- Born
- Died
- Birth nameFrancesco Fabbrizzi
- Nickname
- Franchino
- Height5′ 10¾″ (1.80 m)
- Mr. Fabrizi was Italian actor best known for his performance as the lady-killer among a group of small-town youths in Federico Fellini's 'I Vitelloni'. Starting as a stage and variety revue actor in 1947, he broke into film in 1952 with Francesco De Roberti's 'Carica Eroica'. His role as a tireless philanderer became characteristic of his on-screen and off- screen persona. The actor was linked in the gossip columns of the dolce vita period to a long line of actresses and society doyennes. Though rarely cast in leading roles, Mr. Fabrizi appeared in about 150 films, usually playing superficial opportunistic sidekicks.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Anonymous
- ParentsEugenio FabriziEnrichetta Lippini
- Wide range of humorous expressions
- His characters were often a satyrical representation of the habits of the Italians trying to keep up with times of economic boom
- Often played cocky, opportunistic characters who had a natural aversion for hard, honest work and rather chose to live by their wits, generally conceiving schemes destined to backfire
- Often played ladies' men who had the habit of treating their wives and lovers unfairly, although they would often reveal some redeeming qualities in the end
- His father, Eugenio Fabrizi, was a barber. His mother, Enrichetta Lippini, was a cashier at the Astra cinema.
- Played the leading role in Gian Luigi Polidoro's Satyricon (1969), a rival project to the coeval Fellini Satyricon (1969). People argued the decision was determined by his disappointment for not having been called back by Federico Fellini for a long time.
- He briefly worked as a fashion model in Milan before starting to work in cabaret as one of Vanda Osiris's male partners. He was also employed as an actor for photo story books during that period.
- Fluent in French. He acted in several French features.
- Passions included women, good cooking, watching sports and collecting fashion cars.
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