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Jerry Calà
Calogero Alessandro Augusto Calà, known by his stage name Jerry Calà (born 28 June 1951), is an Italian actor, filmmaker, comedian and singer who has written, directed, and acted in multiple film and television projects. He is considered one of the most popular Italian comedians of the eighties and nineties in his country. Background Calà was born Calogero Calà in Catania, and as a child he moved first to Milan and then to Verona. He married the Italian showgirl Mara Venier in 1984, but divorced three years later. He remarried in 2002 with the businesswoman Elisabetta Castioni and in 2003, his son Johnny was born. Career In the early 1970s Calà co-founded together with Umberto Smaila, Franco Oppini and Ninì Salerno a cabaret-ensemble, "I gatti di Vicolo Miracoli". In the early 80s, after two films with the group, he started a solo career as a leading actor in numerous comedy films, obtaining great popularity in Italy. In 1993, he starred in the dramatic movie ''Diary of a Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catania
Catania (, , Sicilian and ) is the second largest municipality in Sicily, after Palermo. Despite its reputation as the second city of the island, Catania is the largest Sicilian conurbation, among the largest in Italy, as evidenced also by the presence of important road and rail transport infrastructures as well as by the main airport in Sicily, fifth in Italy. It is located on Sicily's east coast, at the base of the active volcano, Mount Etna, and it faces the Ionian Sea. It is the capital of the 58-municipality region known as the Metropolitan City of Catania, which is the seventh-largest metropolitan city in Italy. The population of the city proper is 311,584, while the population of the Metropolitan City of Catania is 1,107,702. Catania was founded in the 8th century BC by Chalcidian Greeks. The city has weathered multiple geologic catastrophes: it was almost completely destroyed by a catastrophic earthquake in 1169. A major eruption and lava flow from nearby Mount ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arrivano I Gatti
''Arrivano i gatti'' () is a 1980 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Vanzina. Cast *Jerry Calà as Jerry *Franco Oppini as Franco *Nini Salerno as Nini *Umberto Smaila as Umberto *Bruno Lauzi as the supermarket's director * Orchidea De Santis as the adult film actress *Diego Abatantuono as Felice *Ennio Antonelli as Braciola *Danila Trebbi as Danila *Gianni Baghino as Rivetti *Aldo Puglisi as Lieutenant La Pezza *Ugo Bologna as Mario Bonivento * Cesare Gelli as the adult film director *Daniela Basile as Leonarda *Franca Scagnetti as the New Telecineramek's employee *Jimmy il Fenomeno as himself *Hal Yamanouchi , also known as , is a Japanese-born actor, dancer, choreographer and writer. He has resided in Italy since 1975 and holds Italian citizenship. Beginning his career as a mime, he has performed in and choreographed for numerous stage productions ... as Suzuki *Pietro Zardini as Rimoldi *Barbara Herrera as baroness Romanoff * Cindy Leadbetter as Ingrid References Exte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuppies (film)
''Yuppies'' ( it, Yuppies – I giovani di successo) is a 1986 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Vanzina. A sequel entitled '' Yuppies 2'', directed by Enrico Oldoini, was released later in the same year. Cast *Jerry Calà as Giacomo *Christian De Sica as Sandro *Massimo Boldi as Lorenzo *Ezio Greggio as Willy *Corinne Cléry as Françoise *Federica Moro as Margherita *Guido Nicheli as director of Giacomo *Ugo Bologna as Lorenzo's father in law *Valeria D'Obici as Virginia *Sharon Gusberti as Amanda *Isaac George as waiter of Lorenzo *Jinny Steffan as Gioietta *Sergio Vastano as Police commissioner *Renzo Marignano Renzo Marignano (26 March 1923 - 25 November 1987), sometimes credited as Renzo Marignani, was an Italian actor and film director. Born in Genoa, after World War II Marignano was one of the founders of ''Cimofilm'', a production company speciali ... as Françoise's husband References External links * 1986 films Films directed by Carlo Vanzina Films score ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yesterday - Vacanze Al Mare
