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Cinepanettone
The ''cinepanettoni'' (: ''cinepanettone'') are a series of farcical comedy films, one or two of which are typically released annually in Italy during the Christmas period. The films were originally produced by Aurelio De Laurentiis' Filmauro studio. Etymology Starting in 1983, a number of farcical or comic movies were released every year around Christmas time in Italy, and were known as ''cinepanettoni'', a portmanteau of Italian: ''cine'' for "cinema", and ''panettone'' is a type of sweet bread traditionally eaten at Christmas. The saga of ''cinepanettoni'' These films are usually focused on the holidays of stereotypical Italians: bungling, affluent and presumptuous members of the middle class who visit famous, glamorous or exotic places. Films were set, for example, in the Netherlands (''Merry Christmas'', 2001), Egypt (''Christmas in Egypt'' – ''Natale sul Nilo'', 2002), India (''Christmas in India'' – ''Natale in India'', 2003), America (''Christmas in Miami'', 2005 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farce
Farce is a comedy that seeks to entertain an audience through situations that are highly exaggerated, extravagant, ridiculous, absurd, and improbable. Farce is also characterized by heavy use of physical comedy, physical humor; the use of deliberate absurdity or nonsense; satire, parody, and mockery of real-life situations, people, events, and interactions; unlikely and humorous instances of miscommunication; ludicrous, improbable, and exaggerated characters; and broadly stylized performances. Genre Despite involving absurd situations and characters, the genre generally maintains at least a slight degree of realism and narrative continuity within the context of the irrational or ludicrous situations, often distinguishing it from completely absurdist or fantastical genres. Farces are often episodic or short in duration, often being set in one specific location where all events occur. Farces have historically been performed for the theatre, stage and film. Historical context T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neri Parenti
Neri Parenti (born 26 April 1950) is an Italian film director and writer. He is known for comedy films, including the series starring Paolo Villaggio playing the character Ugo Fantozzi, and a later series of '' cinepanettoni''—zany comedy films scheduled for release during the Christmas period. Biography After graduating in political science, he dedicated his career to filmmaking. He became a pupil and assistant of Pasquale Festa Campanile from 1972 to 1979, and also worked for Salvatore Samperi, Steno and Giorgio Capitani. In 1979 he directed his first film, '' The Face with Two Left Feet'', an ironic and comical parody of ''Saturday Night Fever'' with John Travolta, which had been a hit two years earlier. A year later he met the film actor and director Paolo Villaggio, who was then filming '' Fantozzi contro tutti''. Villaggio developed an esteem for Parenti and decided to leave the director's chair to join forces with him. The result was very positive and the pair made a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronn Moss
Ronald Montague Moss (born March 4, 1952) is an American actor, musician and singer/songwriter, a member of the band Player, and best known for portraying Ridge Forrester, the dynamic fashion magnate on the CBS soap opera ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' from 1987 to 2012. Early life and music career Moss was born and raised in Los Angeles. He grew up surrounded by the theatre, concert, and rock & roll music world. At age 11, he started learning to play the drums, guitar and electric bass. In 1976, Moss joined creative forces with fellow singer/guitarist Peter Beckett, singer/guitarist/keyboardist J.C Crowley, and drummer John Friesen to form the band Player, primarily as bassist and singer. In a garage in the Hollywood Hills, they wrote and rehearsed the music that would soon attract the attention of music impresario Robert Stigwood, who signed them to his RSO Records. In the first three weeks of 1978, their single " Baby Come Back" occupied the #1 position on the nation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luke Perry
