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Dante Ferretti was born on 26 February 1943 in Macerata, Marche, Italy. He is a production designer and set decorator, known for Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007), Shutter Island (2010) and Silence (2016).

Iginio Straffi is an Italian artist and TV producer. He is the founder of the Rainbow animation studio, which he co-owns alongside Viacom (the American company that owns Nickelodeon).

In 1965, Straffi was born in the municipality of Gualdo, in the Province of Macerata. Gualdo is located about 50 kilometers (31 miles) from the city of Macerata. In 1973 his family moved to Macerata.

Straffi became interested in comic book illustration as a child, and started creating his own comics stories at the age of 7. As a teenager he participated in art competitions. He received his college education at the University of Macerata, where he studied literature and modern languages. He dated a foreign-born girl named Antonella, who was raised in Italy by foster parents. Antonella expressed a desire to someday meet her biological parents, and Straffi later used her story as an inspiration for the backstory of Bloom, Winx Club's lead character.

Straffi started his professional career as a comics artist in 1985, when his first story was published in "Tilt". His subsequent stories were published in the weekly magazines "Lanciostory" and "Skorpio",the monthly magazine "Comic Art", and the science fiction anthology magazine "Métal hurlant" (whose stories were republished in the United States under the title "Heavy Metal") .

In 1989, Straffi was recruited by veteran comics writer Claudio Nizzi (1938-) to work as an artist for the then-new detective series "Nick Raider" (1988-2005). The series was published by "Sergio Bonelli Editore", one of Italy's leading comic book publishers. From 1990 to 1992, Straffi served as the lead creative artist for Nick Raider.

Straffi was interested in joining the animation industry, and in 1992 accepted a job offer to work as a storyboard artist for the French animation studio "Telcima". He moved to France for his new job. He worked on a failed pilot for a television adaptation of the long-running science fiction series "Valérian and Laureline" (1967-2010). He also worked on a film adaptation of the medieval tales "Reynard the Fox", which ended in development hell.

By 1995, Straffi had become experienced with the many stages of work used in animation productions. He returned to Italy and secured financing to start his own animation studio, Rainbow S.p.A. He purchased computers and software for digital design.Rainbow at first offered its services to larger companies, producing commissioned work. The company first produced its own television series with the superhero tale Tommy and Oscar (2000-2002).

In 2004, Straffi created his most ambitious television series project, Winx Club. The series debuted on the Italian public television channel "Rai 2", and soon became one of the network's highest-rated programs. Winx Club became an international success, attracting the interest of the American company "Viacom", which owns the popular "Nickelodeon" brand. By the fourth season of Winx Club, Viacom began discussions with Straffi to become a co-owner of Rainbow.

In 2011, Viacom purchased a 30% share of Rainbow at the price of 83 million dollars. Viacom agreed to finance new seasons of Winx Club and other television projects by Rainbow, and to broadcast them on its Nickelodeon channels worldwide. Straffi retains the remaining 70% of Rainbow.

While Straffi has produced 3 animated films based on Winx Club, his first animated feature film based on an original story was the historical comedy "Gladiators of Rome" (2012). It cost about 80 million dollars to produce, becoming one of the most expensive Italian film productions. It performed poorly at the box office, grossing 10 million dollars in worldwide release.

Straffi served as a producer on the live-action television series Club 57 (2019-), which was a co-production with Viacom's Nickelodeon. He has stated that he plans to shift his focus from animated projects to live-action works. By 2020, he had signed off on a live-action adaptation of Winx Club, called "Fate: The Winx Saga".

Calisto Calisti was born on 6 August 1934 in Macerata, Marche, Italy. He was an actor, known for Four Flies on Grey Velvet (1971), Goliath and the Sins of Babylon (1963) and Il trionfo di Maciste (1961). He died on 16 October 1974 in Rome, Italy.

Ugo Betti was born on 4 February 1892 in Camerino, Macerata, Marche, Italy. He was a writer, known for Bengasi (1942), Quarta pagina (1942) and L'adultera (1946). He died on 9 June 1953 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.

