Lando Buzzanca, Italian Sex Comedy Icon, Dies at 87
Lando Buzzanca, the renowned Sicilian actor celebrated for his roles in Italian sex comedies during the 1970s, passed away at the age of 87 in a Rome hospital following a prolonged illness. Born in Palermo in 1935, he relocated to Rome in the 1950s to pursue studies at the Accademia Sharoff. His cinematic journey began with a role in the 1959 classic Ben-Hur. Buzzanca rose to prominence in 1961 with the film Divorzio all'Italiana, which secured the Best Comedy award at Cannes. He featured in numerous comedies, including Homo Eroticus and Il sindacalista, often alongside Claudia Cardinale. With over a hundred films to his credit, he returned to theater in the 1990s and made a notable comeback in the 2000s with Mio figlio. In 2007, he received a David di Donatello nomination for I Vicerè. Prior to his passing, his family engaged in a public dispute regarding his care.
Key facts
- Lando Buzzanca died at 87 in a Rome clinic.
- He was born in Palermo in 1935.
- He studied at the Accademia Sharoff in Rome.
- His first film role was as an extra in Ben-Hur (1959).
- He appeared in Pietro Germi's Divorzio all'Italiana (1961) and Sedotta e abbandonata (1964).
- He starred in over 100 sex comedies in the 1970s.
- He won a Golden Globe for I Vicerè (2007).
- He was nominated for a David di Donatello in 2008.
Entities
Artists
- Lando Buzzanca
- Pietro Germi
- Totò
- Dino Risi
- Claudia Cardinale
- Catherine Spaak
- Laura Antonelli
- Joan Collins
- Roberto Faenza
- Ugo Tognazzi
- Vittorio Gassmann
- Delia Scala
- Angela Cardile
- Festa Campanile
- Marco Vicario
Institutions
- Accademia Sharoff
- David di Donatello
- Golden Globe
- Festival di Cannes
- Oscar
- Artribune
Locations
- Palermo
- Italy
- Rome