Marcello Mastroianni
Marcello Vincenzo Domenico Mastroianni (September 28, 1924 - December 19, 1996) was an Italian actor.
Born in Fontana Liri, Italy, Mastroianni grew up in Turin and Rome. During World War II, he was interned in a Nazi prison, but escaped and hid in Venice. In 1945, he started working for a film company, and began taking acting lessons. His film debut was in I Miserabli in 1947. He soon became a major international romantic star, starring in Big Deal on Madonna Street, and especially when Federico Fellini cast him in La Dolce Vita in 1960.
He followed that with another star role in 8 1/2.