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Italian Restaurant
''Italian Restaurant'' is an Italian comedy television series. Cast *Gigi Proietti: Giulio Broccoli *Nancy Brilli: Connie Mancuso *Adriano Pappalardo: Frank Di Giacomo *Tiberio Murgia: Salvatore *Cristiana Capotondi: Angie *Luigi Montini: Mancuso *Carlo Molfese: Carmine Capurro *Giacomo Piperno: Gerard Lawrence * George Hilton: Goldsteen *Gianni Garko: Henken *Elena Presti: Anita *Corrado Olmi: psicanalista *Marisa Merlini: cartomante See also * List of Italian television series The following is a list of television series produced in Italy. # * ''1992'' * '' 1993'' * ''1994'' * '' 48 ore'' * '' 7 vite'' A * '' Adrian'' * '' Al di là del lago'' * '' AleX'' * '' Le ali della vita'' * '' All Stars'' * '' All'ultimo mi ... External links * Italian television series RAI original programming [Baidu]  


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Comedy
Comedy is a genre of dramatic works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. Origins Comedy originated in ancient Greece: in Athenian democracy, the public opinion of voters was influenced by political satire performed by comic poets in Ancient Greek theatre, theaters. The theatrical genre of Greek comedy can be described as a dramatic performance pitting two groups, ages, genders, or societies against each other in an amusing ''agon'' or conflict. Northrop Frye depicted these two opposing sides as a "Society of Youth" and a "Society of the Old". A revised view characterizes the essential agon of comedy as a struggle between a relatively powerless youth and the societal conventions posing obstacles to his hopes. In this struggle, the youth then becomes constrained by his lack of social authority, and is left with little choice but to resort to ruses which e ...
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Rai 1
Rai 1 () is an Italian free-to-air television channel owned and operated by state-owned public broadcaster RAI – Radiotelevisione italiana. It is the company's Flagship (broadcasting), flagship television channel and is known for broadcasting mainstream and Generalist channel, generalist programming, usually aimed towards families, including ''TG1'' news bulletins, prime time drama, cinema and entertainment, and major breaking news, sports and special events. It was launched on 3 January 1954 as the first Television in Italy, regular television service in Italy. It was the only one until 4 November 1961, when RAI launched a Rai 2, second channel. The channel was initially referred to as "Programma Nazionale". It received other names, such as "Rete 1" and "Raiuno" until it adopted its current name "Rai 1". It has the highest viewership in Italy and regularly competes with Mediaset's Canale 5. In the United Kingdom, it is available in free-to-air satellite broadcast from Hot Bi ...
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RAI Original Programming
(), commercially styled as since 2000 and known until 1954 as (RAI), is the national public broadcasting company of Italy, owned by the Ministry of Economy and Finance. RAI operates many terrestrial and subscription television channels and radio stations. It is one of the biggest broadcasters in Europe, and the biggest in Italy competing with Mediaset and other minor radio and television networks. RAI has a relatively high television audience share of 35.9%. RAI broadcasts are also received in surrounding countries, including Albania, Bosnia, Croatia, France, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland, Serbia, Tunisia, and the Vatican City, and elsewhere on pay television and some channels FTA across Europe including UK on the Hotbird satellite. Half of RAI's revenues come from the broadcast receiving licence fees, the remainder from the sale of advertising time.
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Italian Television Series
Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Italian, regional variants of the Italian language ** Languages of Italy, languages and dialects spoken in Italy ** Italian culture, cultural features of Italy ** Italian cuisine, traditional foods ** Folklore of Italy, the folklore and urban legends of Italy ** Mythology of Italy, traditional religion and beliefs Other uses * Italian dressing, a vinaigrette-type salad dressing or marination * Italian or Italian-A, alternative names for the Ping-Pong virus, an extinct computer virus * ''Italien'' (magazine), pro-Fascist magazine in Germany between 1927 and 1944 See also * * * Italia (other) * Italic (other) * Italo (other) * The Italian (other) The Italian may refer to: * ''The Itali ...
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List Of Italian Television Series
The following is a list of television series produced in Italy. # * ''1992'' * '' 1993'' * ''1994'' * '' 48 ore'' * '' 7 vite'' A * '' Adrian'' * '' Al di là del lago'' * '' AleX'' * '' Le ali della vita'' * '' All Stars'' * '' All'ultimo minuto'' * '' L'amica geniale'' * '' Amiche mie'' * '' Amico mio'' * ' * '' Andrea Bocelli 30: The Celebration'' * '' Angelo il custode'' * '' Anna'' * '' Anna e i cinque'' * '' Arriva Cristina'' * '' Arrivano i Rossi'' * '' Arsenio Lupin'' * '' Le avventure di Laura Storm'' * '' L'avvocato delle donne'' * '' L'avvocato Porta'' B * ''Baby'' * '' Balliamo e cantiamo con Licia'' * '' Bangla - La serie'' * '' I bastardi di Pizzofalcone'' * '' Belli dentro'' * '' Il bello delle donne'' * '' Belve'' * '' Il bene e il male'' * '' Benedetti dal Signore'' * '' Boris'' * '' Brian O'Brian'' * '' Brivido Giallo'' * '' Braccialetti rossi'' * '' Buona la prima!'' * '' Butta la luna'' * '' Buttafuori'' C * '' Caccia al Re - La narcotici'' * ''Call center ...
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Marisa Merlini
Marisa Merlini (6 August 1923 – 27 July 2008) was an Italian character actress active in Italy's post-World War II cinema. Merlini appeared in over fifty films during her career, which spanned from World War II to 2005. In Luigi Comencini's 1953 film '' Pane, amore e fantasia'', she portrayed Annarella, a village midwife, who marries the local police marshal, played by Vittorio De Sica. Biography A native of Rome, where she was born on 6 August 1923, Merlini was well known for playing the ''romana verace'', or "born-and-bred Roman" characters. Merlini also appeared in several high-profile comedic films alongside Italian actor, Totò, as well as the 1960 film '' Il vigile'' with actor Alberto Sordi. Additionally, Merlini appeared in a number of films opposite her real life friend, Italian actress Anna Magnani. Merlini's awards included the Nastro d'Argento (Silver Ribbon), a film critics' award in 1957 for portraying a tourist in the 1956 Antonio Racioppi directed film, '' Te ...
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Corrado Olmi
Corrado Olmi (24 October 1926 – 29 December 2020)
was an Italian actor and comedian.


