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Andrea Balestri

Andrea Balestri (born 1 September 1963) is an Italian actor and singer.

Andrea Balestri
Balestri in The Adventures of Pinocchio
Born
Andrea Balestri

(1963-09-01) 1 September 1963 (age 61)
Pisa, Italy
Occupations
  • Actor
  • singer
Years active1972–1976
2000–present

Career

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He is known as the Pinocchio in 1972 serial TV The Adventures of Pinocchio,[1] directed by Luigi Comencini, next to actors like Nino Manfredi, Franco and Ciccio, Gina Lollobrigida and the great actor and director Vittorio De Sica as the Judge.

After the great success on TV, Balestri continued he acting career working on other movies as Torino nera, directed by Carlo Lizzani, with Bud Spencer and Domenico Santoro the Lucignoloin Pinocchio, the children movie Kid il monello del West, that won the Giffoni Film Festival as the best adaptation in 1976, and Furia nera, directed by Demofilo Fidani.

During last years he took part to several TV programs to tell his cinema experience and acted in two short films. He also took part in a cameo on movie Faccia di Picasso directed by Massimo Ceccherini, in which he played "the only real Pinocchio".

He is very often guest around the schools or children festivals in which he tell his experience of "child-Pinocchio", curiosities and trivia behind the scenes, the special effects and tales regarding the various characters and the staff.

He is the author of book "Io, il Pinocchio di Comencini" 2008, introduced by Cristina Comencini, and Stefano Garavelli.

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1972 Black Turin Raffaele Rao Feature film debut
The Adventures of Pinocchio Pinocchio Miniseries; lead role (6 episodes)
1973 Kid il monello del West Kid O'Hara
1975 Furia nera Ricky Chandler
2000 Picasso's Face Pinocchio Cameo appearance
2009 Le avventure di Pinocchio: Il documentario Himself/ Pinocchio Documentary film
2010 L’insegnalibro Himself Documentary film
2014 Protagonisti per sempre Himself Documentary film
2015 Sogni smontati Stefano Short film
2016 Nel buio Bar patron Short film

Discography

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Balestri recorded three songs:

  • "Mamma vorrei"
  • "Chi è che ha rubato il mare", by Roberto Vecchioni
  • "Andrea Pinocchio", music by Fiorenzo Carpi, the author for all Comencini's Pinocchio music

References

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  1. ^ "Balestri, una vita da Pinocchio "Gran fortuna, anche se breve" - Persone - Repubblica.it". www.repubblica.it. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
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