Flavio Insinna
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Flavio Insinna is an Italian
actor and television presenter. From 2006 - 2008 he presented Affari Tuoi
, the Italian version of Deal or No Deal
.
. In 1986, after unsuccessfully applying to become a Carabiniere
, he signed up to Alessandro Fersen's acting school, and in 1990 graduated from Gigi Proietti
's prestigious Laboratorio di esercitazioni sceniche in Rome.
Among his most popular roles is that of Capitano Anceschi in Rai Uno
television's Don Matteo
, in which he starred alongside Terence Hill
and Nino Frassica
.
Flavio has a lively and unusual personality, expressive of kindness and intelligence but also modesty. He describes himself as a "craftsman" of his trade.
Versatile and sensitive, he displays a strong ironic
sense of humour, whilst being profoundly religious.
Most recently, he starred in "Ho Sposato Uno Sbirro." He had his first unsuccessful TV sitcom, Rai Uno's Cotti e mangiati
("Cooked and Eaten"), and presented Affari Tuoi
(the Italian Deal or No Deal
) from 2006 until June 6, 2008, where his unique humour and profound thoughts proved popular with viewers and contestants alike.
Italy
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actor and television presenter. From 2006 - 2008 he presented Affari Tuoi
Affari Tuoi
Affari Tuoi is an Italian game show on which the internationally-popular game show, Deal or No Deal is based upon. It is broadcast on public broadcaster Rai Uno, though it can also be seen occasionally on RAI International, RAI's international television service.The show is currently hosted by Max...
, the Italian version of Deal or No Deal
Deal or No Deal
Deal or No Deal is the name of several closely related television game shows, the first of which was the Dutch Miljoenenjacht produced by Dutch producer Endemol. It is played with up to 26 cases with certain sums of money...
.
Biography
Flavio was born in RomeRome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
. In 1986, after unsuccessfully applying to become a Carabiniere
Carabinieri
The Carabinieri is the national gendarmerie of Italy, policing both military and civilian populations, and is a branch of the armed forces.-Early history:...
, he signed up to Alessandro Fersen's acting school, and in 1990 graduated from Gigi Proietti
Gigi Proietti
Luigi "Gigi" Proietti is an Italian actor, director, dubber and singer.-Early life:He was born in Rome to Romano Proietti, a man from Umbria, and Giovanna Ceci, a housewife. During his youth he was keen on singing and on playing guitar, piano, accordion and double bass in several roman night clubs...
's prestigious Laboratorio di esercitazioni sceniche in Rome.
Among his most popular roles is that of Capitano Anceschi in Rai Uno
Rai Uno
Rai 1 is the primary television station of RAI, the national public service broadcaster, and the most watched television channel in Italy. It was born as Rai Tv from 1954 to 1961, called Programma Nazionale from 1961 to 1979, after called Rete 1 from 1979 to 1982, then called Rai Uno from 1982 to...
television's Don Matteo
Don Matteo
Don Matteo is an Italian television series that has been airing since 2000 on the premier channel of Italian national television, Rai 1. Protagonist of the series is Father Matteo , a Catholic priest in a parish of the town of Gubbio , who is also known for his unrivaled talent in investigating...
, in which he starred alongside Terence Hill
Terence Hill
Terence Hill is an Italian actor. He is best known for starring in multiple action and western films together with his longtime filmpartner Bud Spencer.-Biography:...
and Nino Frassica
Nino Frassica
Antonio "Nino" Frassica is an Italian actor.Born in Messina, he debuted for Italian television with Renzo Arbore's Quelli della notte , in which he played a semi-illiterate friar...
.
Flavio has a lively and unusual personality, expressive of kindness and intelligence but also modesty. He describes himself as a "craftsman" of his trade.
Versatile and sensitive, he displays a strong ironic
Irony
Irony is a rhetorical device, literary technique, or situation in which there is a sharp incongruity or discordance that goes beyond the simple and evident intention of words or actions...
sense of humour, whilst being profoundly religious.
Most recently, he starred in "Ho Sposato Uno Sbirro." He had his first unsuccessful TV sitcom, Rai Uno's Cotti e mangiati
Cotti e mangiati
Cotti e mangiati is an Italian sitcom that aired on RAIUno in 2006. It starred Flavio Insinna as the lead character, Franco Mancini, a married car rental dealer, and father of two teenagers. The show performed poorly in ratings; however since episodes were only 5 minutes in length, 75 episodes were...
("Cooked and Eaten"), and presented Affari Tuoi
Affari Tuoi
Affari Tuoi is an Italian game show on which the internationally-popular game show, Deal or No Deal is based upon. It is broadcast on public broadcaster Rai Uno, though it can also be seen occasionally on RAI International, RAI's international television service.The show is currently hosted by Max...
(the Italian Deal or No Deal
Deal or No Deal
Deal or No Deal is the name of several closely related television game shows, the first of which was the Dutch Miljoenenjacht produced by Dutch producer Endemol. It is played with up to 26 cases with certain sums of money...
) from 2006 until June 6, 2008, where his unique humour and profound thoughts proved popular with viewers and contestants alike.