Yesterday or yesterdays may refer to: *Yesterday (time), the day before the present day Film and TV Film * ''Yesterday'' (1959 film), a Hungarian film *''Yesterday'' (1968 film), a documentary written and directed by Raúl daSilva * ''Yesterday'' (1981 film), a romantic drama starring Vincent Van Patten * ''Yesterday'' (1985 film), a Polish film * ''Yesterday'' (1988 film), a Bulgarian drama film directed by Ivan Andonov * ''Yesterday'' (2002 film), a South Korean science fiction drama directed by Yun-su Jeong * ''Yesterday'' (2004 film), a Zulu-language South African drama directed by Darrell Roodt * ''Yesterday'' (2019 film), a romantic comedy directed by Danny Boyle *''Quitting'', a 2001 Chinese film ("Yesterday" is the literal English translation of the film's Mandarin title) Television and radio * ''Yesterday'' (radio program), a musical radio program in the Philippines *Yesterday (TV channel), a British television channel, formerly known as UKTV History * "Yesterday" (''Gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love At First Sight (1985 Film)
''Love at First Sight'' ( it, Colpo di fulmine) is a 1985 Italian comedy film directed by Marco Risi. Plot At the age of thirty Carlo is a chronic and complex boy, in full existential crisis, left by his wife for a more mature and self-confident man, and fired from a job he has never loved. Having reached the limit of endurance, he decides to change scenery for a while and, accepting the invitation of his historic friend Massimo, he leaves Rome to spend a few weeks in Venice, the city where man has rebuilt his life. Massimo also has a bankruptcy story behind him, from which his 11-year-old daughter Giulia was born. Carlo has not seen his friend's daughter for some years, and when he meets Giulia for the first time, he is strangely struck. Even the girl immediately shows a strong sympathy towards her father's young friend, with a very different character compared to the adults she knows. The time spent in the lagoon soon leads Carlo to forget his ex-girlfriend, while the commitme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Domani Mi Sposo
''Domani mi sposo'' (also known as '' Tomorrow I'm Getting Married'') is a 1984 Italian romantic comedy film directed by Francesco Massaro. Plot Last twenty-four hours before the marriage for the troubled, tempted, overwhelmed by events Arturo. Cast * Jerry Calà: Arturo Righetti * Isabella Ferrari: Susy * Milly Carlucci: Simona * Karina Huff: Rita * Guido Nicheli: Gastone * Claudio Bisio Claudio Bisio (; born 19 March 1957) is an Italian actor, presenter, voice actor, comedian, and writer. Early life Bisio was born in Novi Ligure, Piedmont, and raised in Milan, Lombardy. He attended '' scientific lyceum Luigi Cremona'' of Mi ...: Attilio aka Volver References External links * 1984 films Italian romantic comedy films 1980s Italian-language films 1984 romantic comedy films Films directed by Francesco Massaro 1980s Italian films {{1980s-romantic-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vacanze In America
''Vacanze in America'' (''Holidays in America'') is a 1984 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Vanzina. Plot summary Summer. In a high school in Rome, Don Buro, priest and religion teacher, leads a class of young people in a school holiday in the United States. Among the guys there is the repeating Peo, who decides to entertain the boys in his own way, including roulette bets and beautiful girls with whom to have sex. However Peo doesn't realize that Don Buro, to ensure peace, has brought in another companion: Mrs. De Romanis, mother of one of the boys. Cast *Jerry Calà: Peo Colombo *Christian De Sica: Don Buro *Claudio Amendola: Alessio Liberatore *Antonella Interlenghi: Antonella *Edwige Fenech: Miss De Romanis *Gianmarco Tognazzi: Filippo De Romanis * Fabio Ferrari: Furio Quintiliani * Enzo Liberti: Alessio's Father See also * List of Italian films of 1984 A list of films produced in Italy in 1984 (see 1984 in film): External linksItalian films of 1984at the I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Boy And A Girl (1983 Film)
''A Boy and a Girl'' (Italian: ''Un ragazzo e una ragazza'') is a 1983 Italian romantic comedy film directed by Marco Risi. Cast *Jerry Calà as Calogero Bertoletti *Marina Suma as Anna De Rosa *Sandro Ghiani as Mario *Monica Scattini as Carmen *Francesca Ventura as Matilde *Serena Grandi as Prostitute See also * List of Italian films of 1983 A list of films produced in Italy in 1983 (see 1983 in film): References Sources * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Italian films 1983 1983 Films Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a ... References External links * 1983 films Italian romantic comedy films 1983 romantic comedy films Films directed by Marco Risi Films scored by Manuel De Sica 1980s Italian-language films 1980s Italian films {{1980s-romantic-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vacanze Di Natale
