Biography
Christian De Sica is an Italian actor. He was born on 5 January 1951 in Rome and is the son of director Vittorio De Sica and actress María Mercader. After attending a classical secondary school in Rome, he began his career in the early 1970s with roles in Roberto Rossellini's television film Blaise Pascal (1972) and his father's A Brief Vacation (1973).
De Sica became known for his work in Italian comedy films, including the Natale series such as Natale sul Nilo (2002), Natale in India (2003) and Natale a Rio (2008). He appeared as Colonnello Lombardi in The Tourist (2010) and has collaborated frequently with actors including Massimo Boldi and Carlo Verdone. He has also directed several films.
