Aurelio Ponzoni (born 11 March 1941), known professionally as Cochi Ponzoni, is an Italian actor, screenwriter, singer and comedian.

Life and career

Born Aurelio Ponzoni in

Milan Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city h ...

, Ponzoni studied at the Italian

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in Milan, having

Enrico Beruschi Enrico Beruschi (born 5 September 1941) is an Italian comedian, actor, singer and television personality. He studied at the Italian Liceo classico in Milan, having Cochi Ponzoni as his deskmate. Formerly employed in a food company, Beruschi bega ...

as his deskmate. Ponzoni became first known as one half of the popular comedy duo

Cochi e Renato Renato Pozzetto and Cochi Ponzoni are an Italian musical and comedy duo who works as Cochi e Renato. Life and career Ponzoni and Pozzetto were childhood friends, and they grew accustomed to perform together in front of an audience of friends an ...

, along with

Renato Pozzetto Renato Pozzetto (born 14 July 1940) is an Italian actor, director, comedian, and singer. Biography Pozzetto was born into a working-class family from Milan and grew up in the town of Gemonio (in the Province of Varese). After graduation, he made ...

.Aldo Grasso, Massimo Scaglioni, ''Enciclopedia della Televisione'', Garzanti, Milano, 1996 – 2003. . In 1976 Ponzoni started a parallel solo career, making his film debut as the protagonist in

Alberto Lattuada Alberto Lattuada (; 13 November 1914 – 3 July 2005) was an Italian film director. Career Lattuada was born in Vaprio d'Adda, the son of composer Felice Lattuada. He was initially interested in literature, becoming, while still a student, a mem ...

's ''

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'' and playing the role of the

Agostina Belli Agostina Belli (born 13 April 1949) is an Italian film actress. She has appeared in more than 50 films since 1968. Life and career Born in Milan as Agostina Maria Magnoni, Belli made her debut in 1968 with a minor part in ''Bandits in Milan'', ...

's lover in ''

The Career of a Chambermaid ''Telefoni bianchi'' (''White Telephones'', internationally released as ''The Career of a Chambermaid'') is a 1976 Italian comedy film directed by Dino Risi. For this film Agostina Belli was awarded with a Special David di Donatello for her perf ...

''. After appearing in pair with Pozzetto in a number of comedy films, in the early 1980s, Ponzoni found himself at odds with the work choices by his partner, and chose to focus on dramatic theatre instead, limiting his film career to the occasional sporadic supporting character role. After a long separation, he reunited with Pozzetto in 2000s for a series of television and stage projects.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ponzoni, Cochi 1941 births Living people Male actors from Milan Italian male stage actors Italian male film actors Italian male television actors Italian comedy musicians Italian comedians