Renato Pozzetto

Renato Pozzetto
Renato Pozzetto (1988)
Born (1940-07-14) 14 July 1940
Laveno-Mombello
Nationality Italian
Occupation Director, comedian, singer
Years active 1964–-present

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

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 & 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 te mid-2000s, following almost two decades of separation, he reunited with Ponzoni.[6]

Filmography

Actor

Director

  • Io tigro, tu tigri, egli tigra (1978)
  • Saxofone (1978)
  • Il volatore di aquiloni (1987)
  • Papà dice messa (1996)
  • Un amore su misura (2007)

References

  1. ↑ Andrea Pedrinelli. La canzone a Milano: Dalle origini ai giorni nostri (in Italian). HOEPLI EDITORE, 2015. ISBN 9788820373252.
  2. ↑ Gianfranco Bettetini. I partigiani di Cittiglio (in Italian). Effata Editrice IT, 2006, p. 54. ISBN 9788874022564.
  3. ↑ Enrico Deregibus. 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. 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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