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Carlo Monni

Actor | * 10/23/1943 († 69, 05/19/2013) | Campi Bisenzio, Tuscany (Italy)
Carlo Monni (23 October 1943 – 19 May 2013) was an Italian film, television and stage actor. Born in Campi Bisenzio, Florence, Monni started his artistic activity in early seventies, as an actor in the Tuscan vernacular comic theater. After having played some minor roles in a number of low-budget films, the popularity came in the second half of 1970s, as the sidekick of his real life friend Roberto Benigni in a series of successful stage works, TV-programs, and then films (Berlinguer, I Love You, Seeking Asylum, Tu mi turbi, Nothing Left to Do but Cry). From then Monni started a productive career as a character actor, collecting over 300 appearances between cinema and theater. ()
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Ha esordito con spettacoli nei locali e nelle feste paesane della sua zona. In tali occasioni ha avuto la possibilità di incontrare Roberto Benigni, col quale ha stretto un lungo sodalizio artistico ed umano. Nel 1976 Monni e Benigni fanno "il grande salto" di notorietà approdando sulla seconda rete: i due comici fingono di disturbare le frequenze della RAI con una fantasiosa tv, Onda Libera, che trasmette da "una stalla di Capalle" (e la scenografia contempla anche alcune mucche). Nel 1978 è nel programma di Roberto Benigni, Vita da Cioni. Da questo anno in poi è chiamato a recitare in diversi film di stampo toscano che gli daranno la notorietà. Continua a presenziare a spettacoli pubblici (ormai oltre 100) e nel 1998 contribuisce al successo dello spettacolo di Massimo Ceccherini Fermi tutti questo è uno spettacolo le cui repliche continuano ancora oggi. Nonostante questo successo, come da lui espresso durante una poesia nello spettacolo di Ceccherini, Carlo Monni ama dedicarsi al verseggiare libero, nella tradizione della sua terra natia, che preferisce alla popolarità della TV.

Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | Crime

Known for these Movies & Shows

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Movies with Carlo Monni as Actor(60)

as Il commissario2023 L'altro enigma
as Maurino2014 Sogni di gloria
as Fabio Lombardelli2013 La brutta copia
as boss dei barboni2012 Ridere fino a volare
as Ettore Michelacci2011 Ages of Love
as Narratore2011 10 ragazze
as Ganana2009 Cenci in Cina
as Padre di Marco2008 The Early Bird Catches the Worm
as Notaio Bonci Bacelli2006 Napoleon and Me
as Paolino2004 13 at a Table
as Caposala2003 Andata e ritorno
as Contadino2001 Caruso, zero in condotta
as Benzinaio2000 Fughe da fermo
as Pino's father1999 Lucignolo
as Walter's father1997 Tutti giù per terra
as Guido1997 Grazie di tutto
as Pietro1996 3 - Tre
as Don Urbano1996 Albergo Roma
as Gino Gori1996 Ritorno a casa Gori
as Nedo1994 Miracolo italiano
as Padre di Paolo1993 Private Crimes
as Gambacciani1993 Bonus Malus
as barista1992 Daddy, Don't Blush
as the Italian1992 The More I See You
as Gino Gori1990 Benvenuti in casa Gori
as Il Gatto Fantasma1989 Musica per vecchi animali
as Scimmiozzo1989 Running Away
as Angeloni1988 The Last Minute
as L'uomo che russa1988 Caruso Pascoski (di padre polacco)
as Padre della Barista1988 Snack Bar Budapest
as Fireman1988 Dial: Help
as l'albergatore1987 My First 40 Years
as Autista1986 Let's Hope It's a Girl
as il barista1985 Casablanca, Casablanca
as Foschi1985 Mother Ebe
as Vitellozzo1984 Nothing Left to Do but Cry
as Giuseppe1983 You Upset Me
as commissario Barra1982 No Thanks, Coffee Makes Me Nervous
as agente della Digos1982 The Paramedic
as Giovanotto Torretta1982 The Good Soldier
as Cacciatore1981 The Soup
as Walter Musante1981 I Carabbinieri
as Dr. Turner1980 Contamination
as Paolo1979 Seeking Asylum
as Dollaro1979 Ciao Ni!
as Chico Molinari1978 Rock'n Roll
as Bozzone1977 Berlinguer: I Love You
as Santone1974 The Profiteer

TV Shows/Series with Carlo Monni as Actor(3)

as Luigi Fattori2000 Don Matteo
as Il Monna1976 Onda Libera

Full Name: Carlo Monni
Citizenship: Italy
Born: Saturday, 10/23 1943 (October) in Campi Bisenzio, Tuscany (Italy)
Died: Sunday, 05/19 2013 (May) in Florence (aged: 69)
Zodiac sign: Scorpio (Chinese zodiac sign: Goat)
Languages: Italian (IT)
Other names for Carlo Monni (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Carl Money"
Carlo Monni frequently works together with these people:
Massimo Ceccherini (17x, Actor)
Roberto Benigni (14x, Actor)
Ugo Chiti (14x, Crew)
Francesco Nuti (13x, Crew)
Alessandro Paci (13x, Actor)
Giovanni Veronesi (12x, Crew)
Novello Novelli (11x, Actor)
Sergio Forconi (8x, Actor)
Tyler Warren (7x, Crew)
Simone Colombari (3x, Actor)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:292312, Added: 08/11/2018, Last updated: 03/15/2024