Flavio Insinna (born July 3, 1965) is an Italian actor and television presenter. From 2006 - 2008 he presented Affari Tuoi, the Italian version of Deal or No Deal.^[1]

Flavio Insinna

Biography[link]

Flavio was born in Rome. In 1986, after unsuccessfully applying to become a Carabiniere, he signed up to Alessandro Fersen's acting school, and in 1990 graduated from Gigi Proietti's prestigious Laboratorio di esercitazioni sceniche in Rome.

Among his most popular roles is that of Capitano Anceschi in Rai Uno television's Don Matteo, in which he starred alongside Terence Hill and Nino Frassica.

Flavio has a lively and unusual personality, expressive of kindness and intelligence but also modesty. He describes himself as a "craftsman" of his trade. Versatile and sensitive, he displays a strong ironic sense of humour, whilst being profoundly religious.

Most recently, he starred in "Ho Sposato Uno Sbirro." He had his first unsuccessful TV sitcom, Rai Uno's Cotti e mangiati ("Cooked and Eaten"), and presented Affari Tuoi (the Italian Deal or No Deal) from 2006 until June 6, 2008, where his unique humour and profound thoughts proved popular with viewers and contestants alike. Flavio suffered the loss of his father who died at the age of 85. He has written his autobiography.

Cinema[link]

• 1998 Figli di Annibale
• 1998 Un bugiardo in paradiso
• 1999 Guardami
• 2000 Il partigiano Johnny
• 2000 Metronotte
• 2000 La rentreé
• 2001 Tuttapposto
• 2003 La finestra di fronte
• 2003 Tutto in quella notte
• 2008 Ex

Cameo appearances[link]

• 1999 Dipendence Day
• 2002 I soliti idioti
• 2005 Alcuni buoni motivi per i quali non bisognerebbe mai cercare di fare l'attore
• 2006 Basette
• 2007 Deal or No Deal (United States Version)

Theatre[link]

• 1986 Certamen Vaticanum
• 1987 Uccidiamo il chiaro di luna
• 1988 Folli sempre folli fortissimamente folli
• 1990 Il desiderio preso per la coda
• 1990 Che tragedia
• 1990 Lighea
• 1990 Tosca
• 1991 Madre coraggio
• 1992 Rimozioni forzate
• 1992 Il campanile
• 1993 A qualcuno piace caldo
• 1994 Sotterraneo
• 1994 Il tramezzo
• 1995 L'inno dell'ultimo anno
• 1995 Guardiano di porci
• 1995 Radio estetica
• 1996 Rassegna di monologhi inediti
• 1997 Tunnel
• 1997 La banda
• 1997 Fegatelli

Television[link]

• 1990 Club '92 (sit-com)
• 1995 Uno di noi (fiction)
• 1997 Il mastino (fiction)
• 1997 Dio vede e provvede 2 (fiction)
• 1999 Maria figlia del suo figlio (fiction)
• 1999 Il diavolo e l'acqua santa (fiction)
• 1999 Padre Pio - Un santo tra di noi (historical non-fiction)
• 2000-2006 Don Matteo (fiction)
• 2000 Distretto di polizia (fiction)
• 2000 Angelo il custode (fiction)
• 2001 La crociera (fiction)
• 2001 Crociati (fiction)
• 2001 La terra d'outremere
• 2003 Maria Goretti (historical non-fiction)
• 2004 Saint John Bosco:Mission To Love (historical non-fiction)
• 2005 Meucci (historical non-fiction)
• 2005 Der Todestunnel (non-fiction)
• 2005 San Pietro (historical non-fiction)
• 2006 La buona battaglia - Don Pietro Pappagallo (non-fiction)
• 2005 Cotti e mangiati (sit-com)
• 2006 Affari tuoi (TV Game show)
• 2008 Ho sposato uno sbirro (fiction)
• 2011 Eroi per caso (historical fiction)

Awards[link]

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• 2001 - Special award: Prima - Italian guide to actors for his part in the film Guardami;
• 2004 - award Telegrolla and Premio per l'Europa for his part in the TV series Don Bosco, awarded at the Salerno Film and Fiction festival and Premio internazionale Sant'Antonio for his part as Capitano Anceschi in Don Matteo;
• 2006 - Premio internazionale Flaiano, Premio di cultura "Città di Marinella" and Telegrolla for the fictional series La buona battaglia - Don Pietro Pappagallo, Cinema and Theatre award Apoxiomeno filippese for the show Don Matteo;
• 2008 - Rome Fiction Festival - Award for best male protagonist for "Ho Sposato Uno Sbirro";

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