Alberto Sordi

Alberto Sordi OMRI
Sordi at the Sanremo Music Festival in 1981
Born	(1920-06-15)15 June 1920 Rome, Kingdom of Italy
Died	24 February 2003(2003-02-24) (aged 82) Rome, Italy
Nationality	Italian
Other names	Albertone
Occupations	Actor dubber comedian director singer composer screenwriter
Years active	1937–1998
Website	albertosordi.it

Alberto Sordi Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI (15 June 1920 – 24 February 2003) was an Italian actor, comedian, voice dubber, director, singer, composer and screenwriter.

Sordi is considered one of the most important actors in the history of Italian cinema and one of the best in commedia all'italiana. Together with Nino Manfredi, Vittorio Gassman and Ugo Tognazzi he formed a quartet that starred in the most popular movies of this genre. His trio with Aldo Fabrizi and Anna Magnani was one of the most prominent in the Roman cinema.

Sordi established himself as an icon from a career that spanned seven decades of Italian cinema with his skills in comedy and light drama. He started as a voice actor and a theater actor, but eventually grew to fame as a comedian. In the 1960s, he started interpreting complex dramatic characters, as well as directing his own films: his credits as a director include 19 movies. Sordi won five Nastro d'argento, ten David di Donatello, a Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement, and many other awards and accolades.