Enrico Brignano

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Enrico Brignano
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Born (1966-05-18) May 18, 1966 (age 58)
Rome, Italy
Medium
  • Stand-up
  • television
NationalityItalian
Years active1999–present
Genres Observational comedy, anecdotal comedy, blue comedy, sketch comedy, surreal humor, stand-up comedy
Subject(s) Italian culture, everyday life, gender differences, human behavior, pop culture, current events
Spouse
(m. 2022)
Children2

Enrico Brignano (born 18 May 1966) is an Italian actor, playwright, comedian, presenter and writer.

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Life and career

Born in Rome, Brignano graduated in 1990 at the Laboratory of Performing Exercises under Gigi Proietti, who later chose him for several of his play between 1994 and 1997 and as a sidekick in the TV-series Il maresciallo Rocca . [1] [2] After appearing as a comedian in several variety shows, he had his breakout with the role of Giacinto in Un medico in famiglia . [1] [2] Mainly active on stage, he played a number of main roles in TV-series and films, and in 2000 he directed, wrote and starred in the romantic comedy Si fa presto a dire amore. [1] [2] [3]

In 2008, he married dancer Bianca Pazzaglia, from whom he separated in 2013. In 2014, he began a relationship with actress and TV host Flora Canto, with whom he has two children: Martina and Niccolò [4] . The couple got married on July 30, 2022. [5]

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleNotes
1994 Miracolo italiano MicheleSegment: "Sesto episodio"
1997 Physical Jerks Zinna
1999La bombaSergio
2000Si fa presto a dire amoreEnricoAlso director, screenwriter
2001 South Kensington Francesco
2007SMS - Sotto mentite spoglieBruno Garrone
2008 Un'estate al mare Italo Funaro
Asterix at the Olympic Games ReporterCameo appearance
2009 Un'estate ai Caraibi Angelo Cerioni
2010 La vita è una cosa meravigliosa Cesare
Sharm el Sheikh: Un'estate indimenticabileFabio Romano
2011 A Monster in Paris Raoul (voice)Italian dub; voice role
Faccio un salto all'AvanaFedele Diottallevi
Ex 2: Still Friends? Marco
2013 See You Tomorrow Marcello Santilli
Frozen Olaf (voice)Italian dub; voice role
Stay Away from Me Jacopo Leone
2015Tutte lo voglionoOrazio Mancini
Frozen Fever Olaf (voice)Short film, italian dub; voice role
2016 Poveri ma ricchi Marcello Bertocchi
2017 Olaf's Frozen Adventure Olaf (voice)Short film, italian dub; voice role
Poveri ma ricchissimi Marcello Bertocchi
2019Tutta un'altra vitaGianni
Frozen II Olaf (voice)Italian dub; voice role
2023Da grandi"Old" Marco
Una commedia pericolosaMaurilio Fattardi
Volevo un figlio maschioAlberto

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1990–1991Club '92Himself as the WaiterVariety cabaret show
1993La sai l'ultimaHimself/co-hostGame show (season 4)
1996 Il maresciallo Rocca Mario CaleffiRecurring role (season 1); 4 episodes
1997MacaoHimself/ VariousVariety cabaret show
1998–2000 Un medico in famiglia Giacinto DiotalleviMain role (seasons 1–2); 78 episodes
2002 Saint Anthony: The Miracle Worker of Padua GiuliettoTelevision film
2004Raccontami una storiaLeonardoMiniseries
2007Finalmente NataleCarlo LoiaconoTelevision film
2007–2010ZeligHimself/ Regular performerVariety show (seasons 11–13)
2007–2008PyramidHimself/hostGame show
2008VIPMax ProcacciniTelevision film
Finalmente a casaCarlo LoiaconoTelevision film
2009 Fratelli detective Francesco FortiTelevision film
2011Un Natale per dueDaniloTelevision film
Fratelli detective Francesco FortiLead role; 12 episodes
2011–2012 Le Iene Himself/co-hostInformation/variety show (season 15)
2011–2019 The Amazing World of Gumball Julius Jr./ Rob/Hot Dog/Calton/ Troy/Vladus Lovus (voice)Additional voices, italian dub
2012 I Cesaroni Flavio CesaroniEpisode: "Milano andata e ritorno"
2017 60 Zecchini Himself/JudgeTalent show

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 Fabio Secchi Frau. "Enrico Brignano. Si fa presto a dire attore". MyMovies . Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  3. Roberto Poppi (2002). I registi: dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Gremese Editore, 2002. ISBN   8884401712.
  4. Morreale, Liliana (2021-07-20). "Enrico Brignano è di nuovo papà, nato il figlio di Flora Canto: foto e annuncio". LaNostraTv (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-10-18.
  5. Bandirali, Federica (2022-07-30). "Enrico Brignano e Flora Canto sposi: tutti i dettagli delle nozze della coppia «social»". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-10-18.

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