Enrico Brignano (born 18 May 1966) is an Italian actor, playwright, comedian, presenter and writer.

Life and career

Born in

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, Brignano graduated in 1990 at the Laboratory of Performing Exercises under

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, who later chose him for several of his play between 1994 and 1997 and as a

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in the TV-series ''

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''. After appearing as a comedian in several variety shows, he had his breakout with the role of Giacinto in ''

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''. Mainly active on stage, he played a number of main roles in TV-series and films, and in 2000 he directed, wrote and starred in the romantic comedy ''Si fa presto a dire amore''.

Filmography

Films

Television

References

External links

* * 1966 births Italian male stage actors Italian male film actors Italian male television actors Italian film directors Italian male screenwriters Male actors from Rome Living people Italian male comedians Italian television presenters People of Sicilian descent Mass media people from Rome 20th-century Italian male actors 21st-century Italian male actors 20th-century Italian comedians 21st-century Italian comedians 20th-century Italian screenwriters 21st-century Italian screenwriters {{Italy-bio-stub