Pippo Delbono

Delbono was born in Varazze, Italy, in the province of Savona in 1959. An actor and stage director, since the beginning of the 1980s he has worked with several major figures from the world of theatre, from the long time famous Odin Teatret to Pina Bausch. In his many trips, he mastered the techniques of stage dancer. When he returned to Italy, he made his first debut on the stage in Il Tempo Degli Assassini.

In 1995 he directed La Rabbia, a tribute to Pier Paolo Pasolini where the initial phase of staging plays is shown which is then fully expressed in Barnoni winner of the Ubu Special Prize in 1997 and the Critic’s Prize in 1998. Since 2000, he has directed Il Silenzio, Gente Di Plastica and Urlo. In 2004 he was awarded the David di Donatello award for best full length documentary for Guerra, which was made during a tour in Israel and Palestine in 2002 and 2003. In 2007, he tried his hand at directing the lyrical opera Obra Maestra based on Frank Zappa’s unedited project. Io Sono L’Amore is his first film acting experience.

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