Lino Banfi

Lino Banfi is one of those rare comic actors who turned a lifetime of making people laugh into something a nation chose to honor. Born Pasquale Zagaria in Andria, he has logged more than a hundred films since 1960, and he never settled for just clowning around: he wrote, hosted, and worked the stage too. What strikes me most is the longevity. Earning the Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit tells you Italy didn't just tolerate his comedy, it embraced it as part of the culture. I admire entertainers who stay genuinely beloved across decades, and Banfi clearly is one of them.

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Name (English)

Lino Banfi

Name (Japanese)

リノ・バンフィ

Reading

りの・ばんふぃ

Born

July 9, 1936 (age 90)

Origin

Andria, Province of Barletta-Andria-Trani, Italy

Occupation

comedian / television presenter / playwright / screenwriter / stage actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Rat

Awards & achievements

• Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
• 1996 Giffoni Film Festival

• Official sitehttps://www.linobanfi.it
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lino%20Banfi
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AA%E3%83%8E%E3%83%BB%E3%83%90%E3%83%B3%E3%83%95%E3%82%A3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q434479

Tags

• Province of Barletta-Andria-Trani
• comedian
• television presenter
• playwright

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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