Coy Luther "Luke" Perry III (October 11, 1966 – March 4, 2019) was an American actor. He became a teen idol for playing Dylan McKay on the Fox television series ''Beverly Hills, 90210'' from 1990 to 1995, and again from 1998 to 2000. Perry also starred as Fred Andrews on the CW series '' Riverdale.'' He had guest roles on shows such as ''Criminal Minds'', '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', ''The Simpsons'', and ''Will & Grace'', as well as a recurring role voicing Rick Jones in '' The Incredible Hulk'' (1996–1997) from Marvel Comics, and also appeared in various films, including ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' (1992), '' 8 Seconds'' (1994), ''The Fifth Element'' (1997), '' The Final Storm'', ''The Beat Beneath My Feet'' (2016), and ''Once Upon a Time in Hollywood'' (2019), which was his final feature performance and earned him a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination. Early life Luke Perry was born on October 11, 1966, in Mansfield, Ohio, the second of three child ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danny DeVito
Daniel Michael DeVito Jr. (born November 17, 1944) is an American actor and filmmaker. He gained prominence for his portrayal of the taxi dispatcher Louie De Palma in the television series ''Taxi (TV series), Taxi'' (1978–1983), which won him a Golden Globe Awards, Golden Globe Award and an Primetime Emmy Award, Emmy Award. He plays List of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia characters#Frank Reynolds, Frank Reynolds on the FXX sitcom ''It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia'' (2006–present). DeVito is known for his film roles in ''One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (film), One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'' (1975), ''Terms of Endearment'' (1983), ''Head Office'' (1985), ''Ruthless People'' (1986), ''Throw Momma from the Train'' (1987), ''Twins (1988 film), Twins'' (1988), ''The War of the Roses (film), The War of the Roses'' (1989), ''Batman Returns'' (1992), ''Jack the Bear'' (1993), ''Junior (1994 film), Junior'' (1994), ''Matilda (1996 film), Matilda'' (1996), ''L.A. Confidential (f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ezio Greggio
Ezio Greggio (; born 7 April 1954) is an Italian comedian, actor, writer and film director. In Italy he is mostly known for his long-lasting appearances in TV shows like '' Drive In'' and '' Striscia la notizia'', while abroad he is noted for his movies and his collaboration with Mel Brooks. TV career Born in Cossato, a small town near Biella, Greggio began his TV career at age 18 in Telebiella, the first local private owned station in Italy thanks to the help of founder Peppo Sacchi. In 1978 he was hired as a comedian in RAI, appearing in '' La sberla'' e '' Tutto compreso'' with Giancarlo Nicotra and Giancarlo Magalli. His appearances in the national TV didn't gain him success, but Greggio had the chance to meet Gianfranco D'Angelo, another young comedian. D'Angelo convinced Greggio to move to the newborn Fininvest (later Mediaset), a local TV channel founded in Milan by Silvio Berlusconi. They were both included in the cast of the main show of the network, '' Drive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michelle Hunziker
Michelle Yvonne Hunziker (, ; born 24 January 1977) is a Swiss and Italian television presenter and former model. She hosted the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 in Basel, Switzerland alongside Hazel Brugger and Sandra Studer. Early life Hunziker was born in Sorengo, Lugano, in the Italian-speaking part of Switzerland. Her mother Ineke is Dutch, with distant Indonesian ancestry, and her father Rudolf, who died of a heart attack in 2001, was a German-speaking Swiss painter who worked as a hotel manager. In 1983, the family moved to Ostermundigen, a suburb of Bern in the German-speaking part of Switzerland, where Hunziker attended elementary school. After moving to Milan, Italy, with her mother, she became a fashion model and was hired by Riccardo Gay, an agent. At 17 she posed for Armani, Rocco Barocco, La Perla, Colmar, Fuerte Ventura, Lovable and Swish. Career As she was Eros Ramazzotti's fiancée, Hunziker was discovered by an Italian TV producer. In 1996, she p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alessandro Gassmann
Alessandro Gassmann (; born 24 February 1965) is an Italian actor and film director. Early life Born in Rome, he is the son of Italian actor Vittorio Gassman and French actress Juliette Mayniel. He is of Italian, German, Jewish and French descent. Career He debuted at 17 in the autobiographical film ''Di padre in figlio'', written and directed with his father, under whose tutoring he later studied in the Theatre Workshop of Florence. Among his theatrical activity, he was noted for his playing in Pier Paolo Pasolini's '' Affabulazione'' (1984). In 1996 he began an artistic partnership with his friend Gianmarco Tognazzi with whom he co-acted in popular movies like ''Uomini senza donne'', ''Facciamo festa'', ''Teste di cocco'', ''Lovest'', '' I miei più cari amici'' and ''Natale a Beverly Hills'', in the theatrical version of ''Some Like It Hot'' and as dubbers of the Disney cartoon ''The Road to El Dorado''. In 1997 he won international acclaim with Ferzan Özpetek's ''Hama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claudio Bisio
