Ricky Tognazzi

Ricky Tognazzi was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Tognazzi began his acting career with roles in such films as the Ugo Tognazzi drama "Tragedy of A Ridiculous Man" (1982), "Love at First Sight" (1986) and "La Famiglia" (1987) featuring Vittorio Gassman. He also appeared in "Arrivederci e Grazie" (1988) and the comedy "Caruso Pascoski - Di Padre Polacco" (1988) with Francesco Nuti. In the nineties and the early 2000s, Tognazzi devoted his time to various credits, such as "Una Storia Semplice" (1991) starring Gian Maria Volonte, "La Scorta" (1994) and "Maniaci Sentimentali" (1994). He also worked on "Another World is Possible" (2001). In his more recent career, he tackled roles in "Giorni Dell'Amore e Dell'Odio - Cefalonia" (2001) with Daniele Lotti, the Virna Lisi dramatic comedy "The Best Day of My Life" (2002) and "In This World of Thieves" (2004). He also appeared in "Tutte Le Donne Della Mia Vita" (2007) with Luca Zingaretti. Most recently, Tognazzi directed the Nadine Labaki drama "The Father and the Foreigner" (2011).