Paolo Hendel

Paolo Hendel
Born	(1952-01-02) 2 January 1952 (age 73) Florence, Italy
Occupation	Actor
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)

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

Life and career

Born in Florence, at a young age Hendel worked in several jobs, 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. He gained popularity in 1996 with the Italia 1 variety show Mai dire Gol. There 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. He had a lead role in two films directed by Daniele Luchetti: It's Happening Tomorrow and The Week of the Sphinx . ^{[2] [4]}

References

1. Giorgio Dell’Arti, Massimo Parrini. Catalogo dei viventi. Marsilio, 2009. ISBN   9788831795999.
2. Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gli attori. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN   8884402131.
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.

External links

• Paolo Hendel at IMDb