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Marcello Vincenzo Domenico Mastroianni (September 28, 1924 - December 19, 1996) was an Italian actor.
Born in Fontana Liri, a small village in the Apennines, Mastroianni grew up in Turin and Rome. During World War II, he was interned in a Nazi prison, but escaped and hid in Venice.
In 1945, he started working for a film company, and began taking acting lessons. His film debut was in I Miserabili (from Victor Hugo's Les Misérables) in 1947.
He soon became a major international romantic star, starring in Big Deal on Madonna Street, and especially when Federico Fellini cast him in La Dolce Vita, with Anita Ekberg, in 1960.
He followed that with another starring role in 8 1/2.
He earned Academy Award Nominations for Dark Eyes (1988), A Special Day (1978) and Divorce, Italian Style (1963)
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Marcello Mastroianni Facts
| Birth Name | Marcello Vincenzo Domenico Mastrojanni |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Birthday | September 28, 1924 |
| Sign | Libra |
| Birthplace | Fontana Liri, Italy |
| Date of death | December 19, 1996 (age 72) |
| Awards | 1963 Golden Globe Awards: Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical (for Divorce Italian Style) |