Toni Santagata
Biography
Antonio Morese (9 December 1935 – 5 December 2021), known professionally as Toni (sometimes spelled Tony) Santagata, was an Italian folk singer, composer, comedian, and actor. Born in Sant'Agata di Puglia, Foggia, Santagata debuted as a comedian at the Derby club in Milan, with the show "Toni Santagata e il suo cabaret", later also released as an album. In the following years he embraced folk music, both recording some classics of the Apulian tradition and composing songs. In 1973 Santagata won the folk section of Canzonissima with "Lu maritiello"; the song was also his major hit, peaking at the sixth place on the Italian hit parade. Description above from the Wikipedia article Toni Santagata, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For & Full Filmography4 Titles
Drama Series - 1976, 16 episodes • as Self
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.
Movie - 2005, 2h 15m • as Ugo di Dante
When his destituite widowed sister-in-law—whom he had never stopped harbouring feelings for—and her ne'er-do-well son come to live with him after World War II, a mentally-ill farmer who spends all his time destroying unexploded ordnance scattered across the countryside finds a new purpose in his lonely life.
Movie - 2015, 2h 15m • as Zio Eugenio
When love blossoms between a young Italian woman and an African student, her family’s disapproval — and a secret — threatens to tear the lovers apart.
Movie - 1997, 2h 15m • as Manlio Lobianco
Incredibly, the bride at the altar falls in love with the best man on first sight, and even though he makes efforts to avoid her infatuation with him, she is determined to annul her marriage and marry the best man. And although she is able to dissolve her marriage, because she has never consummated it, the best man leaves... only to return to her many months later.