Full Name: Federico Fellini | Profession: Film Director, Screenwriter, and Visual Storyteller | Nationality: Italian | Born: January 20, 1920 | Birthplace: Rimini, Kingdom of Italy | Generation: Greatest Generation | Chinese Zodiac: Metal Monkey | Zodiac Sign: Aquarius | Age in 2026: 106 (deceased) | Marital Status: Married to Giulietta Masina | Children: None | Description: Federico Fellini was one of the most visionary and influential filmmakers in the history of cinema, whose dreamlike style, autobiographical symbolism, and bold visual imagination transformed film into a poetic and psychological art form, redefining what storytelling could be on screen, with masterpieces such as La Dolce Vita, 8?, Amarcord, and La Strada, which explored memory, desire, fame, spirituality, and the absurdity of modern life through richly surreal and emotionally profound narratives, while his unique ability to blend fantasy with reality created an entirely new cinematic language that influenced generations of directors across Europe, Hollywood, and beyond, including figures such as Martin Scorsese, Terry Gilliam, and Pedro Almodóvar, and through his collaborations with iconic actress Giulietta Masina and composer Nino Rota, Fellini developed a deeply humanistic yet fantastical worldview that allowed audiences to reflect on their own dreams, anxieties, and inner lives, and his films not only entertained but challenged cultural norms, artistic boundaries, and the psychological depth of cinema itself, earning him multiple Academy Awards and a permanent place in world cultural history as a master of visual storytelling and existential exploration; Cause of Death: Complications from a stroke and heart failure on October 31, 1993.