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Francesco Bellissimo

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Francesco Bellissimo is a celebrity chef, actor and foreign tarento. While studying at the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Rome, he volunteered for the military. After graduating from the Cesano Infantry School, he moved to Japan in 2001. His cooking class which started with only a few students has now become very popular and his career as entertainer is flourishing. Acting as a bridge between Italy and Japan for over 20 years, he regularly appears on TV shows and cooking performances, hosts talk shows and lectures and is often featured in magazines and seen in advertisements. In 2017, Bellissimo together with historian Daniele Macuglia from Peking University, has launched a cultural program on the cuisine of Leonardo Da Vinci and Ancient Rome to promote Italian culinary history and safeguard lost recipes. With Macuglia, he reconstructs forgotten dishes of the Italian culture and lectured at various universities and cultural institutes in the United States, European Union and Japan.
BornJanuary 3, 1979
BornJanuary 3, 1979
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Known for

I'm Taking the Day Off (2014)
I'm Taking the Day Off
6.5
TV Mini Series
  • Italian chef
Idaten: Tokyo Olympics Story (2019)
Idaten: Tokyo Olympics Story
5.7
TV Mini Series
  • Italian chef
Kore wa Keihi de Ochimasen (2019)
Kore wa Keihi de Ochimasen
7.0
TV Series
  • Italian chef
Kaiji Game 1 (2022)
Kaiji Game 1
TV Series
  • Garçon
  • 2022

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  • Kazunari Ninomiya, Shin'ichi Tsutsumi, Giuseppe Durato, Reika Manaka, Kasumi Arimura, Francesco Bellissimo, and Paolo Andrea Di Pietro in Sensuikan Cappellini-go no Boken (2022)
    Sensuikan Cappellini-go no Boken
    • Simone
    • TV Movie
    • 2022
  • Idaten: Tokyo Olympics Story (2019)
    Idaten: Tokyo Olympics Story
    • Italian chef
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2019
  • Kore wa Keihi de Ochimasen (2019)
    Kore wa Keihi de Ochimasen
    • Italian chef
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • I'm Taking the Day Off (2014)
    I'm Taking the Day Off
    • Italian chef
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2014
  • O'hasta (1997)
    O'hasta
    • Sebastian
    • TV Series
    • 2007
  • Kaiji Game 1 (2022)
    Kaiji Game 1
    • Garçon
    • TV Series
    • 2022

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  • Official sites
    • Francesco Bellissimo Official Instagram
    • Francesco Bellissimo Official YouTube Channel
  • Alternative name
    • Furanchesuko Berisshimo
  • Height
    • 5′ 11¾″ (1.82 m)
  • Born
    • January 3, 1979
    • Rome, Lazio, Italy

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    • The Italian Stallion

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