Farewell to Francesco Nuti . The 68-year-old actor had been ill for some time .
The news of the death , which took place in Rome , comes from his daughter Ginevra together with the family members with thanks for the health personnel and all those who have cared for Nuti in the long period of the illness, in particular the personnel of Villa Verde in Rome.
The date and place of the funeral will be announced in the next few hours .
The family has not released any other statements and, in a statement, asks that the moment of great pain be respected.
CAREER – Tuscan, born in Prato on May 17, 1955 , Nuti performed as a student as an amateur actor until 1978, also writing the texts and immediately revealing his natural comic talent. It was at the end of the 70s that he was noticed by Alessandro Benvenuti and Athina Cenci , a couple already active in the cabaret under the name of Giancattivi, with whom Francesco Nuti joined, experiencing an initial period of success, thanks to television broadcasts such as "Non stop" and “Black Out”.
In 1981, with the trio, they made their debut in the cinema with "AdOvest di Paperino" (signed by Benvenuti), in which part of their repertoire is revived. The following year Nuti decides to separate from his companions and plays three lucky titles directed by Maurizio Ponzi which will make significant collections: "Madonna, what silence is tonight" (1982), "I'm happy" (1983) and " Io, Chiara e lo Scuro” (1983) which, born as a tasty parody of “Lo spaccone” with Paul Newman, will bring him great notoriety and will almost become a cult film, linking him forever to his role as a great billiard player in love.
From 1985 onwards he decided to direct himself : “Casablanca, Casablanca” (1985), his directorial debut, politely nods to the legendary film by Bogart-Curtiz and actually reproposes characters from “Me, Clare and the Dark”.
