Enrico Brignano (born 18 May 1966) is an Italian actor, playwright, comedian, presenter and writer.
Life and career
Born in
Rome
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, Brignano graduated in 1990 at the Laboratory of Performing Exercises under
Gigi Proietti
Luigi "Gigi" Proietti (2 November 1940 – 2 November 2020) was an Italian actor, dubber, comedian, singer and television presenter.
Early life
He was born in Rome to Romano Proietti, originally from Umbria, and Giovanna Ceci, a housewife. Dur ...
, who later chose him for several of his play between 1994 and 1997 and as a
sidekick
A sidekick is a close companion or colleague who is, or is generally regarded as, subordinate to those whom they accompany.
Origins
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in the TV-series ''
Il maresciallo Rocca''.
After appearing as a comedian in several variety shows, he had his
breakout with the role of Giacinto in ''
Un medico in famiglia
''Un medico in famiglia'' (English: ''A doctor in the family'') is an Italian television series, based on the format of the Spanish series of Telecinco '' Médico de familia'', produced by Publispei and Rai Fiction. The series aired for ten seaso ...
''.
Mainly active on stage, he played a number of main roles in TV-series and films, and in 2000 he directed, wrote and starred in the romantic comedy ''Si fa presto a dire amore''.
In 2008, he married dancer Bianca Pazzaglia, from whom he separated in 2013. In 2014, he began a relationship with actress and TV host Flora Canto, with whom he has two children: Martina and Niccolò. The couple got married on July 30, 2022.
Filmography
Films
Television
References
External links
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1966 births
Italian male stage actors
Italian male film actors
Italian male television actors
Italian film directors
Italian male screenwriters
Male actors from Rome
Living people
Italian male comedians
Italian television presenters
People of Sicilian descent
Mass media people from Rome
20th-century Italian male actors
21st-century Italian male actors
20th-century Italian comedians
21st-century Italian comedians
20th-century Italian screenwriters
21st-century Italian screenwriters
Comedians from Rome