Ettore Bassi, full name Ettore Francesco Maria Bassi (born 16 April
1970), is an Italian actor and television presenter.Having loved magic
since he was a child, he decided to study to become a magician and
began to work as an animator in tourist villages. At the age of 19 he
started his training as an actor attending the Acting School at
Tangram Teatro di Torino. In 1992 he participated in the TV program Il
più bello d'Italia, winning the title as the best talent. In 1993 he
debuted as a television presenter in the TV program of Rai 1, La Banda
dello Zecchino. In 1994 he started his career as an actor in the TV
miniseries Italian Restaurant, directed by Giorgio Capitani. Since
then and for many years he has been alternating his work between
television presenter and actor of fiction, photo-romances, cinema, and
theatre.In 2000, alongside Pope John Paul II, he presented the Jubilee
World Youth Day, broadcast all over the world. He became famous in
Italy playing the role of Marshal Andrea Ferri in the TV series
Carabinieri from 2002 to 2005. In 2003 he won the title of Telegrolla
d'oro as the best actor of Italian fiction. In 2005 he received the
Agesp Prize for the Best TV Fiction at the Busto Arsizio Film
Festival. In the same year he tried his hand at car racing, following
his passion for motoring, inherited from his father. This passion he
has for the sport has garnered for him some success.In 2005 he played
in the TV miniseries Imperium: Saint Peter, directed by Giulio Base,
and Pope John Paul II, directed by John Kent Harrison. From 2006 to
2007, he played the role of the paediatrician Corrado Milani in the TV
series Nati ieri, bringing to this character some features of his own,
like playing magic tricks to children. In 2007, alongside Giuseppe
Fiorello, he played the role of Giorgio Piromallo in the TV miniseries
St. Giuseppe Moscati: Doctor to the Poor, directed by Giacomo
Campiotti. In the same year he played the role of Saint Francis of
Assisi in the TV miniseries Clare and Francis, directed by Fabrizio
Costa. In 2008 he received the Sant'Antonio International Award for
the Television category for this interpretation.
1970), is an Italian actor and television presenter.Having loved magic
since he was a child, he decided to study to become a magician and
began to work as an animator in tourist villages. At the age of 19 he
started his training as an actor attending the Acting School at
Tangram Teatro di Torino. In 1992 he participated in the TV program Il
più bello d'Italia, winning the title as the best talent. In 1993 he
debuted as a television presenter in the TV program of Rai 1, La Banda
dello Zecchino. In 1994 he started his career as an actor in the TV
miniseries Italian Restaurant, directed by Giorgio Capitani. Since
then and for many years he has been alternating his work between
television presenter and actor of fiction, photo-romances, cinema, and
theatre.In 2000, alongside Pope John Paul II, he presented the Jubilee
World Youth Day, broadcast all over the world. He became famous in
Italy playing the role of Marshal Andrea Ferri in the TV series
Carabinieri from 2002 to 2005. In 2003 he won the title of Telegrolla
d'oro as the best actor of Italian fiction. In 2005 he received the
Agesp Prize for the Best TV Fiction at the Busto Arsizio Film
Festival. In the same year he tried his hand at car racing, following
his passion for motoring, inherited from his father. This passion he
has for the sport has garnered for him some success.In 2005 he played
in the TV miniseries Imperium: Saint Peter, directed by Giulio Base,
and Pope John Paul II, directed by John Kent Harrison. From 2006 to
2007, he played the role of the paediatrician Corrado Milani in the TV
series Nati ieri, bringing to this character some features of his own,
like playing magic tricks to children. In 2007, alongside Giuseppe
Fiorello, he played the role of Giorgio Piromallo in the TV miniseries
St. Giuseppe Moscati: Doctor to the Poor, directed by Giacomo
Campiotti. In the same year he played the role of Saint Francis of
Assisi in the TV miniseries Clare and Francis, directed by Fabrizio
Costa. In 2008 he received the Sant'Antonio International Award for
the Television category for this interpretation.
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