Alessandro Siani
Alessandro Esposito (born 17 September 1975), known professionally as Alessandro Siani, is an Italian actor, director, screenwriter and stand-up comedian.
Alessandro Siani

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- Name
- Alessandro Siani
- Birth Name
- Alessandro Esposito
- Born
- 17 September 1975
- Birthplace
- Naples, Italy
- Occupation
- * Stand-up comedian
- Nationality
- Italy
- Languages
- Italian
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Key facts
• Name — Alessandro Siani • Birth Name — Alessandro Esposito • Born — 17 September 1975 • Birthplace — Naples, Italy • Occupation — * Stand-up comedian • actor • film producer • filmmaker • screenwriter • author • television personality • Height — 1.78 m
Life and career
Life and career
Born in Naples, Siani formed at the Tunnel Cabaret's acting laboratory in his hometown. In 1995, shortly after having won the "Charlot Prize" as best comedian, he decided to adopt the stage name Siani in honour of the journalist and camorra victim Giancarlo Siani. After being part of the comedy trio "A Testa in giù" and after having appeared in a number of variety shows, he got his first success in 2004 as a stand-up comedian with the stage show Fiesta. Siani made his film debut in 2006 in the romantic comedy Ti lascio perché ti amo troppo, and following a few other roles he had his breakout in 2010 with the box office hit Benvenuti al Sud, which also got him a nomination for David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actor. In 2013 he debuted as director with The Unlikely Prince. In 2025, he was a judge on the RAI programme Tale e quale show, the Italian adaptation of Your Face Sounds Familiar.
Director
Director
• The Unlikely Prince (2013) • Si accettano miracoli (2015) • Mr. Happiness (2017) • The Most Beautiful Day in the World (2019) • Who Framed Santa Claus? (2021) • Needing a Friend? (2023) • Big Family (2024) • Io e te dobbiamo parlare (2024)
Actor
Actor
• Ti lascio perché ti amo troppo (2006) • Natale a New York (2006) • Natale in crociera (2007) • La seconda volta non si scorda mai (2008) • Benvenuti al Sud (2010) • The Worst Week of My Life (2011) • Benvenuti al Nord (2012) (actor) • The Unlikely Prince (2013) • Si accettano miracoli (2015) • Mr. Happiness (2017) • The Most Beautiful Day in the World (2019) • Who Framed Santa Claus? (2021) • Needing a Friend? (2023) • Big Family (2024) • Io e te dobbiamo parlare (2024)
Producer
Producer
• Troppo Napoletano (2016) (producer)
Literary works
Literary works
• 2010 - Un napoletano come me...e che t'o dico a fà!, Rizzoli (100k copies sold) • 2013 - Non si direbbe che sei napoletano, Mondadori (Best Seller) • 2013 - L'Italia abusiva. Viaggio comico in un paese diversamente autorizzato (Best Seller) • 2015 - Troppo napoletano, Mondadori • 2019 - Napolitudine. Dialoghi sulla vita, la felicità e la smania 'e turnà, with Luciano De Crescenzo, Milano, Mondadori.. (Ranked for over ten weeks)
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- 1.Alessandro Siani spiega come ha scelto il suo nome d’arte. Fanpage Napoli.
- 2.Biografia. alessandrosiani.it.
- 3.redazione. Alessandro Siani e il rimorso degli studi abbandonati: "Avrei potuto laurearmi, ho letto molto più libri della media nazionale". Orizzonte Scuola Notizie. 2025-01-05.
- 4.Effetto Sabato. rai.tv.
- 5.Benvenuti al Sud. mymovies.it.
- 6.Tante belle giornate per il cinema italiano. movieplayer.it. 10 gennaio 2011.
- 7.Cars 2: ecco le voci italiane. movieplayer.it. 1º giugno 2011.
- 8.Siani e Guerritore non reciteranno ne Il Peggior Natale della Mia Vita. movieplayer.it. 17 febbraio 2012.
- 9.Benvenuti al Nord. mymovies.it.
- 10.Movieplayer film benvenuti-al-nord_28082 Benvenuti al Nord
- 11.Silvia Urban. Recensione di Benvenuti al Nord. BestMovie.it. 16 gennaio 2012.
- 12.Il Festival di Sanremo acclama Siani e premia il teenager Alessandro Casillo. LaStampa.it.
- 13.Sito ufficiale di Alessandro Siani
- 14.Alessandro Siani vince il FREVARCOM Web Awards. 21 luglio 2013.
- 15.Box Office 2013: IRON MAN 3 e IL PRINCIPE ABUSIVO i film più visti ma.CATTIVISSIMO ME 2 è sempre più vicino. La TOP 50 del 2013. boxofficebenful.blogspot.it.
- 16.Alessandro Siani: «I miei miracoli». Vanity Fair. 31 dicembre 2014.
- 17.Mister Felicità. Mymovies.
- 18."Striscia la notizia" riparte da conduttori e Veline nuove: "Il politicamente corretto ci offende". Tgcom24.
- 19.Concluse a Milazzo le riprese del film Succede anche nelle migliori famiglie, Alessandro Siani: "Sono soddisfatto".
- 20.Condé Nast. Mare Fuori diventa musical con la regia di Alessandro Siani. Vanity Fair Italia. 6 giugno 2023.
- 21.Alessandra De Tommasi. Mare fuori, arriva il musical teatrale: primo appuntamento a Napoli il 14 dicembre. Vanity Fair Italia. 10 dicembre 2023.
- 22.Anna Laura de Rosa. Siani, caos a Pompei: spettacolo annullato. La causa: troppi biglietti gratis a politici e big. Repubblica. 27 luglio 2013.
- 23.Fulvio Bufi. Siani annulla lo show per Pompei dopo la rissa tra imbucati e paganti. Corriere. 28 luglio 2013.
- 24.Spettacolo.
- 25.FAKE NEWS Teatro Verdi.
- 26.Striscia la notizia saluta Alessandro Siani e Vanessa Incontrada: al bancone tornano Friscia e Lipari.
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