| Marc Fiorini | |
| Birth Name: | Maurizio Marco Fiorini |
| Birth Date: | 15 March 1941 |
| Birth Place: | Rome, Lazio, Italy |
| Occupation: | Actor |
| Alma Mater: | National Theatre School of Canada |
| Years Active: | 1964-present |
| Children: | 2[1] |
Maurizio Marco Fiorini (born 15 March 1941), known as Marc Fiorini, is an Italian-Canadian actor.[2]
Fiorini was born in Rome in March 1941, to Antonio Fiorini and Elvira Bosca. After the Second World War, Fiorini and his mother emigrated to Québec, Canada, where they lived with his grandparents. He studied theoretical physics and aeronautical engineering but eventually decided to become an actor instead, and enrolled in the National Theatre School of Canada.
Fiorini was a stage actor in Canada and London, before returning country of birth to try his hand at Italian films. In 1968, he co-starred in the crime film Roma come Chicago, opposite John Cassavetes and Gabriele Ferzetti.
He lived for several years in Italy where he appeared in genre films, sometimes using aliases such as Ludovico Svengali, Matt Silence, Mark Farran and Ashborn Hamilton Jr. In 1969, while playing the main villain in the Spaghetti Western The Reward's Yours... The Man's Mine, he met expatriate American actress Lisa Seagram, whom he later married.[3]
Fiorini later relocated to North America where he worked as a character actor. After a hiatus from the screen, he resumed his career in the late 1990s. He has returned to Italy numerous times to work in local productions. He played the Werewolf Syndicate Leader in the Canadian television series Big Wolf on Campus (1999-2002) and Cardinal Baggia in Angels & Demons (2009).
Fiorini has two daughters, Chela Michelle Fiorini and Alisa Hershman. He was married to American actress Lisa Seagram from 1971 to 1980.[4] [1] He is fluent in Italian, English, and French. He lives between Los Angeles and Rome.