Aurelio Ponzoni (born 11 March 1941), known professionally as Cochi Ponzoni, is an Italian actor, screenwriter, singer and comedian.
Life and career
Born Aurelio Ponzoni 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 ...
, Ponzoni studied at the Italian
Liceo classico
Liceo classico or Ginnasio (literally ''classical lyceum'') is the oldest, public secondary school type in Italy. Its educational curriculum spans over five years, when students are generally about 14 to 19 years of age.
Until 1969, this was ...
in Milan, having
Enrico Beruschi
Enrico Beruschi (born 5 September 1941) is an Italian comedian, actor, singer and television personality. He studied at the Italian Liceo classico in Milan, having Cochi Ponzoni as his deskmate.
Formerly employed in a food company, Beruschi beg ...
as his deskmate.
Ponzoni became first known as one half of the popular comedy duo
Cochi e Renato, along with
Renato Pozzetto
Renato Pozzetto (born 14 July 1940) is an Italian actor, director, comedian, and singer.
Biography
Pozzetto was born into a working-class family from Milan and grew up in the town of Gemonio (in the Province of Varese). After graduation, he mad ...
.
[Aldo Grasso, Massimo Scaglioni, ''Enciclopedia della Televisione'', Garzanti, Milano, 1996 – 2003. .]
In 1976 Ponzoni started a parallel solo career, making his film debut as the protagonist in
Alberto Lattuada's ''
Cuore di cane'' and playing the role of the
Agostina Belli's lover in ''
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 per ...
''.
After appearing in pair with Pozzetto in a number of comedy films, in the early 1980s, Ponzoni found himself at odds with the work choices by his partner, and chose to focus on dramatic theatre instead, limiting his film career to the occasional sporadic supporting character role.
After a long separation, he reunited with Pozzetto in 2000s for a series of television and stage projects.
References
External links
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1941 births
Living people
Male actors from Milan
Italian male stage actors
Italian male film actors
Italian male television actors
Italian comedy musicians
Italian comedians