Paolo Hendel

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Paolo Hendel
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Born (1952-01-02) 2 January 1952 (age 72)
Florence, Italy
OccupationActor
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)

Paolo Hendel (born 2 January 1952) is an Italian actor, playwright and comedian.

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Life and career

Born in Florence, at young age Hendel made several works, including gamekeeper, guardian of a garage and detective. [1] [2] He debuted as a comedian in early 1980s, as the sidekick of David Riondino. [2] [3] Shorty later he began an intense theatrical activity as author and actor of comic monologues, characterized by a satirical and surreal style. [1] [3]

Hendel started appearing on television in 1985, then he got a large popularity in 1996, with the Italia 1 variety show Mai dire Gol , in which he created the successful character of "Carcarlo Pravettoni" a cynical capitalist who was candidate for mayor of Milan. [1] [2] [3] Hendel also appeared in several films, starring the main roles in two films directed by Daniele Luchetti, It's Happening Tomorrow and The Week of the Sphinx . [2] [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Giorgio Dell’Arti, Massimo Parrini. Catalogo dei viventi. Marsilio, 2009. ISBN   9788831795999.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gli attori. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN   8884402131.
  3. 1 2 3 Felice Cappa; Piero Gelli; Marco Mattarozzi (1998). Dizionario dello spettacolo del '900. Baldini & Castoldi, 1998. ISBN   8880892959.
  4. ↑ Mario Sesti (1996). La "scuola" italiana: storia, strutture, e immaginario di un altro cinema, 1988-1996. Marsilio, 1996. ISBN   8831764772.
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