Acting
Jun 23, 1972
Calcinate, Lombardy, Italy
Fabio Volo
Acting
Biography
Fabio Volo (born Fabio Luigi Bonetti, 23 June 1972, Calcinate, province of Bergamo, Italy) is an Italian writer, actor, screenwriter, and radio and television presenter. After leaving school early and working in his father's bakery, he was discovered by producer Claudio Cecchetto and joined Radio Capital in 1996. He co-hosted Le Iene on Italia 1 (1998–2001) and has anchored Il volo del mattino on Radio Deejay since 2000. As a writer he debuted with Esco a fare due passi (2001, over 300,000 copies), followed by bestsellers including È una vita che ti aspetto (2003), Un posto nel mondo (2006), Il giorno in più (2007), Il tempo che vorrei (2009), and Una gran voglia di vivere (2019), with total sales exceeding 5 million copies in Italy. His film debut was Casomai (2002, dir. Alessandro D'Alatri) (Stefania Rocca, Gennaro Nunziante), earning a David di Donatello Best Actor nomination. His filmography continues with: La febbre (2005, dir. D'Alatri) (Valeria Solarino, Julie Depardieu); Uno su due (2006, dir. Eugenio Cappuccio, also screenwriter) (Ninetto Davoli, Giuliana De Sio); Manuale d'amore 2 (2007, dir. Giovanni Veronesi) (Monica Bellucci, Carlo Verdone); Bianco e nero (2008, dir. Cristina Comencini) (Ambra Angiolini, Aïssa Maïga); Matrimoni e altri disastri (2010, dir. Nina Di Majo) (Margherita Buy, Francesca Inaudi); Figli delle stelle (2010, dir. Lucio Pellegrini) (Pierfrancesco Favino, Lidia Biondi); Il giorno in più (2011, dir. Massimo Venier, also screenwriter) (Stefania Sandrelli, Valeria Solarino); Studio illegale (2013, dir. Umberto Carteni) (Zoé Félix, Ennio Fantastichini); Un paese quasi perfetto (2016, dir. Massimo Gaudioso) (Silvio Orlando, Carlo Buccirosso); Genitori vs influencer (2021, dir. Michela Andreozzi) (Ginevra Francesconi, Luca Bizzarri); Per tutta la vita (2021, dir. Paolo Costella) (Ambra Angiolini, Claudia Gerini); Una gran voglia di vivere (2023, dir. Andreozzi) (Ginevra Francesconi, Edoardo Leo). In animation he voices Po in the Kung Fu Panda series (2008–2024) and Wilden in Onward (2020). Upcoming: Il mio nemico immaginario (3 December 2026) and Prendiamoci una pausa (2026, dir. Christian Marazziti).
Feature Films (19)
A couple in crisis after the birth of their first son rekindles their love during a trip to Norway.
Lust for Life
Paralyzed from a crash, Nicola falls for his physiotherapist Lucia. Franco and Manuela seek fertility treatment in Barcelona. Filippo and Fosco, a gay couple, plan their wedding. Ernesto, a waiter, has an affair with Spanish cook Cecilia.
Manual of Love 2
The docufilm tells the story of Paolo Villaggio's genius through the most iconic Italian character, accountant Ugo Fantozzi. The work was featured in the Classics section of the 74th Venice International Film Festival.
La voce di Fantozzi
A single, independent woman finds herself organizing her sister's wedding with the help of her future brother-in-law.
Weddings and Other Disasters
Tommaso meets Stefania. They like each other, they fall in love, they get married. A child is also born. It all started very well, it evolved well, then discreetly, little by little until the crisis. It seemed impossible, yet the love, which seemed really solid, perhaps fell apart, even turning into hatred. Who knows if there is still time to do so. Volo, ex Jena, tries to be a real actor. An appeal test is required.
Casomai
Television & Series (5)
"Il testimone" (i.e. The witness) is a tv show created, made and presented by Pif. Every episode consists of a "mini-reportage", filmed through a little camera that Pif brings himself. This makes the spectator feel as if most of the tv filtres are removed and thus they can almost witness the events with their own eyes and feel directly involved in the social messages brought on by the show. Themes vary: they go from interviews to famous individuals, to trips, to the work of associations or even small everyday realities.
Il Testimone
Comedy/satirical show, with sketches and reports into political affairs and consumer issues. Recurring features of the show, besides the reportage, are the double interviews in which two famous people are asked the same questions, and are edited together on a split screen, side by side so that they answer one after the other.
