Gianmarco Tognazzi

Born on 11 October 1967^[1] in Rome, the son of actors Ugo Tognazzi and Franca Bettoia,^[2] from his youth, Giammarco Tognazzi attended the film sets alongside his father. He debuted in a small role in Marco Ferreri's Don't Touch the White Woman! (1974).^[3] After working as an assistant director, he graduated at the Institute of State for cinematography and television "Roberto Rossellini" in Rome.^[3] In 1991 he won a Grolla d'oro for his performance in Emidio Greco's A Simple Story.^[3] He was also nominated to Nastro d'Argento twice, in 2000 as best actor for First Light of Dawn^[4] and in 2006 in the supporting actor category for Romanzo Criminale.^[5]

In the second half of the 1980s Tognazzi also worked as a television presenter, notably as host of the 1989 edition of the Sanremo Music Festival.^[2]