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Giuseppe "Peppino" Mazzotta (born May 20, 1971) is an Italian actor, known for playing police officer Giuseppe Fazio in ''Il commissario'' mystery series based on the character and novels created by Andrea Camilleri. Mazzotta is a native of Domanico (Province of Cosenza). ==Career== Born in the Calabrian town of Domanico in 1971, Mazzotta attended the Faculty of Architecture at the University of Reggio Calabria, then joined a Drama School at Palmi, and discovered his great acting passion. He later founded in Naples the theatre company ''Rosso Tiziano (Titian Red)'' together with five colleagues of the Palmi Academy, with whom he continues to collaborate.〔(Biography on ''Il Corriere della Sera'' ) 〕 In 2003 he created a new theatre company, named ''Teatri del Sud (Southern Theatres)'', together with playwright and script-writer Francesco Suriano, who produced plays in the Calabrian dialect. The company closed after three years of activity, due to lack of financial support from the Arts, but Mazzotta is still very active in the regional theatre, especially in the production of Greek plays.〔Cf. (Interview with Mazzotta of June 9, 2011 ) 〕 Peppino Mazzotta is famous for portraying police detective Giuseppe Fazio, in every episode of the renowned Italian television series ''Inspector Montalbano'', produced and broadcast by RAI since 1999, and based on the detective novels of Andrea Camilleri. The protagonist is ''Commissario'' Salvo Montalbano, and Mazzotta plays his hyperactive offsider in the fictional town of Vigata, Sicily. In the summer of 2012, during the Positano Theatre Festival, Mazzotta was awarded the ''Annibale Ruccello Prize'' for his theatrical production ''Radio Argo''.〔Cf. (News Announcement ), on ''La Repubblica'' of August 7, 2012. 〕 Mazzotta's career is currently spread between theatre, cinema and television, in a busy schedule of engagements and guest appearances. He continues to play Inspector Montalbano's assistant in the new episodes of the Italian TV series.〔(Filmography ) 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Peppino Mazzotta」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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