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Renato Pozzetto (born 14 July 1940) is an Italian actor, director, comedian, and singer.


Biography

Pozzetto was born into a working-class family from
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and grew up in the town of
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(in the Province of Varese). After graduation, he made his debut as a comedian at the Derby Club in
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. In 1964, he and his childhood friend
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formed the duo Cochi & Renato. They recorded several successful songs, often written in collaboration with
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. These songs often had a satirical and/or
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take. Their most popular hits include "La canzone intelligente" ("The intelligent song", a satire about songwriting) and "E la vita, la vita". From the mid 1970s through the first half of the 1990s, Pozzetto enjoyed a prolific career in film, where he became famous for his trademark pronounced
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accent and for his shy and stuttering way of speaking. In the mid 2000s, following almost two decades of separation, he reunited with Ponzoni. Pozzetto has also lent his voice to Rocks, the dog protagonist of the movie
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, for the Italian dubbing.


Filmography


Actor

* '' Per amare Ofelia'' (1974) – Orlando Aliverti Mannetti * '' La poliziotta'' (1974) - Claudio Ravassi * '' A mezzanotte va la ronda del piacere'' (1975) – Fulvio * '' Paolo Barca, maestro elementare, praticamente nudista'' (1975) – Paolo Barca * '' Due cuori, una cappella'' (1975) – Aristide Cacciamani * '' Babysitter - Un maledetto pasticcio'' (1975) – Gianni, Michélle's friend * '' Di che segno sei?'' (1975) – Basilio * ''
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 ...
'' (1975) – Tenente Bruno (uncredited) * '' Il padrone e l'operaio'' (1975) – Gianluca Tosi * '' Un sorriso, uno schiaffo, un bacio in bocca'' (1975) – Himself * ''
Oh, Serafina! ''Oh, Serafina!'' is a 1976 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Alberto Lattuada. It is strictly based on the novel with the same name by Giuseppe Berto. For this film Fred Bongusto was awarded with a Nastro d'Argento for Best Score. Cast ...
'' (1976) – Augusto Valle * '' Sturmtruppen'' (1976) – Una recluta * '' Luna di miele in tre'' (1976) – Alfredo Riva * '' Tre tigri contro tre tigri'' (1977) – Don Cimbolano * '' Ecco noi per esempio...'' (1977) – Palmambrogio Guanziroli * '' Black Journal'' (1977) – Stella Kraus * '' Io tigro, tu tigri, egli tigra'' (1978) – Elia * '' Saxofone'' (1978) – Sax * '' Per vivere meglio divertitevi con noi'' (1978) – Siro Sante (segment "Non si può spiegare, bisogna vederlo") * ''
Neapolitan Mystery ''Neapolitan Mystery'' ( it, Giallo napoletano) is a 1979 Italian mystery film directed by Sergio Corbucci. The film is also known as ''Atrocious Tales of Love and Death''.Luther-Smith, Adrian (1999). Blood and Black Lace: The Definitive Guide ...
'' (1979) – Inspector Voghera * '' La patata bollente'' (1979) – Bernardo Mambelli, detto 'Il Gandhi' * '' Agenzia Riccardo Finzi... praticamente detective'' (1979) – Riccardo Finzi * ''
Tesoro mio ''Tesoro mio'' (also spelled ''Tesoromio'') is a 1979 Italian romantic comedy film directed by Giulio Paradisi. It is based on the comedy play ''Chérie noire'' by Francois Campaux. Plot Playwright irreparable failure is betrayed by a concubine w ...
'' (1979) – Uff. Giudiziario Pierluigi * ''
I'm Photogenic ''I'm Photogenic'' ( it, Sono fotogenico) is a 1980 Italian comedy film directed by Dino Risi. It was screened out of competition at the 1980 Cannes Film Festival. Plot Italy, early 1980s. Antonio Barozzi (Renato Pozzetto), an aspiring actor, g ...
'' (1980) – Antonio Barozzi * '' Zucchero, miele e peperoncino'' (1980) – Plinio Carlozzi * ''
Fico d'India ''Prickly Pears'' ( it, Fico d'India) is a 1981 Italian comedy film directed by Steno. Plot Lorenzo Millozzi is the mayor of a small town. One night, coming home, he surprises the notorious playboy Ghigo Buccilli who tries to seduce his wife: ...
'' (1980) – Lorenzo Millozzi * ''
Mia moglie è una strega ''Mia moglie è una strega'' () is a 1980 Italian comedy film directed by Castellano & Pipolo. Plot The spirit of Finnicella, a witch burned at the stake, is liberated. She immediately goes on the trail of a descendant of the cardinal who order ...
'' (1980) – Emilio Altieri * '' Uno contro l'altro, praticamente amici'' (1981) – Franco Colombo * ''
Nessuno è perfetto ''Nessuno è perfetto'' (''Nobody's Perfect'') is a 1981 Italian comedy film directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile. The film was a great commercial success, grossing over 10 billion lire at the Italian box office. For her performance Ornella Muti w ...
