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1981-08-24 · Almirante Brown, Buenos Aires · Male

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Tomás Gonzalo Fonzi (born 24 August 1981) is an Argentine actor. He is known for his work in television, theatre, and film, with notable roles in telenovelas and independent cinema. Fonzi has also appeared in stage productions and has been recognised for his versatility in both dramatic and comedic performances.

Biography

Fonzi grew up in Adrogué, Partido de Almirante Brown, Buenos Aires. From 1997 to 1999, he studied acting under Raúl Serrano.

Career

Fonzi began his acting career in the youth soap opera Verano del '98 on Telefe, where he played Benjamín Vázquez until 2000. He later appeared in Ilusiones, worked in radio on the programme Los Esparos del Ñorse, and made his debut as a singer alongside Alfredo Alcón. In 2000, he performed in the stage production La tempestad.

His first feature film was Una noche con Sabrina Love, directed by Alejandro Agresti, in which he portrayed a teenager who wins a raffle to spend a night with a popular adult film actress, played by Cecilia Roth. In 2002, he acted in the soap opera Franco Buenaventura, el profe, and the following year was one of the protagonists of the telecomedy Costumbres argentinas. He co-starred with Ricardo Darín and Cecilia Roth in the film Kamchatka.

In 2004, he joined the first season of Los Roldán, and later starred in the second season of Mosca & Smith with Fabián Vena. He also participated in the miniseries Soy tu fan. In 2006, he starred in Doble venganza alongside Gerardo Romano, Carolina Papaleo, and Marcela Kloosterboer, a role that earned him a nomination for a Martín Fierro Award. That same year, he appeared in the second season of Mujeres asesinas, opposite Romina Ricci, in the episode "Cecilia, hermana".

Between 2009 and 2010, Fonzi played Adrián "Anguila" Muñiz in Botineras and starred in the film Paco, for which he won the Best Actor award at the Festival Iberoamericano de Lérida and received a nomination for the Silver Condor Award for Breakthrough Actor. He subsequently appeared in two of Argentina’s highest-grossing films of the period and began working internationally with the Spanish youth comedy Slam. In Mexico, he collaborated with actor, director, and producer Santiago Ferrón, touring with his rock band Mono Tremendo, where he gained recognition from audiences in Mexico City.

In 2011, Fonzi made guest appearances in the series Un año para recordar, Los únicos, and Contra las cuerdas. The following year, he participated in the telecomedy Graduados. In 2013, he acted in the anthology series Historia clínica and Historias de diván, and later joined the casts of the daily dramas Taxxi, amores cruzados and Somos familia.

In 2014, he made his debut in musical theatre, starring in Un día Nico se fue with Marco Antonio Caponi. The following year, he returned to Pol-ka Producciones, playing Máximo Ortiz, the main antagonist in Esperanza mía, opposite Lali Espósito and Mariano Martínez on Canal 13.

Personal life

Since 2004, Fonzi has been in a relationship with Leticia Lombardi, with whom he has two children. The couple married in 2022.

Tomás Fonzi at Cinenacional.com (in Spanish) (archive)