Paolo Ferrari

Paolo Ferrari (26 February 1929 – 6 May 2018) was an Italian actor, voice actor and television presenter.[ 1]

Ferrari was born in Brussels as his father was at the time the Italian consul in the Belgian Congo, and was in Belgium for a diplomatic mission.[ 2] His mother, Giulietta, was a concert pianist.[ 2] He made his acting debut at 9 years old, in Alessandro Blasetti's Ettore Fieramosca and he appeared in over 45 films between 1938 and 2018.[ 2] He became first known as "the balilla Paolo", a character he played in numerous radio programs for children and teenagers during the fascist era.[ 3] After the war he studied at the Silvio d’Amico Academy of Dramatic Arts.[ 2]

Ferrari died in Monterotondo on 6 May 2018, at the age of 89.[ 4]