Cinema
- 1998 Figli di Annibale
- 1998 Un bugiardo in paradiso
- 1999 Guardami
- 2000 Il partigiano Johnny
- 2000 Metronotte
- 2000 La rentreé
- 2001 Tuttapposto
- 2003 La finestra di fronte
- 2003 Tutto in quella notte
- 2008 ExEx (2009 film)Ex is a 2009 film directed and co-written by Fausto Brizzi and interpreted by a rich and large cast of characters.The film, produced by Italian International Film, in co-production with the French company and Mes Films in collaboration with RAI Cinema...
Cameo appearances
- 1999 Dipendence Day
- 2002 I soliti idioti
- 2005 Alcuni buoni motivi per i quali non bisognerebbe mai cercare di fare l'attore
- 2006 Basette
- 2007 Deal or No Deal (United States Version)Deal or No Deal (US game show)Deal or No Deal is the American version of the international game show of Dutch origin of the same name. The show was hosted by Howie Mandel, and premiered on December 19, 2005, on National Broadcasting Company . The hour-long show typically aired at least twice a week during its run, and included...
Theatre
- 1986 Certamen Vaticanum
- 1987 Uccidiamo il chiaro di luna
- 1988 Folli sempre folli fortissimamente folli
- 1990 Il desiderio preso per la coda
- 1990 Che tragedia
- 1990 Lighea
- 1990 Tosca
- 1991 Madre coraggio
- 1992 Rimozioni forzate
- 1992 Il campanile
- 1993 A qualcuno piace caldo
- 1994 Sotterraneo
- 1994 Il tramezzo
- 1995 L'inno dell'ultimo anno
- 1995 Guardiano di porci
- 1995 Radio estetica
- 1996 Rassegna di monologhi inediti
- 1997 Tunnel
- 1997 La banda
- 1997 Fegatelli
Television
- 1990 Club '92 (sit-com)
- 1995 Uno di noi (fiction)
- 1997 Il mastino (fiction)
- 1997 Dio vede e provvede 2 (fiction)
- 1999 Maria figlia del suo figlio (fiction)
- 1999 Il diavolo e l'acqua santa (fiction)
- 1999 Padre Pio - Un santo tra di noi (historical non-fiction)
- 2000-2006 Don MatteoDon MatteoDon Matteo is an Italian television series that has been airing since 2000 on the premier channel of Italian national television, Rai 1. Protagonist of the series is Father Matteo , a Catholic priest in a parish of the town of Gubbio , who is also known for his unrivaled talent in investigating...
(fiction) - 2000 Distretto di polizia (fiction)
- 2000 Angelo il custode (fiction)
- 2001 La crociera (fiction)
- 2001 Crociati (fiction)
- 2001 La terra d'outremere
- 2003 Maria GorettiMaria GorettiMaria Goretti is an Italian virgin-martyr of the Roman Catholic Church, and is one of its youngest canonized saints. She died from multiple stab wounds inflicted by her attempted rapist after she refused him...
(historical non-fiction) - 2004 Saint John Bosco:Mission To Love (historical non-fiction)
- 2005 Meucci (fiction)
- 2005 Der TodestunnelDer TodestunnelDer Todestunnel, known in Italian as 1200º: La Verita della Tunnel della Morte is a joint production television movie filmed in Austria and Italy, and has both Austrian and Italian actors speaking in their native languages.-Plot:...
(fiction) - 2005 San Pietro (historical non-fiction)
- 2006 La buona battaglia - Don Pietro PappagalloLa buona battaglia - Don Pietro PappagalloLa buona battaglia – Don Pietro Pappagallo is an Italian television miniseries based on the true story of Don Pietro Pappagallo , a Catholic priest and Italian anti-fascist who assisted victims of Nazism and Fascism in Rome during World War II and was arrested and executed in the Ardeatine Caves...
(non-fiction) - 2005 Cotti e mangiatiCotti e mangiatiCotti e mangiati is an Italian sitcom that aired on RAIUno in 2006. It starred Flavio Insinna as the lead character, Franco Mancini, a married car rental dealer, and father of two teenagers. The show performed poorly in ratings; however since episodes were only 5 minutes in length, 75 episodes were...
(sit-com) - 2006 Affari tuoiAffari TuoiAffari Tuoi is an Italian game show on which the internationally-popular game show, Deal or No Deal is based upon. It is broadcast on public broadcaster Rai Uno, though it can also be seen occasionally on RAI International, RAI's international television service.The show is currently hosted by Max...
(TV Game show) - 2008 Ho sposato uno sbirroHo sposato uno sbirro"Ho Sposato Uno Sbirro" is an Italian police detective show, which premiered in 2008 on RAIUno It stars Flavio Insinna as police commissioner Diego Santamaria. The show mostly revolves around murders and the police inspectors, but also deals with Diego's personal family life...
(fiction) - 2011 Eroi per caso (historical non-fiction)
Awards
- 2001 - Special award: Prima - Italian guide to actors for his part in the film Guardami;
- 2004 - award Telegrolla and Premio per l'Europa for his part in the TV series Don Bosco, awarded at the Salerno Film and Fiction festival and Premio internazionale Sant'Antonio for his part as Capitano Anceschi in Don Matteo;
- 2006 - Premio internazionale Flaiano, Premio di cultura "Città di Marinella" and Telegrolla for the fictional series La buona battaglia - Don Pietro Pappagallo, Cinema and Theatre award Apoxiomeno filippese for the show Don Matteo;
- 2008 - Rome Fiction Festival - Award for best male protagonist for "Ho Sposato Uno Sbirro";