Giorgio Ariani (26 May 1941 – 5 March 2016) was an Italian stand-up comedian, actor and voice actor.

Life and career

Born in

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, Ariani grew up in

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and started his career as a comedian in regional cabaret clubs.Roberto Poppi. ''Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gli attori''. Gremese 1998. pp. 26-27. He became first known thanks to the participation to several

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variety shows such as ''Supersera'' and ''Ci pensiamo lunedì''. He was also active in films, particularly in the early 1980s. In his late years Ariani directed a drama school in

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. He died, aged 74, after a long illness. He was married and had three children.

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* Actors from Ferrara 1941 births 2016 deaths Italian male stage actors Italian male film actors Italian male comedians Italian male voice actors 20th-century Italian male actors 20th-century Italian comedians 21st-century Italian male actors 21st-century Italian comedians Male actors from Florence Comedians from Florence {{italy-voice-actor-stub