Peppino Mazzotta (born 20 May 1971) is an Italian actor, known for
playing police officer Giuseppe Fazio in Il commissario Montalbano
mystery series based on the character and novels created by Andrea
Camilleri. Mazzotta is a native of Domanico (Province of Cosenza).Born
in the Calabrian town of Domanico in 1971, Mazzotta attended the
Faculty of Architecture at the University of Reggio Calabria, then
joined a Drama School at Palmi, and discovered his great acting
passion. He later founded in Naples the theatre company Rosso Tiziano
(Titian Red) together with five colleagues of the Palmi Academy, with
whom he continues to collaborate. In 2003 he created a new theatre
company, named Teatri del Sud (Southern Theatres), together with
playwright and script-writer Francesco Suriano, who produced plays in
the Calabrian dialect. The company closed after three years of
activity, due to lack of financial support from the Arts, but Mazzotta
is still very active in the regional theatre, especially in the
production of Greek plays.Peppino Mazzotta is best-known for
portraying police detective Giuseppe Fazio, in the renowned Italian
television series Inspector Montalbano, produced and broadcast by RAI
since 1999, and based on the detective novels of Andrea Camilleri. The
protagonist is Commissario Salvo Montalbano, and Mazzotta plays his
loyal, hyper-efficient right-hand man in the fictional town of Vigata,
Sicily.In the summer of 2012, during the Positano Theatre Festival,
Mazzotta was awarded the Annibale Ruccello Prize for his theatrical
production Radio Argo.
playing police officer Giuseppe Fazio in Il commissario Montalbano
mystery series based on the character and novels created by Andrea
Camilleri. Mazzotta is a native of Domanico (Province of Cosenza).Born
in the Calabrian town of Domanico in 1971, Mazzotta attended the
Faculty of Architecture at the University of Reggio Calabria, then
joined a Drama School at Palmi, and discovered his great acting
passion. He later founded in Naples the theatre company Rosso Tiziano
(Titian Red) together with five colleagues of the Palmi Academy, with
whom he continues to collaborate. In 2003 he created a new theatre
company, named Teatri del Sud (Southern Theatres), together with
playwright and script-writer Francesco Suriano, who produced plays in
the Calabrian dialect. The company closed after three years of
activity, due to lack of financial support from the Arts, but Mazzotta
is still very active in the regional theatre, especially in the
production of Greek plays.Peppino Mazzotta is best-known for
portraying police detective Giuseppe Fazio, in the renowned Italian
television series Inspector Montalbano, produced and broadcast by RAI
since 1999, and based on the detective novels of Andrea Camilleri. The
protagonist is Commissario Salvo Montalbano, and Mazzotta plays his
loyal, hyper-efficient right-hand man in the fictional town of Vigata,
Sicily.In the summer of 2012, during the Positano Theatre Festival,
Mazzotta was awarded the Annibale Ruccello Prize for his theatrical
production Radio Argo.
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