Tafazzi is an Italian comic character created by

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and portrayed by Giacomo Poretti, member of the group

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. It originally appeared in '' Mai dire Gol'', a comic-sports television show by the Gialappa's Band, but later appeared in other works of Aldo, Giovanni e Giacomo, including the theatre show ''I corti''. Tafazzi is a sort of mime wearing a black tracksuit and a jockstrap, who does nothing but beat his groin with a plastic bottle while wearing a jockstrap. The character is the source of the name of the protein Tafazzin, due to the difficulties involved in identifying the tafazzin gene.

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