and 1973 there were also 3 singles that Balestri sang. After graduating from school, he signed up for the Italian Air Force in the Folgore Parachute Battalion and then worked a. a. as a construction worker, taxi driver and in a supermarket.
In 2000 he played himself in the comedy Faccia di Picasso . In 2008 Balestri published the book "Io, il Pinocchio di Comencini", a homage to the director of his great success. The following year a documentary was made about Comencini's Pinocchio with Balestri.
Filmography
- 1972: Pinocchio (Le avventure di Pinocchio) (TV miniseries, also as a feature film)
- 1972: The Sicilian (Torino nera)
- 1973: Little Kid and his saucy gang (Kid, il monello del West)
- 1975: Furia nera
- 2000: Faccia di Picasso
Web links
- Andrea Balestri in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Article in Repubblica
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.leavventuredipinocchio.com/andrea.htm
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from June 23, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ http://www.mymovies.it/dizionario/recensione.asp?id=59362
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Balestri, Andrea |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian child actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 1, 1963 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pisa |