Italian actor and director

Giorgio Tirab*i (born 1 February 1960) is an Italian film, television, and stage actor, as well as director.

Contents

• 1 Life and career
• 2 Selected filmography
• 3 Awards and recognition
• 4 References
• 5 External links

Life and career

Born in Rome, Tirab*i made his debut as an actor in avant-garde theater and then worked at the Teatro Stabile di Catania. Since 1982, he has been a member of the stage company of Gigi Proietti.

His breakout role was the inspector Ardenzi in the C*e 5 crime TV-series Distretto di Polizia.

In 2001, he made his directorial debut with the short Non dire gatto, winning a David di Donatello for Best Short Film. In 2011, he won a Ciak d'oro for best supporting actor for his performance in Ascanio Celestini's La pecora nera.

Tirab*i is also a singer and is the lead vocalist in the band Music Inn.

On 1 November 2019, Tirab*i suffered a heart attack while presenting his first movie as director. He was hospitalized in stable condition, and recovered in a short time.

Selected filmography

• Kaputt Mundi (1998)
• The Dinner (1998)
• Bell'amico (2002)
• Paz! (2002)
• Don't Make Any Plans for Tonight (2006)
• Boris (2007–2010)
• La pecora nera (2010)
• Unlikely Revolutionaries (2010)
• Boris: The Film (2011)
• Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy (2012)
• Arance e martello (2014)
• Il camionista (2016)
• Freaks Out (2020)

Awards and recognition

• 2002: David di Donatello for Best Short Film for Non dire gatto.

References

External links

• Official website
• Giorgio Tirab*i at IMDb