Shirley and Dino | |
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 Shirley and Dino at the 30th César Awards | |
| Occupation | Comedian |
| Years active | 1988–present |
Corinne Benizio ("Shirley", born 1962) and Gilles Benizio ("Dino", born 1957), are a French comic duo known by their stagename Shirley et Dino.
Gilles was born on June 1, 1957, in Villerupt in Meurthe-et-Moselle and Corinne on February 12, 1962, in Dugny, Seine-Saint-Denis.
The couple met at university in 1982, married in 1985, and made their debut the same year with the stage name "Achilles Tonic". In several of their shows, the duo depicted touching stories about unsuccessful naïve clowns. [1]
"They wrote and directed several shows, including Les Étoiles de Monsieur Édmond (I990), Cabaret Citrouille (I997), Varieta (2000), and Shirley and Dino (2002). They got their big break on TV in Patrick Sébastien's TV show Le plus grand Cabaret du Monde ..." (Encyclopedia of French Film Directors [1] )
In 2002 they released a partially autobiographical movie 'Cabaret Paradis'.
In 2009 they have played the Baroque King Arthur (opera) by Henry Purcell, and in 2015 they played Don Quichotte chez la Duchesse, a comic ballet by the French Baroque writer Joseph Bodin de Boismortier.
Corinne and Gilles created the characters "Shirley and Dino" during an improvisation internship with Ariane Mnouchkine in 2002, and their frequent skits on Patrick Sébastien's TV show "Le plus grand Cabaret du Monde" (The Greatest Cabaret Show of the World) made them famous in France. The release of clips from that show on YouTube in 2011 made them famous around the world, with more than 2.5 million views (as of September 2018).
As 'Shirley and Dino' they played magic tricks that don't work or magic tricks that were "mistakenly" revealed, and sang well-known Chanson style songs off-tune, with the wrong words or misinterpreted lyrics in foreign languages. Shirley, dressed in a 1960s style gingham dress would explain what they are about to do, with outbursts of awkward laughter, and standing in a childish silly posture, while Dino, dressed in a white suit, pants a bit too short, and a wig with two curls on his forehead, constantly interrupts her, mocking her and talking to the crowd.
In 2003 they received the Mulier prize for their "Le Duo" show, as the "Best Sketch Show of the year". According to the official website, Their DVD was sold in more than 1 million copies. [2]
| Year | Title | Author | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988-89 | Vive le Music-Hall | Shirley and Dino | Shirley and Dino | |
| 1990-94 | Les Étoiles de Monsieur Edmond | Shirley and Dino | Shirley and Dino | |
| 1993-94 | Shirley et Dino | Shirley and Dino | Shirley and Dino | |
| 1996 | Le Cabaret du Cinquantenaire | Shirley and Dino | Shirley and Dino | |
| 1997-99 | Cabaret Citrouille | Shirley and Dino | Shirley and Dino | |
| 1999 | Le Retour de Shirley & Dino | Shirley and Dino | Shirley and Dino | |
| Nouveau Cabaret de Shirley & Dino | Shirley and Dino | Shirley and Dino | ||
| 2000 | Shirley et Dino présentent | Shirley and Dino | Shirley and Dino | |
| 2000-01 | Variéta | Shirley and Dino | Shirley and Dino | |
| 2002 | Le duo | Shirley and Dino | Robert Hossein | Molière Award for Best one man show or Sketches show |
| 2003-04 | Les fantaisistes | Shirley and Dino | Robert Hossein (2) | |
| 2004-05 | Les Dimanches et Lundis de Shirley et Dino | Shirley and Dino | Robert Hossein (3) | |
| 2006 | Le soldat rose | Louis Chedid | Shirley and Dino | |
| 2006-07 | 30 Exceptionnelles | Shirley and Dino | Shirley and Dino | |
| 2007-09 | Les Caméléons d'Achille | Shirley and Dino | Shirley and Dino | |
| 2009 | King Arthur | Henry Purcell | Shirley and Dino | |
| 2010 | Et ReVOILÀ! | Shirley and Dino | Shirley and Dino | |
| 2013-16 | Dino fait son Crooner, Shirley fait sa crâneuse | Shirley and Dino | Shirley and Dino | |
| 2015 | Don Quichotte chez la Duchesse | Joseph Bodin de Boismortier | Shirley and Dino | |
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Cabaret Paradis | Shirley and Dino | Shirley and Dino | |
| Year | Show | Host | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-06 | Le plus grand cabaret du monde | Patrick Sébastien | Every month |
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