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  1. 5′ 9″ (1.75 m) Mini Bio. One of Italy's most captivating and talented cinematic comedy stars, Italian veteran Alberto Sordi was known for satirizing his country's. social mores in pungent black comedies, farcical tales and grim drama. He, along with peers Vittorio Gassman, Ugo Tognazzi and Nino Manfredi,

  2. Jun 15, 2020 · Features — Jun 15, 2020. T he hugely popular and prolific Italian actor Alberto Sordi relished playing rogues, characters riddled with foibles and weaknesses. In an interview with Positif ’s Jean A. Gili in 1999, he revealed that his aim was to depict in a comic register the flaws of his fellow Italians, everyone from the worker to the aristocrat.

  3. Feb 26, 2003 · By The Associated Press. Feb. 26, 2003. The actor Alberto Sordi, who depicted Italy's virtues and vices in more than 160 movies and contributed to making Italian comedy famous worldwide, died...

  4. Born in Rome to a schoolteacher and a musician, Sordi enrolled in Milan’s dramatic arts academy but was kicked out because of his thick Roman accent. Ironically, it was his accent that would later prove to be his trademark.

  5. Feb 27, 2003 · From Associated Press. ROME — Alberto Sordi, an actor who depicted Italy’s virtues and vices in more than 160 movies and contributed to making Italian comedy famous worldwide, has died. He was...

  6. Known For. The Marquis of Grillo. I Vitelloni. The White Sheik. An American in Rome. An Average Little Man. Journey with Papa. The New Monsters. Be Sick… It's Free. Acting. Writing. Directing. Production. All. Department. Alberto Sordi (15 June 1920 – 25 February 2003) was an Italian actor.

  7. Jun 15, 2020 · The actor would go on to star in 150 films and is still considered one of the most important actors in the history of Italian cinema. Sordi has even been given more than twenty awards, among them the Leone D’Oro alla Carriera (the Lifetime Achievement Award) at the prestigious Venice Film Festival.

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