''Vacanze di Natale'' is a 1983 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Vanzina. It was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival. Plot In Christmas of 1983 two families collide in Cortina d'Ampezzo. Both are from Rome. One of them (the Covelli family) is seemingly rich, elegant, and with refined taste, although there are some hints that they are parvenu. They consist of consists of mother, father (played by Riccardo Garrone), two sons (of which Christian De Sica) and a daughter. The second (the Marchetti family) is made up of people seemingly vulgar and rough, where the father (played by Mario Brega) is a butcher, and the son is played by Claudio Amendola. The Amendola character and the second son of the rich family are both fans of football club A.S. Roma, and know one another well as they attend together the games every Sunday, and they are happy to see one another, so the families have to spend some time together, despite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Time For Loving
''Time for Loving'' (released in Italy as ''Sapore di mare'') is a 1983 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Vanzina. It obtained a great commercial success and launched a short-living subgenre of revival-nostalgic comedy films. It also generated a sequel, '' Sapore di mare 2 - Un anno dopo''. For her performance in this film Virna Lisi won a David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actress and a Silver Ribbon in the same category. Plot summary The film is set in the Sixties, in the Tuscan beach of Forte dei Marmi. A group of young friends spends their holidays at the sea. One of them has a girlfriend, but she loves another man, while his brother is with a beautiful American girl, but he prefers another woman. Finally, a shy student falls in love with an older woman. The end of the movie is a fast-forward in which the same friends gather together after twenty years; however, they are sad because everything is different in their life. Cast * Jerry Calà: Luca * Christian De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Bar Dello Sport
''Al bar dello sport'' (''At the Bar Sport'') is a 1983 Italian comedy film directed by Francesco Massaro. Plot Misadventures of Lino, a penniless Apulian immigrant in Turin, after he won 1.3 billion lire at Totocalcio. Cast * Lino Banfi: Lino * Jerry Calà: Parola * Mara Venier: Rossana * : Felice * : Bianca * Pino Ammendola: Gaetano * Annie Belle: Martine * : Ciccio * Enzo Andronico: Mr. Andronico * Maurizio Mauri : Leo * Annie Belle : Martine, a French prostitute * Andrea Ciccolella : Marcolino, Lino's nephew * * Leonardo Cassio : Don Raffaele * Enzo Andronico : Mr. Andronico, the fishmonger * : Notary Magalini * Ennio Antonelli Ennio Antonelli (born 18 November 1936) is an Italian cardinal of the Catholic Church and retired President of the Pontifical Council for the Family. Early life and ordination Born in Todi, he first attended seminary there, and then in Assis ... : Don Raffaele's henchman * : Don Raffaele's henchman References External links ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I'm Going To Live By Myself
''I'm Going to Live by Myself'' ( it, Vado a vivere da solo) is a 1982 Italian comedy film. It marked the feature film debut of Marco Risi. The film achieved a "cult" status and generated a 2008 sequel, '' Torno a vivere da solo''. Plot Milan, Italy early 1980s. A college student is finally able to rent a loft and live alone. But freedom so desired was marred by a thousand misfortunes, until the arrival in his life of a beautiful French, who will love and marry. Cast * Jerry Calà as Giacomino * Elvire Audray as Françoise * Francesco Salvi as "Telefono amico" friend * Franz Di Cioccio as landlord * Lando Buzzanca as Giuseppe * Renato Scarpa as Professor Release The film was released in Italy on December 9, 1982 See also * List of Italian films of 1982 A list of films produced in Italy in 1982 (see 1982 in film): References Footnotes Sources * * External linksItalian films of 1982at the Internet Movie Database {{DEFAULTSORT:Italian Films Of 198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