Life and career

Born in , , Olmi at very young age attended local amateur dramatic companies in his hometown. He later moved to Rome, where he graduated in law and during his studies attended the Peter Sharoff Theatre Academy. He was a very prolific stage actor, with hundreds of credits in works of prose, avanspettacolo, cabar ...
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Gianni Garko
Gianni Garko (born Giovanni Garcovich; 15 July 1935) is a retired Croats of Italy, Croatian-Italian actor. He found fame as a leading man in 1960s Spaghetti Westerns, where he was often billed as John Garko and occasionally Gary Hudson. He is perhaps best known for his lead role as Sartana, starting with the first official film ''If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death'' and starring in three sequels as this character. Early life and education Of Dalmatian Italian and Croatian people, Croatian parentage, Garko was born Giovanni Garcovich in Zadar, Zara (now Zadar, Croatia), at the time a part of Fascist Italy (1922–1943), Fascist Italy. In 1948, he moved to Trieste, and later Rome the Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico. Career Early roles His first prominent film role was a small but important part in the Academy Award-nominated Holocaust drama Kapò (1959), directed by Gillo Pontecorvo. He continued to play parts in several Italian productions including swor ...
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Television Comedy
Television comedy is a category of broadcasting that has been present since the early days of entertainment media. While there are several genres of comedy, some of the first ones aired were variety shows. One of the first Television in the United States, United States television programs was the comedy-variety show ''Texaco Star Theater'', which was most prominent in the years that it featured Milton Berle (from 1948 to 1956). The range of television comedy has become broader, with the addition of sitcoms, improvisational comedy, and stand-up comedy, while also adding comedic aspects into other television genres, including Drama (film and television), drama and News broadcasting, news. Television comedy provides opportunities for viewers to relate the content in these shows to society. Some audience members may have similar views about certain comedic aspects of shows, while others will take different perspectives. This also relates to developing new social norms, sometimes acting a ...
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George Hilton (actor)
George Hilton (born Jorge Hill Acosta y Lara; 16 July 1934 – 28 July 2019)Retrospective week dedicated to George Hilton (plus 2018 studio interview)
'' Filmoteca: Movie Themes''. Retrieved 30 November 2018, Televisión Pública Argentina
was a Uruguayan actor well known for his many performances. Sometimes credited as Jorge Hilton, he appeared in over 20 Euro-West ...
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Luigi Kuveiller
Luigi Kuveiller (3 October 1927 – 10 January 2013) was an Italian cinematographer, best known for his collaboration with film director Elio Petri. Born in Rome, the son of an interior decorator, Kuveiller soon abandoned his studies and began working as an apprentice at Cinecittà in the troupe of cinematographer Filiberto Emmanuel for the propaganda film '' Redenzione'' (1943), directed by Marcello Albani. Becoming a camera assistant in 1945, Kuveiller started working as a camera operator in the 1950s, working among others for Aldo Scavarda on ''L'Avventura'' (1960) by Michelangelo Antonioni, and for Aldo Tonti on ''Barabbas'' (1961). Kuveiller made his debut as a cinematographer with ''We Still Kill the Old Way'' (1967), a film which marked the beginning of his critically appreciated artistic collaboration with Elio Petri. His credits also include films by Billy Wilder, Marco Bellocchio, Mario Monicelli, Paul Morrissey, Marco Ferreri, Alberto Lattuada, Dario Argento, Lucio ...
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Cristiana Capotondi
Cristiana Capotondi (born 13 September 1980) is an Italian actress. Early life and career Capotondi was born in Rome to an Italian family of mixed Italian Catholic and Italian Jewish background (her maternal grandfather was Jewish). Growing up in Rome, she celebrated both Christian and Jewish holidays, such as Yom Kippur and Rosh Hashanah, and visited both church and synagogue. She graduated from the Università La Sapienza in Rome with a degree in communication sciences. Capotondi first gained popularity in a commercial for the Motta Maxibon ice cream. Her acting career began at the age of 13 in the Italian series '' Amico mio'', aired by RAI. Capotondi debuted in cinema in 1995 with the comedy '' Vacanze di Natale '95''. Between 1993 and 2006 she worked mostly in television, starring in the series ''Orgoglio'' from 2004 to 2006. She gained additional exposure in the film '' Notte prima degli esami'' (2006), in which she starred as a main character alongside Nicolas Vap ...
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