Jonis Bascir (born 17 September 1960) is a Somali-Italian actor and musician. Personal life Jonis is the son of Muheddin Hagi Bascir, and was born in Rome in 1960. His father is Somali and his mother is Italian. Growing up, Jonis lived between six and ten years in Somalia. He is the grandson of Haji Bashir Ismail Yusuf, the first President of the Somali National Assembly. Jonis is married to Nicoletta. Career Professionally, Jonis is best known for his role in Un medico in famiglia (1998–2008), a Rai 1 television series. He has also appeared in The Stone Merchant (2006), Anita Garibaldi (2012) and Regalo a sorpresa (2013). Additionally, Jonis regularly performs with his own band. He has been a spokesperson for the Kosè coffee brand. Filmography Cinema Stupor Mundi, directed by Pasquale Squitieri (1997) Simpatici & antipatici, directed by Christian De Sica (1998) Comunque mia, directed by Sabrina Paravicini (2004) The Stone Merchant, directed by Renzo Martinelli (2006) Il mercante di stoffe, directed by Antonio Baiocco (2009) Regalo a sorpresa, directed by Fabrizio Casini (2013) Buongiorno papà, directed by Edoardo Leo (2013) Una Diecimilalire, directed by Luciano Luminellii (2013–2014) Tre tocchi, directed by Marco Risi (2013) Non c'è due senza te, directed by Massimo Cappelli (2014) Ustica - The missing paper, directed by Renzo Martinelli (2015) Come si fa a vivere così, directed by Loredana Cannata (2016/2017) Se son rose, directed by Leonardo Pieraccioni (2018) Short films Le 5 forze di Porter, directed by Massimo Cappelli (1996) Il tuo paradiso, directed by Riccardo Acerbi (1997) Toilette, directed by Massimo Cappelli (1999) Il sinfamolle, directed by Massimo Cappelli (2001) Amalia, directed by Biagio Fersini (2012) Television Di che vizio sei?, directed by Gigi Proietti (1988) Villa Arzilla, directed by Gigi Proietti (1990) Il caso Bebawi, directed by Valerio Jalongo (1996) Il commissario Montalbano: Il ladro di merendine, directed by Alberto Sironi (1998) Incantesimo - serie TV, 1 episodio (2001) Padri, directed by Riccardo Donna (2002) Soraya, directed by Lodovico Gasparini (2003) Empire - mini-serie TV, 1 episodio (2005) Un posto al sole - 1 episodio (2005) Un medico in famiglia - serie TV (1998–2007) Due imbroglioni e... mezzo! 2 (2010) La ladra - serie TV, 1 episodio (2010) Il commissario Rex - serie TV, 1 episodio (2011) Anita Garibaldi, directed by Claudio Bonivento (2012) Il caso Enzo Tortora - Dove eravamo rimasti?, directed by Ricky Tognazzi (2012) Roma nuda, directed