Maurizio Crozza (; born 5 December 1959) is an

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and

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Biography

Crozza was born in

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. He attended an acting school in the same city, where he graduated in 1980. He has worked for many years with the

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trio on

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and in the Sunday show '' Quelli che... il Calcio'' on

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. Crozza has also starred in a number of films, including the 1995 movie '' Peggio di così si muore'' by

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. Over his career, he has received both praise and criticism from Italian commentators: he was notably criticised over his

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in 2006 and about

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at the 2013 Sanremo Music Festival. After hosting his own show on the network channel

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for many years, in 2017 he moved the same show to

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References

External links

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Maurizio Crozza's profile on La7
{{DEFAULTSORT:Crozza, Maurizio Living people 1959 births Mass media people from Genoa Italian male actors Italian television personalities Italian impressionists (entertainers) Italian male comedians