Gianmarco Tognazzi

Born on 11 October 1967 in Rome, the son of actors Ugo Tognazzi and Franca Bettoia, 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). After working as an assistant director, he graduated at the Institute of State for cinematography and television "Roberto Rossellini" in Rome. In 1991 he won a Grolla d'oro for his performance in Emidio Greco's A Simple Story. He was also nominated to Nastro d'Argento twice, in 2000 as best actor for First Light of Dawn and in 2006 in the supporting actor category for Romanzo Criminale. 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.