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'''David Riondino''' (born 10 June 1952) is an Italian actor, singer-songwriter, actor, comedian, writer, playwright, screenwriter, director and composer.

== Life and career ==

Born in [[Florence]], Italy, the son of a teacher, Riondino started his career in the mid-1970s as a member of the musical ensemble Collettivo Victor Jara.<ref name="curcio">Andrea Terrinoni. "David Riondino". Gino Castaldo (edited by). ''Dizionario della canzone italiana''. Curcio Editore, 1990. pp. 1470–1.</ref><ref name=Deregibus>{{cite book|last=Enrico Deregibus|title=Dizionario completo della Canzone Italiana|date=8 October 2010|publisher=Giunti Editore, 2010|isbn=978-8809756250|pages=397–8}}</ref> In 1979 he made his solo debut with the album ''David Riondino'', and the same year he was the opening act in a series of concerts by [[Fabrizio De André]] and [[Premiata Forneria Marconi]], including those in [[Florence]] and [[Bologna]], where De Andre's very famous live album ''[[In Concerto - Arrangiamenti PFM|Fabrizio De André in concerto - Arrangiamenti PFM]]'' was recorded.<ref name="curcio"/><ref name=Deregibus>{{cite book|last=Enrico Deregibus|title=Dizionario completo della Canzone Italiana|date=8 October 2010|publisher=Giunti Editore, 2010|isbn=978-8809756250|pages=397–8}}</ref> In 1980, following his second album, ''Boulevard'', with arrangements by [[The Rokes|Shel Shapiro]], he focused on his live activity, where he mixed improvisation, music and cabaret.<ref name="curcio"/>

Starting from the second half of the 1980s Riondino enjoyed a large success thanks to the semi-regular participation to the [[Canale 5]] show ''[[Maurizio Costanzo|Maurizio Costanzo Show]]'', where he used to improvise surreal songs imitating the style of the Brazilian singer-songwriters.<ref name="curcio"/><ref name=Deregibus>{{cite book|last=Enrico Deregibus|title=Dizionario completo della Canzone Italiana|date=8 October 2010|publisher=Giunti Editore, 2010|isbn=978-8809756250|pages=397–8}}</ref><ref name=music>{{cite book|last=Eddy Anselmi|title=Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana|year=2009|publisher=Panini Comics, 2009|isbn=978-8863462296|page=873}}</ref> In 1987 he released his third album ''Tango dei miracoli '', whose booklet was illustrated by [[Milo Manara]].<ref name="curcio"/>

Riondino's variagated career includes films, TV- series, comedy plays as well as novels, poems and several collaborations with newspapers and magazines as a humorist and a semi-serious columnist.<ref name="curcio"/><ref name=Deregibus>{{cite book|last=Enrico Deregibus|title=Dizionario completo della Canzone Italiana|date=8 October 2010|publisher=Giunti Editore, 2010|isbn=978-8809756250|pages=397–8}}</ref><ref name=music>{{cite book|last=Eddy Anselmi|title=Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana|year=2009|publisher=Panini Comics, 2009|isbn=978-8863462296|page=873}}</ref>

== Filmography ==

* ''[[To Love the Damned]]'' (1980)

* ''[[The Night of the Shooting Stars]]'' (1982)

* ''[[Kamikazen: Last Night in Milan]]'' (1987)

* ''[[Zanzibar (TV series)|Zanzibar]]'' (TV, 1988)

* ''[[Cavalli si nasce]]'' (1988)

* ''La cattedra'' (1991)

* ''[[Ilona Arrives with the Rain]]'' (1996)

* ''Cuba Libre – Velocipedi ai tropici'' (1997, also director)

* ''Donna selvaggia'' (1998)

* ''Vado e torno'' (TV, 1998)

* ''L'erba proibita'' (2002)

* ''[[Viva Zapatero!]]'' (2005)

* ''L'uomo che aveva picchiato la testa'' (2009)

* ''[[Amici miei – Come tutto ebbe inizio]]'' (2011)

* ''[[The Invisible Player]]'' (2016)

== Discography ==

* 19791980 – ''David RiondinoBoulevard'' (Ultima[[RCA SpiaggiaItaliana]], ZPLSPL 3406131547)

* 19801987 – ''BoulevardTango dei miracoli'' ([[RCA Italiana]]L'ALTernativa, PLALT 31547003)

* 19871989 – ''TangoRacconti dei miracolipicareschi'' (L'ALTernativa[[Compagnia Generale del Disco|CGD]], ALTCGD 00320932)

* 19891991 – ''RaccontiNon picareschisvegliate l'amore'' ([[Compagnia Generale del Disco|CGD]], CGD 209329031 74383-1)

* 19911994 – ''Non svegliate l'amoreTemporale'' (CGD, CGD 90314509 7438396185-12)

== Books ==

* ''Viaggio a Cuba''Rombi, ewith milonghe.Valerio JoãoPeretti Mesquinho e altre canzoni''Cucchi. FeltrinelliZelig, 19931997. {{ISBN|88-0786471-8123149-21}}.

* ''Epos 92–97. L'Italia in ''Viaggioterzine ada CubaTangentopoli all'Ulivo'', withGrugliasco, ValerioEdizioni PerettiArti Cucchi.grafiche San ZeligRocco, 19971998. {{ISBN|88-86471-49900156-1-6}}.

* ''Epos 92–97Rumba. L'ItaliaItinerari incubani terzineal daritmo Tangentopolidella all'Ulivocapitale'', Grugliasco,con EdizioniRoberto ArtiPerini, grafiche SanMilano, RoccoLizard, 19981999. {{ISBN|88-90015686456-170-60}}.

* ''Dante Inferno''Rumba., Itinerariwith cubaniSandro al ritmo della capitale''Lombardi, con Roberto PeriniCD, Milano, LizardGarzanti, 19992002. {{ISBN|88-8645611-7012007-01}}.

* ''Cantata dei pastori immobili. ''DanteRacconto Inferno'',di withun Sandropresepe Lombardivivente'', conillustrations CD,by Milano,[[Sergio Staino]]. GarzantiDonzelli, 20022004. {{ISBN|88-117989-12007900-17}}.

* ''John Martin. Il trombettiere ''Cantata dei pastoridi immobiliApricale. RaccontoDa di unGaribaldi presepea viventeCuster'', illustrationswith byClaudio [[Sergio Staino]]Nobbio. DonzelliFratelli Frilli, 20042007. {{ISBN|978-88-79897563-900312-7}}.

* ''John Martin. Il trombettiere di Apricale. Da Garibaldi a CusterFirenze'', with Claudio Nobbio. Fratelli FrilliEffequ, 20072013. {{ISBN|978-88-756389647-31285-71}}.

== References ==

== External links ==

* {{official website|http://www.davidriondino.it/drcom/}}

* {{discogs artist|David Riondino}}

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[[Category:1952 births]]

[[Category:Italian male comedians]]

[[Category:Italian male stage actors]]

[[Category:Italian male film actors]]

[[Category:Italian composers]]