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Raffaele Arena stage name Lello Arena
Naples, 1 January 1953
Because of his parents ' job (employed at the tobacco factory) as a child from Naples moved to San Giorgio a Cremano, but this move was not happy in fact he cursed his parents, accusing them of selfishness. Lello also played Rugby in serie D. During a play in the parish know Massimo Troisi like shelves passion for Rugby and begins to devote himself full time to the theatre. With Massimo and other friends founded the Group RH negative by creating a new type of theater and cabaret. In 1977 the group is renamed to the Saracens and then the grimace, the other friends left the Group and were only Enzo De Caro, Massimo Troisi and Lello Arena, the trio made its debut at the Teatro San Carluccio di Napoli, beginning their career, after they debuted at the local Roman La Chanson. In 1981 Massimo Troisi invites him to participate in the movie I'm starting over from Three where he plays the friend intrusive (Gaetano). In 1982 is the protagonist of the film where he plays Michael a journalist who, conditioned by a jealous, whose motive is in total denial of the first Festival New Naples to dismiss from the usual stereotypes, starts killing festival participants. In 1993 published the book the secrets of the sacred Papyrus of the Supreme Urz, a mixture of musings on life. In 2003 double Punch in the cartoon Toto Taste and the magical history of pizza. In 2009 receives the lifetime achievement award Massimo Troisi.
In 2006 he married the daughter of Director Vittorio Taviani (Francesca).
Filmography
I'm starting over from Three, directed by Massimo Troisi
No thanks, the coffee makes me nervous, directed by Lodovico Gasparini
Sorry for the delay, directed by Massimo Troisi
Hearts in the storm, directed by Enrico Oldoini
Bertoldo, Bertoldino and Cacasenno, directed by Mario Monicelli
The courage to speak, directed by Leonardo Castellani
Moonlights, direction and screenplay, Lello Arena
We make paradise, directed by Mario Monicelli
You laugh, (episode the two seizures), directed by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani
I've killed Berlusconi, directed by Gianluca Rossi
The most beautiful school in the world, directed by Luca Miniero
Wonderful Boccaccio, directed by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani
Past productions
Luisa Sanfelice, directed by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani
Kissed by the love, directed by Claudio Norza
He Voiced
Rodney in Dr. Dolittle, directed by Betty Thomas
Pulcinella in Toto flavor and the magical history of pizza, directed by Maurizio Forestieri
Director
Moonlight
Screenwriter
Moonlights, directed by Lello Arena
No thanks, the coffee makes me nervous, directed by Lodovico Gasparini
Television
Non Stop, with the grimace
The face, with the grimace
Luna Park, with the grimace
Dead Troisi, viva Troisi!, Rai 3 television special for the series that makes you laugh?
Award-winning
Céline Dion Show
Striscia La notizia
Friday night fever
Those two over the varano
Seriously
Lucky Carràmba
The Cook's Trial – special Lottery Italy
Luisa Sanfelice
Kissed by the love