Renato Pozzetto

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Renato Pozzetto
Renato-pozzetto-1988.jpg
Pozzetto in 1988
Born (1940-07-14) 14 July 1940 (age 83)
NationalityItalian
Occupations
  • Director
  • comedian
  • singer
Years active1964–present
Spouse
Brunella Gubler
(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 town 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]

Pozzetto has also lent his voice to Rocks, the dog protagonist of the movie Look Who's Talking Now, for the Italian dubbing.

Filmography

Actor

Director

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References

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