Gualtiero Negrini

Career overview

Gualtiero Negrini is an American actor, director, writer, and editor who is also known by the name Wally Negrini. His professional background includes experience as an operatic tenor, conductor, and vocal coach. He began his career in the opera world while in his teens, working alongside performers such as Luciano Pavarotti. At the age of 21, he became the youngest tenor to sing a leading role with a major American opera house, performing with the Lyric Opera of Chicago. His family has a historical connection to opera, as his great uncle, the tenor Carlo Negrini, created the role of Gabriele Adorno for Giuseppe Verdi in the 1857 premiere of Simon Boccanegra in Venice.

In his career as an actor, Negrini has been credited for his work in various television and film productions. His acting credits include appearances in the television series Bones, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and Baskets, as well as the film Fairlane Road. Born on January 24, 1961, Negrini is of Irish-Italian heritage. He is the son of Luciano Negrini, a former Catholic priest and bass opera singer from Italy, and Clare Mary Negrini, an Irish-American mezzo-soprano opera singer from Chicago. Beyond his performance work, he has also served as a teacher of singing.