Remembering Franco Mari

Comedic actor Franco Mari, also known by the pseudonym Rupert Sciamenna, has passed away. He was often featured in videos by Maccio Capatonda and Herbert Ballerina. The news of his death was shared on social media by Herbert Ballerina (Luigi Luciano): 'Unfortunately, the legendary RUPERT SCIAMENNA has left us! It was the beginning for me, and I'm happy to have experienced it with him. Franco was the youngest among us, even though he seemed the 'oldest' in the world, with his strange elegance and absurd voice. We traveled a long road together, and looking back, I only think about how lucky we were to meet in that corner of time and world. We didn't realize it, but we had changed something; people on the street talked like him. In this photo, we are on the set of the legendary Christmas at the Toilet! Goodbye Franco.' He had worked as an extra in films by Steno, Mario Monicelli, and Neri Parenti. He also appeared on the big screen in 'All the Moron's Men' (1999) by Paolo Costella and later in Maccio Capatonda's two films 'Italiano Medio' (2015) and 'Murder in Italy' (2017).