Tuccio Musumeci

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Tuccio Musumeci
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Born (1934-04-20) 20 April 1934 (age 89)
Catania
OccupationActor

Tuccio Musumeci (born 20 April 1934) is an Italian actor and comedian.

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Life and career

Born in Catania, Musumeci started his career in the 1960s, performing in local cabarets and avanspettacolo companies. [1]

The turning point in his career was entering the stage company of the Teatro Stabile di Catania with whom he began acting in plays, mostly comedies, both in Italian and in Sicilian. [1] [2] [3]

Musumeci intensively worked for television (beginning in 1959) and in the theater. [2] Less active on films, after a bit part in The Leopard , he appeared in a good number of comedy films between the 1970s and 1980s, sometimes in leading roles. [2]

Selected filmography

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References

  1. 1 2 Santino Mirabella. In scena - conversazioni con Tuccio Musumeci. Flaccovio Editore, 2011. ISBN   9788878043022.
  2. 1 2 3 Enrico Lancia; Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano: Gli artisti. Gremese Editore, 2003. ISBN   8884402697.
  3. ↑ Felice Cappa; Piero Gelli; Marco Mattarozzi (1998). Dizionario dello spettacolo del '900. Baldini & Castoldi, 1998. ISBN   8880892959.
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