Silvio Spaccesi was born on 1 August 1926 in Macerata, Marche, Italy. He was an actor, known for They Were Called Three Musketeers But They Were Four (1973), Why? (1971) and The Minor (1974). He died on 2 June 2015 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.

Jimmy Fontana was born on 13 November 1934 in Camerino, Macerata, Marche, Italy. He was a composer and actor, known for About Time (2013), The Three Fantastic Supermen (1967) and Hercules in the Valley of Woe (1961). He was married to Leda Di Stasi. He died on 11 September 2013 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.

Sara Piersantelli was born on 14 April 1980 in Macerata, Macerata, Marche, Italy. She is an actress, known for The Bet (2007), Something in Common (2009) and Firpo (2015).

Remo Ugolinelli was born on 27 July 1943 in Camerino, Macerata, Marche, Italy. He is known for Diaz - Don't Clean Up This Blood (2012), La scorta (1993) and Light of My Eyes (2001). He has been married to Paola Monzani since 9 October 1976. They have one child.

He began his acting career in the 1990's, studying under and starring in the theatrical shows of his first teacher Giorgio Felicetti. In the subsequent years, he made small appearances in film, television and advertisements, meanwhile attending acting workshops of Nobel award winner Dario Fo to further his studies. The desire to develop a maturity in the actor's management of his own figure led Claudio to become a film-maker, studying practice with Daniele Segre.

A published scholar in Film Studies, Claudio lectures in universities and schools, throughout Italy and beyond. His publications include academic essays, books, feature films, documentaries and screenplays. Meanwhile, his films and documentaries have screened at Festivals, both in Italy and abroad.

Actively involved in the organisation and delivery of arts and educational events, Claudio is also the creator and director of Pax - International Festival of Peace, that saw its first edition in July 2019 in Fermignano, Le Marche, Italy.

2019 was also the year that saw Claudio return to acting in the role of Arlecchino in Matteo Garrone 's Pinocchio (2019).

2021 saw a return to theatrical performance for Gaetani which he received critical acclaim as the protagonist of the play "L'ombra lunga del nano" ("The Long Shadow of the Dwarf"), directed by Ludovica D'Auria and Alberto Fumagalli.

Claudia Bormioli was born on 4 August 1977 in Macerata, Marche, Italy.

Arturo Ghergo was born in 1901 in Montefano, Macerata, Marche, Italy. He is known for La fuggitiva (1941). He died in January 1959 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.

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Giacomo Leopardi was born on 29 June 1798 in Recanati, Papal States [now Macerata, Marche, Italy]. Giacomo was a writer, known for Dialogo di un venditore di almanacchi e di un passeggiere (1957), Operette morali (2011) and Da Dante a Trilussa - Audiobook (2021). Giacomo died on 14 June 1837 in Naples, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies [now Campania, Italy].

Uberto Palmarini was born on 23 February 1881 in Macerata, Marche, Italy. He was an actor, known for Il re dell'Atlantico (1914), Buon Natale! (1916) and Medusa velata (1916). He died on 25 April 1942 in Garbagnate Milanese, Lombardy, Italy.

Valeriano Trubbiani was born on 2 December 1937 in Macerata, Marche, Italy. He is known for The Ship Sails On (1983) and Parola e gesto di scultore (2015). He died on 30 August 2020 in Ancona, Marche, Italy.

Lauro Rossi was born on 19 February 1812 in Macerata, Kingdom of Italy [now Marche, Italy]. He died on 5 May 1885 in Cremona, Lombardy, Italy.

Marisa Volpi was born on 19 August 1928 in Macerata, Marche, Italy. She died on 13 May 2015 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.

Oreste Calabresi was born on 7 May 1857 in Macerata, Marche, Italy. He was an actor, known for Amore senza stima (1914) and Il gran giudice (1914). He died on 15 February 1915 in Lecco, Lombardy, Italy.

Stefano Scodanibbio was born on 18 June 1956 in Macerata, Marche, Italy. Stefano was a composer, known for The Bridge (2006) and Like the Grave of a Stone, Like the Cradle of a Star (2018). Stefano died on 8 January 2012 in Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.