Flavio Insinna

Flavio Insinna (born July 3 1965) is an Italian actor and television presenter. He currently (since the summer of 2006) presents "Affari Tuoi", the Italian version of "Deal or No Deal".

Biography

Insinna was born in Rome. In 1986, after unsuccessfully applying to become a Carabiniere, he signed up to Alessandro Fersen's acting school, and in 1990 graduated from Gigi Proietti's prestigious "Laboratorio di esercitazioni sceniche" in Rome.

Among his most popular roles is that of "Capitano Anceschi" in Rai Uno television's "Don Matteo", in which he starred alongside Terence Hill and Nino Frassica.

Insinna has a lively and unusual personality, expressive of kindness and intelligence but also modesty. He describes himself as a "craftsman" of his trade.Versatile and sensitive, he displays a strong ironic sense of humour, whilst being profoundly religious.

Most recently he has appeared in the Rai Uno sitcom "Cotti e mangiati" ("Cooked and Eaten"), and presents the current series of "Affari Tuoi" (the Italian "Deal or No Deal"), where his unique humour and profound thoughts prove popular with viewers and contestants alike.

Cinema

* 1998 "Figli di Annibale"
* 1998 "Un bugiardo in paradiso"
* 1999 "Guardami"
* 2000 "Il partigiano Johnny"
* 2000 "Metronotte"
* 2000 "La rentreé"
* 2001 "Tuttapposto"
* 2003 "La finestra di fronte"
* 2003 "Tutto in quella notte"

Cameo appearances

* 1999 Dipendence Day
* 2002 I soliti idioti
* 2005 Alcuni buoni motivi per i quali non bisognerebbe mai cercare di fare l'attore
* 2006 Basette
* 2007 Deal or No Deal (United States Version)

Theatre

* 1986 Certamen Vaticanum
* 1987 Uccidiamo il chiaro di luna
* 1988 Folli sempre folli fortissimamente folli
* 1990 Il desiderio preso per la coda
* 1990 Che tragedia
* 1990 Lighea
* 1990 Tosca
* 1991 Madre coraggio
* 1992 Rimozioni forzate
* 1992 Il campanile
* 1993 A qualcuno piace caldo
* 1994 Sotterraneo
* 1994 Il tramezzo
* 1995 L'inno dell'ultimo anno
* 1995 Guardiano di porci
* 1995 Radio estetica
* 1996 Rassegna di monologhi inediti
* 1997 Tunnel
* 1997 La banda
* 1997 Fegatelli

Television

* 1990 Club '92 (sit-com)
* 1995 Uno di noi (fiction)
* 1997 Il mastino (fiction)
* 1997 Dio vede e provvede 2 (fiction)
* 1999-2006 Don Matteo (fiction)
* 1999 Maria figlia del suo figlio (fiction)
* 1999 Il diavolo e l'acqua santa (fiction)
* 1999 Padre Pio - Un santo tra di noi (fiction)
* 2000 Distretto di polizia (fiction)
* 2000 Angelo il custode (fiction)
* 2001 La crociera (fiction)
* 2001 Crociati (fiction)
* 2001 La terra d'outremere
* 2003 Maria Goretti (fiction)
* 2004 Don Bosco (fiction)
* 2005 Meucci (fiction)
* 2005 Der Todestunnel [The tube] (fiction)
* 2005 San Pietro (fiction)
* 2006 La buona battaglia - Don Pietro Pappagallo (fiction)
* 2005 Cotti e mangiati (sit-com)
* 2006 Affari tuoi (TV Game show)
* 2008 Ho sposato uno sbirro (fiction)

Awards

*2001 - Special award: Prima - Italian guide to actors for his part in the film "Guardami";
*2004 - award Telegrolla and Premio per l'Europa for his part in the TV series "Don Bosco", awarded at the Salerno Film and Fiction festival and Premio internazionale Sant'Antonio for his part as "Capitano Anceschi" in "Don Matteo";
*2006 - Premio internazionale Flaiano, Premio di cultura "Città di Marinella" and Telegrolla for the fictional series "La buona battaglia - Don Pietro Pappagallo", Cinema and Theatre award Apoxiomeno filippese for the show "Don Matteo";