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Adolfo Celi Biography
Birth Name:Adolfo Celi
Birth Place:Curcuraci, Messina, Sicily, Italy
Profession Actor
Fast Facts
- He was nominated for Cannes Film Festival Grand Prize of the Festival awards for his roles in "Tico-Tico no Fubá" in 1952 and "Caicara" in 1951
- His roles in English language films where usually dubbed because of his thick Sicilian accent
- He helped found Brazilian theater Teatro Brasileiro de Comédia
- Along with his native Italian, he could speak English, Spanish, French, Portuguese and German fluently
Awards
- 1973Golden Goblet-Best Actor (Migliore Attore): winner