Ivano Marescotti

Italian actor (1946–2023)

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Ivano Marescotti (4 February 1946 – 26 March 2023) was an Italian actor and theatre director.
He began acting at 35 years old, first in local amateur stage works, then in some major stage companies.
From then Marescotti started appearing in dozens of films, usually in supporting roles, establishing himself as one of the most active character actors in the Italian cinema of the 1990s and 2000s.
In 2004 he won a Silver Ribbon for the short film Assicurazione sulla vita .
Marescotti died in Ravenna on 26 March 2023 after a three-year battle with prostate cancer, at the age of 77.

Ivano Marescotti (4 February 1946 – 26 March 2023) was an Italian actor and theatre director.

Life and career

Born in Villanova di Bagnacavallo, province of Ravenna, Marescotti worked as a clerk in the urban sector of the Councillorship of Ravenna. He began acting at 35 years old, first in local amateur stage works, then in some major stage companies.

After acting in small film roles, Marescotti had his breakout role in 1991 as Tobia the chemist in Silvio Soldini's comedy film The Peaceful Air of the West. From then Marescotti started appearing in dozens of films, usually in supporting roles, establishing himself as one of the most active character actors in the Italian cinema of the 1990s and 2000s. In recent years, he took part in several international productions.

In 2004 he won a Silver Ribbon for the short film Assicurazione sulla vita. In 2007 he was elected to the regional constituent assembly of the Democratic Party in Bologna.

Marescotti died in Ravenna on 26 March 2023 after a three-year battle with prostate cancer, at the age of 77.