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- Died
- Considered one of the leading figures of Italian innovation in theater, Cecchi alternates the work of stage and film actor to that of a theater director. Memorable is his performance in the drama "End of the match" by Samuel Beckett and, for the cinema, that of Renato Caccioppoli in "Morte di un matematico napoletano". In 2007 he won the Gassman Award as best Italian actor.
- IMDb mini biography by: Anonymous
- Good friends with author Elsa Morante, who urged him to work as a director.
- Studied acting under the Living Theatre and with the workshop of Eduardo De Filippo.
- In 2007, he won the Gassman Prize for best Italian theatre actor.
- His performance in Samuel Beckett 's drama ""Endgame is significant, as is his performance as Renato Caccioppoli in "Death of a Neapolitan Mathematician" in film.
- After his initial experiences and subsequent refusal to participate in film (for example, he declined the lead role in Marco Bellocchio's Salto nel vuoto in 1980), he only returned to film in 1991, when stage director Mario Martone persuaded him to star in Morte di un matematico napoletano, which won a special prize at the Venice Film Festival.
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