Ficarra e Picone

Salvatore Ficarra (Palermo, 27 May 1971) and Valentino Picone (Palermo, 23 March 1971) are an Italian comedy duo who work on stage, films, television and books as Ficarra e Picone.

Salvo Ficarra and Valentino Picone at the 2010 Giffoni Film Festival.

Life and career

They started in 1993 along with Salvatore Borrello as a comedy trio, performing together on stage as "Chiamata Urbana Urgente".[1]

In 1998, the two remaining members began to use their surnames: Ficarra & Picone.[1]

In 2000 Ficarra e Picone made their film debut with Chiedimi se sono felice, by Aldo, Giovanni & Giacomo and two years later they made the first film as main actors, Nati stanchi.[1]

In 2007 they debuted as directors alongside Gianbattista Avellino with the film Il 7 e l'8, for which they were nominated to David di Donatello for Best New Director[2] and to Silver Ribbon in the same category.[3]

Also in 2007 they were featured as comic characters in the story "Zio Paperone e il rapimento teatrale" (trad. Uncle Scrooge and the theatrical kidnapping), published in the number 2678 of Topolino.[1][4]

Filmography

Bibliography
  • 2003 – Vuoti a perdere, Kowalsky editore
  • 2004 – Stanchi, Kowalsky editore
  • 2005 – Diciamoci la verità, Mondadori
  • 2007 – Sono cose che capitano, Mondadori

Awards

References
  1. "Ficarra & Picone anno per anno". La Repubblica. 14 November 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
  2. "David di Donatello, Tornatore protagonista". DG Mag. 8 May 2007. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
  3. "Ficarra e Picone candidati ai Nastri d'Argento". La Repubblica. 17 April 2007. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
  4. "Ficarra e Picone anche su Topolino". Wuz.it. 12 March 2007. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
  5. "Premio Charlot a Ficarra e Picone". TGCOM. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
  6. "Ecco "Capri Hollywood", passerella per star". Corriere del Mezzogiorno. 26 December 2007. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
  7. "In diretta su Rai1 da Lecce il 40° Premio Barocco". Cannibali. 3 June 2009. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
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