Alessandro Haber

Alessandro Haber (born 19 January 1947) is an Italian actor, film director and singer.

Haber was born in Bologna in a Jewish family of mixed ancestry (his father was a Romanian Jew and his mother Italian) and spent his childhood in Israel. His movie debut was in 1967 with China Is Near by Marco Bellocchio. His first leading role was in Pupi Avati's Christmas Present.

Haber directed his only movie in 2003 with Scacco pazzo.

He is also a distinguished theatre actor, having performed amongst others in Orgia by Pier Paolo Pasolini, Woyzeck by Georg Büchner, The Miser by Molière, Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekhov, Dialogo by Natalia Ginzburg and A Servant of Two Masters by Carlo Goldoni.

He has been touring theatres since 2006 with Tango d'amore e di coltelli, with music by Ástor Piazzolla, based on a text by Jorge Luis Borges.

He has won three Nastro d'Argento, one David di Donatello, one Premio Gassman, one Premio IDI and one theatre critics' award. In 2021, the actor was also awarded the Special Nastro d'Argento 2021.

As a singer, he has released three albums: Haberrante, Qualcosa da dichiarare and Il sogno di un uomo. His greatest success was the single "La valigia dell'attore", written for him by Francesco De Gregori.

In June 2011, Haber attempted to kiss actress Lucia Lavia onstage during a rehearsal for Othello at the Teatro Romano di Verona. She responded by slapping him and he immediately slapped her back while accusing her of being "cold." After the intervention of both their lawyers, the theater forced Haber to leave the production and he was replaced by Franco Branciaroli.

In 2017, he has interpreted Gabriele Tinti's poetry giving voice to the masterpieces in the National Archaeological Museum, Naples and in the Capitoline Museums.

Selected filmography

As an actor

1967 - China Is Near 1969 - Youth March 1969 - Under the Sign of Scorpio 1970 - The Conformist 1970 - Corbari 1971 - Eneide 1971 - Lover of the Great Bear 1972 - Who Saw Her Die? 1975 - Cagliostro 1975 - Mondo candido 1976 - Pure as a Lily 1976 - Victory March 1976 - Quanto è bello lu murire acciso 1978 - Tough to Kill 1978 - Goodbye & Amen 1978 - Ligabue 1981 - Bollenti spiriti 1981 - Sweet Dreams 1981 - Sweet Pea 1982 - All My Friends Part 2 1982 - Sogni mostruosamente proibiti 1982 - Ehrengard 1983 - Fantozzi subisce ancora 1983 - Flirt 1983 - Dream of a Summer Night 1985 - The Two Lives of Mattia Pascal 1985 - Mamma Ebe 1986 - Christmas Present 1986 - Grandi Magazzini 1987 - Da grande 1987 - Man on Fire 1988 - Il volpone 1989 - Willy Signori e vengo da lontano 1989 - The Story of Boys & Girls 1991 - The Professional Secrets of Dr. Apfelgluck 1992 - Parenti serpenti 1992 - Vietato ai minori 1993 - Pacco, doppio pacco e contropaccotto 1993 - For Love, Only for Love 1994 - The True Life of Antonio H. 1994 - Love Burns 1995 - Men Men Men 1995 - Bits and Pieces 1995 - The Graduates 1995 - Snowball 1996 - The Cyclone 1996 - Return to Home Gori 1997 - Fireworks 1998 - Simpatici & antipatici 1998 - Kaputt Mundi 1999 - Dirty Linen 1999 - Outlaw 1999 - Falkehjerte 2002 - A Journey Called Love 2003 - Scacco pazzo 2003 - Suddenly Paradise 2003 - Life as It Comes 2004 - Christmas Rematch 2005 - Raul: Straight to Kill 2006 - The Unknown Woman 2006 - The Roses of the Desert 2007 - Peopling the Palaces at Venaria Reale 2007 - Seven Kilometers from Jerusalem 2008 - Albakiara 2008 - Sandrine in the Rain 2009 - Christine Cristina 2011 - The Cardboard Village 2012 - Il sogno del maratoneta 2013 - The Fifth Wheel 2017 - Agadah 2018 - As Needed 2018 - Youtopia 2018 - The King's Musketeers 2019 - Il signor Diavolo 2021 - We Still Talk 2022 - Caravaggio's Shadow 2024 - Romeo Is Juliet

As a director 2003: Scacco pazzo

Discography 1995: Haberrante 1999: Qualcosa da dichiarare 2003: Il sogno di un uomo

Awards Premio IDI (best actor) 1980 (Dialogo) Nastro d'Argento (best supporting actor) 1990 (Willy Signori e vengo da lontano) Nastro d'Argento (best supporting actor) 1994 (Per amore, solo per amore) David di Donatello (best supporting actor) 1994 (Per amore, solo per amore) Nastro d'Argento (best actor) 1995 (La vera vita di Antonio H.) Theatre critics' award 1996 (Arlecchino) Premio Gassman (best theatre actor) 2006 (Zio Vania)