Alvaro Vitali, beloved for his role as 'Pierino' in Italian cinema, has passed away in Rome. His career spanned over 150 films, leaving a lasting impact on the comedic landscape.
Il Messaggero
June 24, 2025
Italian cinema mourns 'Pierino'. Alvaro Vitali has died today in Rome in the late afternoon. The Italian actor and comedian was much loved for the character of Pierino and for many roles in the genre of the Italian sexy comedy. Born on February 3, 1950, Vitali had been hospitalized two weeks ago 'for recurring bronchopneumonia', as his ex-wife Stefania Corona declared in an interview with the media a few days ago. Discovered by Federico Fellini during an audition, he debuted in 1969 with a small role in Fellini Satyricon. He then took part in I clowns (1971) and Roma (1972), in which he played a vaudeville tap dancer, the same role he had the following year in Polvere di stelle, directed and performed by Alberto Sordi, also accompanied by Monica Vitti, and in Amarcord (1973), with Ciccio Ingrassia. He acted in over 150 films. With the decline of the sexy comedies of which he was a protagonist, he disappeared from the scene to return to Striscia la notizia as Jean Todt, then director of the Ferrari Scuderia, and other characters. In 2006 he participated in the third edition of the reality show 'La fattoria' but had to leave the reality show due to asthma problems. Just in recent days, he had returned to the spotlight for a back-and-forth with his ex-wife, singer-songwriter Stefania Corona. The actor wrote a letter to DiPiù explaining that she had left him because she was 'smitten with the driver' but that he was willing to forgive her and get back together. The woman's response was not long in coming. 'He is an actor, I only serve him for convenience. His children did not want the grandchildren to call me grandma.'
VITALI, Alvaro
Born: 2/3/1950, Rome, Lazio, Italy
Died: 6/24/2025, Rome, Lazio, Italy
Alvaro Vitali’s western – actor:
Halleluja to Vera Cruz – 1973
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