Franco Mari (23 January 1947 – 25 October 2025) was an Italian actor and comedian. Better known as Rupert Sciamenna, his most well-known character, he was famous for his participation in television programs such as Mai dire... on Italia 1 in many sketches with Marcello Macchia. In 2015, he appeared in the film Italiano medio. Mari died on 25 October 2025, at the age of 78.Morto Rupert Sciamenna (Franco Mari): il messaggio di addio di Herbert Ballerina
Filmography Mani di fata (1983) Lui è peggio di me (1985) Facciamo paradiso (1995) Cucciolo (1998) All the Moron's Men (1999) Italiano medio (2015) Omicidio all'italiana (2017)
TV series Intralci (2006) La Villa di Lato (2009) Drammi Medicali (2009) Mario (2013–2014)
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