Claudio Bisio (; born 19 March 1957) is an Italian actor, presenter, comedian, voice actor, showman, director, cabaret performer and writer. Early life Bisio was born in Novi Ligure, Piedmont, and raised in Milan, Lombardy. He attended '' scientific lyceum Luigi Cremona'' of Milan and graduated from drama school of Piccolo Teatro of Milan. Career Bisio started his career as theatre actor performing classical and modern drama; he began his movie career in 1983 with ''Come dire...'' (''How to say''). His first major appearance on TV was in 1998 during ''Zanzibar'', an Italian TV show. He has been the presenter of ''Zelig'', an Italian sketch comedy, for 13 years (in 1997 and from 2000 to 2012). In 2009, he played in '' Ex'' and gained a David di Donatello nomination for best supporting actor. In 2010 he was the protagonist of '' Benvenuti al Sud'' (''Welcome to the South'') and ''Maschi contro femmine'' (''Males vs Females'') and in 2011 of '' Benvenuti al Nord'' (''Welcom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alberto Sordi
Alberto Sordi (15 June 1920 – 24 February 2003) was an Italian actor, comedian, voice dubber, director, singer, composer and screenwriter. Sordi is considered one of the most important actors in the history of Italian cinema and one of the best in commedia all'italiana. Together with Nino Manfredi, Vittorio Gassman and Ugo Tognazzi he formed a quartet that starred in the most popular movies of this genre. His trio with Aldo Fabrizi and Anna Magnani was one of the most prominent in the Rome, Roman cinema. Sordi established himself as an icon from a career that spanned seven decades of Italian cinema with his skills in comedy and light drama. He started as a voice actor and a theater actor, but eventually grew to fame as a comedian. In the 1960s, he started interpreting complex dramatic characters, as well as directing his own films: his credits as a director include 19 movies. Sordi won five Nastro d'argento, ten David di Donatello, a Golden Globe, a Golden Lion for Lifetime A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biagio Izzo
Biagio is an Italian male given name. It may also refer to: People * Biagio (archbishop), Archbishop of Torres * Biagio Antonacci, Italian singer-songwriter * Biagio Betti, Italian painter * Biagio Black, American painter * Biagio Brugi, Italian jurist * Biagio Ciotto, American politician * Biagio d'Antonio, Italian painter * Biagio Falcieri, Italian painter * Biagio Marin, Italian poet * Biagio Marini, Italian violinist *Biagio Messina, American filmmaker and TV producer * Biagio Pelligra, Italian actor * Biagio Pupini, Italian painter * Biagio Rebecca, Italian painter * Biagio Rossetti, Italian architect * Luigi Di Biagio, Italian soccer player * Saint Blaise, known in Italy as San Biagio * Vlaho Getaldić, Croatian writer also known as Biagio Ghetaldi Places * Monte San Biagio, Italian town * San Biagio, Venice, church in Venice, Italy * San Biagio della Cima, Italian village * San Biagio di Callalta, Italian town * San Biagio Platani, Italian village * San Biagio Saracini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ricky Memphis
Ricky Memphis (stage name of Riccardo Fortunati; born 29 August 1968) is an Italian television and film actor. He is best known for his interpretation of ''Inspector Mauro Belli'', in the police drama series, '' Distretto di Polizia'' ("Police District"), which was broadcast weekly for eight seasons by Italian network Canale 5 from 2000 to 2009. Career Ricky Memphis was born in Rome, Italy. His career in the entertainment business began at the end of the 1980s with his first television appearance as an urban poet on the Maurizio Costanzo talk show. He chose his stage name "Memphis" in honour of American singer Elvis Presley. His first role in a major picture was in the 1990 film ''Ultra'', directed by Ricky Tognazzi. Memphis won the award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of ''Red'' at the European Film Awards. He followed with roles in ''Pugni di rabbia'', ''La scorta'' and ''Il branco''. Memphis received national popularity with his interpretation of the compassio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
