Mastroianni

American

[mahs-troi-ah-nee, -traw-yah-nee] / ˌmɑs trɔɪˈɑ ni, -trɔˈyɑ ni /

noun

Marcello, 1924–96, Italian actor.

Mastroianni British

/ ˈmæstrɔɪˈjɑːnɪ /

noun

Marcello (mɑːˈtʃɛləʊ). 1924–96, Italian film actor; his films include Le notti bianche (1957), La dolce vita (1960), Ginger and Fred (1985), and Prêt à Porter (1995)

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“If you’re on the cusp, that could help you get something instead of nothing,” said Michael Mastroianni, a CPA with BerryDunn in the Boston area.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 26, 2025

Some of her most memorable and successful film were made with fellow Italian co-star Marcello Mastroianni, who died in 1996.

From Reuters • Sep. 25, 2023

By then Mastroianni had already sold his house and moved to a different part of town to escape the noise.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 30, 2023

“Sophia Loren was there with Marcello Mastroianni and Lauren Bacall and Robert Altman. That was a regular day for me — crazy,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2023

Mastroianni said: “What she went through to get from where she was, it takes guts and moxie. And she has that in spades.”

From New York Times • Apr. 7, 2023

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