Mauro Di Francesco (born 17 May 1951) is an Italian actor, comedian and television personality.

Life and career

Born in

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, Di Francesco started his career in the mid-1960s as a

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appearing in some

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miniseries. In the 1970s, he started performing as a comedian at the Derby Club, a

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nightclub in his hometown. In the 1980s, after appearing as a

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in a number of films, he had the peak of his career starring in a number of teen comedies. Also active on stage and on television, following an alcohol abuse problem in 2011 Di Francesco underwent a

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Selected filmography

* ''

I fichissimi ''I fichissimi'' (Italian for "The really cool guys", also known as ''Guys and Dolls in the Suburbs'') is a 1981 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Vanzina. The film consists in a story of rival punks in Milan and it is loosely based on the Will ...

'' (1981) * '' Il paramedico'' (1982) * ''

An Ideal Adventure ''An Ideal Adventure'' (Italian: ''Sballato, gasato, completamente fuso'') is a 1982 Italian comedy film directed by Stefano Vanzina and starring Edwige Fenech, Diego Abatantuono and Liù Bosisio.Chiti & Poppi p.205 Cast * Edwige Fenech as Patriz ...

'' (1982) * '' Scusa se è poco'' (1982) * '' Sapore di mare 2 - Un anno dopo'' (1983) * ''

Il ras del quartiere ''Il ras del quartiere'' () is a 1983 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Vanzina. Cast *Diego Abatantuono as Domingo *Isabella Ferrari as Veronica Gatti *Lino Troisi as Tarcisio Gatti *Daniel Stephen as Orson *Antonio Allocca Antonio Allocc ...

'' (1983) * '' Summer Games'' (1984) * ''

Chewingum ''Chewingum'' is a 1984 Italian teen comedy film directed by Biagio Proietti. It premiered at the 41st Venice International Film Festival in the "De Sica" section. Cast * Massimo Ciavarro: Massimo * Isabella Ferrari Isabella Ferrari ...

'' (1984) * '' The Barber of Rio'' (1996) * '' Gli inaffidabili'' (1997) * '' Really SSSupercool: Chapter Two'' (2006) * '' Odissea nell'ospizio'' (2019)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Di Francesco, Mauro 1951 births 20th-century Italian male actors 21st-century Italian male actors Italian male film actors Italian male television actors Italian male stage actors Male actors from Milan Living people Mass media people from Milan