Andrea Cipriano Brambilla (21 August 1946 − 24 October 2013), better known as Zuzzurro, was an
Italian
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actor and comedian.
Zuzzurro was born on 21 August 1946 in
Varese
Varese ( , , or ; lmo, label=Varesino, Varés ; la, Baretium; archaic german: Väris) is a city and ''comune'' in north-western Lombardy, northern Italy, north-west of Milan. The population of Varese in 2018 has reached 80,559.
It is the c ...
. He was a former member of ''
Zuzzurro e Gaspare'' with
Nino Formicola (
Gaspare Gaspare (also ''Gaspero'', ''Gasperino'' and ''Gasparro'') is an Italian male given name, the literal translation of the English name Casper and Jasper (French Gaspard, Scandinavian Kasper and Jesper).
The name is rare in contemporary times, but ...
).
In September 2013, it was reported Zuzzurro had lung cancer. He subsequently died of the illness on 24 October 2013, aged 67, in
Milan
Milan ( , , Lombard language, Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the List of cities in Italy, second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 ...
.
Morto il comico Zuzzurro Re del Drive in insieme a Gaspare
Filmography
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1946 births
2013 deaths
Deaths from lung cancer in Lombardy
Italian male film actors
Italian male comedians
Actors from Varese
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