'' (1981) – Guerrino Castiglione * '' Culo e camicia'' (1981) – Renato * '' Ricchi, ricchissimi... praticamente in mutande'' (1982) – Berto Del Prà * '' Porca vacca'' (1982) – Primo Baffo detto Barbasini * ''
Testa o croce ''Heads I Win, Tails You Lose'' ( it, Testa o Croce, also known as ''Heads or Tails'') is a 1982 Italian comedy film written and directed by Nanni Loy. The film consists in two back-to-back stories that deals with two "taboo" themes, the celibac ...
'' (1982) – Don Emidio / Father Remigio * '' La casa stregata'' (1982) – Giorgio * ''
Questo e quello ''Questo e Quello'' () is a 1983 Italian comedy film directed by Sergio Corbucci. Plot First segment: the life of a comic book artist in a creative crisis is revolutionised by the casual encounter with a beautiful stranger. Second segment: a wr ...
'' (1983) – Giulio (segment "Questo... amore impossibile") / Gregory (segment "Quello... col basco rosso") * '' Un povero ricco'' (1983) – Eugenio Ronconi / Eugenio Ragona * ''
Mani di fata ''Mani di fata'' (''Fairy Hands'') is a 1983 Italian comedy film directed by Steno. Plot After a sudden dismissal, the engineer Andrea Ferrini, unable to find another job, begins to carry out the household chores. His wife Franca, on the contra ...
'' (1983) – Andrea Ferrini * '' Il ragazzo di campagna'' (1984) – Artemio * '' Lui è peggio di me'' (1985) – Luciano * ''
È arrivato mio fratello ''È arrivato mio fratello'' ("Here's My Brother") is a 1985 Italian comedy film directed by Franco Castellano and Giuseppe Moccia. Plot The boring and mundane Professor Ovidio has a twin brother called Raf who, on the contrary is an exuberant, w ...
'' (1985) – Ovidio Ceciotti / Raf Benson * ''
Grandi magazzini ''Grandi magazzini'' ( Department Stores) is a 1986 Italian anthology-comedy film directed by Castellano & Pipolo. Plot summary Various characters and stories intertwine inside the Grandi Magazzini store. Evaristo Mazzetti is a cleaner at th ...
'' (1986) – Fausto Valsecchi * '' 7 chili in 7 giorni '' (1986) – Silvano Baracchi * '' Noi uomini duri'' (1987) – Silvio * '' Roba da ricchi'' (1987) – Don Vittorino * '' Da grande'' (1987) – Marco * '' Il volatore di aquiloni'' (1987) – Urca * '' Casa mia, casa mia...'' (1988) – Mario Bartoloni * ''
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'' (1989) – Burro * '' Le comiche'' (1990) – Renato * '' Non più di uno'' (1990) – Piero * ''
Piedipiatti ''Piedipiatti'' (, also known as ''Cops'') is a 1991 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Vanzina. Plot Italian cops investigate a drug traffic ring between Italy and Colombia. They have to find out who is the mysterious Italian criminal called â ...
'' (1991) – Brigadiere Silvio Camurati * '' Le comiche 2'' (1991) – Renato * '' Infelici e contenti'' (1992) – Aldo * '' Ricky & Barabba'' (1992) – Ricky Morandi * '' Anche i commercialisti hanno un'anima'' (1994) – Carlo Malinverni * ''
Le nuove comiche ''Le nuove comiche'' is a 1994 Italian comedy film directed by Neri Parenti. It is the third and final installment in the ''Comiche'' trilogy, preceded by ''Le comiche ''Le comiche'' is a 1990 Italian comedy film written and directed by Neri Pa ...
'' (1994) – Renato * ''
Miracolo italiano ''Miracolo italiano'' (also known as ''An Italian Miracle'') is a 1994 Italian anthology comedy film directed by Enrico Oldoini. Cast * Renato Pozzetto: Fermo Pulciani/ Passenger of the Ferry * Nino Frassica: Toti/ Ernesto * Ezio Greggio: Ma ...
'' (1994) – Fermo Pulciani * '' Mollo tutto'' (1995) – Franco Giacobetti * '' Papà dice messa'' (1996) – Don Arturo * ''
Nebbia in Val Padana ''Nebbia in Val Padana'' is an Italian television series. Cast * Renato Pozzetto: Renato * Cochi Ponzoni: Cochi * Lia Tanzi: Elena * Gisella Sofio: The Countess * Valeria Morosini: Monica See also *List of Italian television series The ...
'' (2000, TV Series) * '' Un amore su misura'' (2007) – Corrado Olmi * '' Oggi sposi'' (2009) – Renato Di Caio * ''
What a Beautiful Surprise ''What a Beautiful Surprise'' ( it, Ma che bella sorpresa) is a 2015 Italian comedy film written and directed by Alessandro Genovesi and starring Claudio Bisio. It grossed $5,626,528 at the Italian box office. Plot Guido, a Milanese who has re ...
'' (2015) – Giovanni (final film role)


Director

* '' Io tigro, tu tigri, egli tigra'' (1978) * '' Saxofone'' (1978) * '' Il volatore di aquiloni'' (1987) * '' Papà dice messa'' (1996) * '' Un amore su misura'' (2007)


References


External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pozzetto, Renato 1940 births People from the Province of Varese Living people Italian male film actors Italian comedy musicians David di Donatello winners Ciak d'oro winners