Stefano Lelio Beniamino Accorsi (Italian pronunciation: [ˈsteːfano akˈkorsi]; born 2 March 1971) is an Italian actor.
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Early life and background
Accorsi was born in Bologna. He graduated from Bologna's Theatrical School in 1993, and acted in the theatre for several years before moving to cinema.
Career
In 1995 he starred in Jack Frusciante è uscito dal gruppo, one of his early breakthrough roles.
In 1998 he appeared in Daniele Luchetti in I Piccoli Maestri, which competed for the Golden Lion at the Venice International Film Festival. In the same year, he received several awards for his performance in Luciano Ligabue's Radiofreccia, including the David di Donatello for Best Actor.
Accorsi subsequently starred in films including L'ultimo bacio (The Last Kiss 2001), Ferzan Özpetek's Le fate ignoranti (His Secret Life 2001) and Nanni Moretti's The Son's Room (2001). Le fate ignoranti was screened in competition at the Berlin International Film Festival and earned Accorsi the Nastri d’Argent for Best Actor for his role.
In 2002, he portrayed poet Dino Campana in Un viaggio chiamato amore (A Journey Called Love), which was presented at the Venice International Film Festival, where Accorsi received the Volpi Cup for Best Actor.
During the 2000s, Accorsi also appeared in several international productions, including Les Brigades du Tigre (2005), La Faute à Fidel with Julie Depardieu, and Emmanuel Mouret’s Un baiser s'il vous plaît (2007). He later reprised his role in Baciami ancora (2010), the sequel to ''L'ultimo bacio''.
Accorsi also appeared in David Blair’s Tabloid TV and Marco Ponti’s Santa Maradona. He later starred in the television film Il giovane Casanova, directed by Giacomo Battiato. After a brief hiatus from filmmaking, Accorsi served on the jury of the Venice International Film Festival in 2003. In 2004, he appeared in Michele Placido’s Ovunque sei and Carlo Mazzacurati’s L'amore ritrovato.
Personal life
Accorsi was engaged to Corsican supermodel Laetitia Casta. They have one son and one daughter together, Orlando, born on 21 September 2006 and Athena, born on 29 August 2009.
He is an agnostic.
