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Pippo Santonastaso | |
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 Pippo Santonastaso (right) with his brother Mario (left) | |
| Born | 25 May 1936 |
| Occupation | actor |
Pippo Santonastaso (born 25 May 1936) is an Italian actor and comedian.
Born in Castel San Giovanni, Piacenza, Santonastaso created an original comic duo with his younger brother Mario (1937 – 8 January 2021 [1] ), performing successfully in their region and soon also on television, in several RAI variety shows. [2] Following his television success, in the second half of the 1970s he started a parallel career of character actor in numerous comedy films, several of them as sidekick of Adriano Celentano. [2] He was main actor just once, in the commedia sexy all'italiana Geometra Prinetti selvaggiamente Osvaldo. [2] [3]
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