Giorgio Tirabassi

Italian actor and director (born 1960)

Giorgio Tirabassi
Born	(1960-02-01) 1 February 1960 (age 64) Rome, Italy
Occupation	Actor
Website	giorgiotirabassi.it

Giorgio Tirabassi (born 1 February 1960) is an Italian film, television, and stage actor, as well as director.

Life and career

Born in Rome, Tirabassi made his debut as an actor in avant-garde theater and then worked at the Teatro Stabile di Catania.^[1] Since 1982, he has been a member of the stage company of Gigi Proietti.^[1]^[2]

His breakout role was the inspector Ardenzi in the Canale 5 crime TV-series Distretto di Polizia.^[1]

In 2001, he made his directorial debut with the short Non dire gatto, winning a David di Donatello for Best Short Film.^[3] In 2011, he won a Ciak d'oro for best supporting actor for his performance in Ascanio Celestini's La pecora nera.^[4]

Tirabassi is also a singer and is the lead vocalist in the band Music Inn.^[5]

On 1 November 2019, Tirabassi suffered a heart attack while presenting his first movie as director. He was hospitalized in stable condition, and recovered in a short time.^[6]

Selected filmography

Kaputt Mundi (1998)
The Dinner (1998)
Bell'amico (2002)
Paz! (2002)
Don't Make Any Plans for Tonight (2006)
Boris (2007–2010)
La pecora nera (2010)
Unlikely Revolutionaries (2010)
Boris: The Film (2011)
Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy (2012)
Arance e martello (2014)
Il camionista (2016)
Freaks Out (2020)

Awards and recognition

2002: David di Donatello for Best Short Film for Non dire gatto.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi (2003). Dizionario del cinema italiano: Gli attori. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN 8884402697.
^ Gigi Proietti (13 November 2013). Tutto sommato: Qualcosa mi ricordo. Rizzoli, 2013. ISBN 978-8858662687.
^ Lia Furxhi (2008). Corti e autori: la storia dei corti italiani 1980-2006. Falsopiano, 2008. ISBN 978-8889782606.
^ "Ciak d'Oro, valanga di premi per Moretti e Martone". La Stampa. 17 June 2011. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
^ "Tirabassi, "du spaghi" a modo mio". Famiglia Cristiana. 10 May 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
^ Paura per Giorgio Tirabassi: ricoverato per un infarto, le sue condizioni sono stabili