Renato Pozzetto

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Renato Pozzetto
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Pozzetto in 2020
Born (1940-07-14) 14 July 1940 (age 85)
Laveno Mombello, province of Varese, Kingdom of Italy
Occupations
  • Director
  • comedian
  • singer
Years active1964–present
Spouse
Brunella Gubler
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(m. 1967;died 2009)​
Children2
Parent(s)Armando (father), Clementina (mother)

Renato Pozzetto (born 14 July 1940) is an Italian actor, director, comedian, and singer. [1]

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Biography

Pozzetto was born into a working-class family from Milan and grew up in the comune (municipality) of Gemonio, in the province of Varese. [2] After graduation, he made his debut as a comedian at the Derby Club in Milan. [3] In 1964, he and his childhood friend Cochi Ponzoni formed the duo Cochi e Renato. [4] They recorded several successful songs, often written in collaboration with Enzo Jannacci. [5] These songs often had a satirical and/or nonsense take. Their most popular hits include "La canzone intelligente" ("The intelligent song", a satire about songwriting) and "E la vita, la vita". From the mid-1970s through the first half of the 1990s, Pozzetto enjoyed a prolific career in film, where he became famous for his trademark pronounced Milanese accent and for his shy and stuttering way of speaking. In the mid-2000s, following almost two decades of separation, he reunited with Ponzoni. [6]

Filmography

Actor

Director

References

  1. ↑ Andrea Pedrinelli (2 November 2015). La canzone a Milano: Dalle origini ai giorni nostri (in Italian). HOEPLI EDITORE, 2015. ISBN   9788820373252.
  2. ↑ Gianfranco Bettetini (2006). I partigiani di Cittiglio (in Italian). Effata Editrice IT, 2006, p. 54. ISBN   9788874022564.
  3. ↑ Enrico Deregibus (8 October 2010). Dizionario completo della Canzone Italiana (in Italian). Giunti Editrice, 2006, p. 241. ISBN   9788809756250.
  4. ↑ Enrico Lancia. Gli Attori Vol. 2 M-z - 8884402697, Volume 3 (in Italian). Gremese Editore, 2003, p. 128. ISBN   9788884402691.
  5. ↑ Bruno Maffeis (7 August 2015). Quelli che hanno fatto grande Milano, l'Italia (in Italian). Youcanprint, 2015, p. 295. ISBN   9788893060516.
  6. ↑ Enrico Lancia. Gli Attori Vol. 2 M-z – 8884402697, Volume 3 (in Italian). Gremese Editore, 2003, p. 130. ISBN   9788884402691.
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