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Nino Frassica

b. 1950

Italian actor (born 1950)

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About Nino Frassica

Born 1950. Nino Frassica is an Italian actor, screenwriter, film actor, television presenter, radio personality and comedian.

Antonino "Nino" Frassica (born 11 December 1950) is an Italian actor and comedian.

Biography and career

Born in Messina, Sicily, Frassica is mostly known for his deadpan humour, characterized by absurd jokes he described as a way of "ruining logic and the Italian language". He is considered "a master of nonsense humour". He debuted for Italian television with Renzo Arbore's Quelli della notte (1985), in which he played a semi-illiterate friar. Later, again in collaboration with Arbore, he was given a major role in the surreal quiz show Indietro tutta! (lit. Full speed backwards!, 1987).

Frassica has subsequently featured in numerous comic movies, such as Il Bi e il Ba (1986), and TV shows for Italian television. He plays Marshal Antonio "Nino" Cecchini on the Italian TV series Don Matteo (2000-present). He co-hosted the second night of the Sanremo Music Festival 2025 alongside Bianca Balti, Cristiano Malgioglio and Carlo Conti, and the final of the 2026 festival alongside Conti, Laura Pausini and Giorgia Cardinaletti.

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Important facts

Born
11 December 1950, Messina
Birth century
20th century
Occupation
Actor, screenwriter, film actor, television presenter, radio personality, comedian
Nationality
Italy

People in Nino Frassica's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

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Renzo Arbore
b. 1937
Film director
 Portrait of Carlo Conti
Carlo Conti
b. 1961
Television presenter
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Laura Pausini
b. 1974
Singer
 Portrait of Bianca Balti
Bianca Balti
b. 1984
Model
 Portrait of Cristiano Malgioglio
Cristiano Malgioglio
b. 1945
Composer
 Portrait of Giorgia Cardinaletti
Giorgia Cardinaletti
b. 1987
Television presenter

Contemporaries

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Nino Frassica?

Italian actor (born 1950)

When was Nino Frassica born?

Nino Frassica was born on 11 December 1950 in Messina.

What is Nino Frassica's occupation?

Nino Frassica is an actor, screenwriter, film actor, television presenter, radio personality and comedian.

What nationality is Nino Frassica?

Nino Frassica is Italian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Nino Frassica

· Wikidata: Q559570

· DBpedia: Nino Frassica

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