Francesco Pippo (born 2 September 1940), known professionally as Pippo Franco, is an Italian actor, comedian, television presenter, and singer. He made his name first as a musician in the early 1960s, and in the late 1960s, began a career in film, starring in a great number of ''

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'', the "sexy comedy" subgenre of Italian comedy. In the 1970s he expanded into television, acting in TV movies and presenting variety shows. His type of comedy borrows heavily from

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. Throughout his career he continued to sing, appearing many times at the

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. He has made children's music as well, and has co-written three books on (linguistic) humor.

Biography

Franco was born in Rome to an

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n family, who had moved to Rome from

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, in the

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Cinema

Franco's first role in a box office hit was 1969's ''Nell'anno del Signore'', directed by

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and starring "an exceptional cast of actors" including Franco,

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and

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. In the 1970s and 1980s, he starred in a large number of Italian comedies, many of them erotic comedies such as the 1972

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production '' Quel gran pezzo dell'Ubalda tutta nuda e tutta calda'', a semi-medieval erotic spoof (a "decamerotic" film) distributed in the US as ''Ubalda, all naked and warm'', in which Franco starred (with "undeniable comic verve") alongside

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, the Algerian-born last "popular incarnation of the 'sex bombs' so in vogue twenty years earlier." The success of ''Ubalda'' was followed by another successful movie with Franco and Edwige,

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's '' Giovannona Coscialunga disonorata con onore'' (1973). Franco again worked with Martino and Fenech in 1980 in ''Zucchero, miele e peperoncino'' and in 1982 in ''Ricchi, ricchissimi... praticamente in mutande'', though Franco and Fenech did not share any scenes in these anthologies. In 1972, he had a part in

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's Italian/American comedy ''

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'' alongside

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and

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. He directed his first movie in 1981, ''La gatta da pelare'', for which he also wrote the score and the script.

Television

Franco began a career in television in 1971 with ''Riuscirà il cav. papà Ubu?'', directed by

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and , and from then on played in a number of TV movies. Franco has appeared on numerous Italian TV shows as comic and as presenter. In 1980, he presented the weekly television show of the drawing of the Italian lottery, with Laura Troschel (then his wife) and

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. In the 1990s, he appeared on the comedy show ''La sai l'ultima?'' with English TV presenter , and in the 2000s he presented the variety show ''Bellissima: Cabaret Anticrisi'', in cooperation with the variety company Il Bagaglino.

Music

Franco began singing and playing guitar at the end of the 1950s and started writing songs with surreal lyrics. One of his groups, The Penguins, made its debut in 1960 in the '' musicarello'' by

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for '' Appuntamento a Ischia'', and accompanied

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on three songs, "La nonna Magdalena," " Il cielo in una stanza", and "Una zebra a pois." In 1968, he scored a minor hit with the single "Vedendo una foto di Bob Dylan," which made fun of the gap between

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s and their parents. As a singer, he recorded more than a dozen albums, including ''Cara Kiri'' (1971), ''Bededè'' (1975), ''Al cabaret'' (1977), ''Praticamente, no?'' (1978), ''Pippo nasone'' and ''Vietato ai minori'' (1981). One of his most famous songs is ''Cesso''. His songs were recorded on more than fifteen 45 rpm vinyl records, including several hits like ''La licantropia'' (1969), which participated in

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1969. Beginning in the late 1970s, Franco began playing and composing children's music, as well as music for the shows by the Italian lottery. Between 1979 and 1984, he was an annual performer and presenter at the popular music festival in San Remo. He most notably performed Sanremo 1982's theme "Che fico!" and the children's hit song " Chì chì chì cò cò cò" at Sanremo 1983. He returned there in 2008.

Politics

In the

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, he was a candidate for the

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from the list of

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in Lazio. Despite the publicly stated support of

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, Pippo Franco's party got only 0.6% of votes in

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and therefore it was not elected.

Private life

Pippo Franco has been married twice and has three children. He considers himself Roman Catholic.

Filmography

Movies

* 1968 – ''

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'', directed by

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* 1969 – ''

Nell'anno del Signore ''The Conspirators'' (Italian: ''Nell'anno del Signore'') is a 1969 Italian historical drama film written and directed by Luigi Magni and starring Nino Manfredi, Enrico Maria Salerno and Claudia Cardinale. It is based on the actual story of th ...

'', directed by

* 1969 – '' Hate Is My God'', directed by

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* 1969 – '' Zingara'', directed by

* 1969 – '' Il giovane normale'', directed by

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* 1969 – '' Pensiero d'amore'', directed by

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* 1970 – ''

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'', directed by

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* 1970 – ''

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'', directed by

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* 1970 – ''Il debito coniugale'', directed by

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* 1971 – ''Mazzabubù... Quante corna stanno quaggiù?'', directed by Mariano Laurenti * 1972 – ''

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'', directed by

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* 1972 – '' Ubalda, All Naked and Warm'', directed by Mariano Laurenti * 1972 – ''

'', directed by

* 1973 – '' Rugantino'', directed by

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* 1973 – ''Furto di sera bel colpo si spera'', directed by Mariano Laurenti * 1973 – ''Patroclooo! E il soldato Camillone, grande grosso e frescone'', directed by Mariano Laurenti * 1973 – '' Giovannona Long-Thigh'', directed by

* 1974 – '' La via dei babbuini'', directed by Luigi Magni * 1974 – '' La sbandata'', directed by Alfredo Malfatti and

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* 1976 – ''Hanno ucciso un altro bandito'', directed by * 1976 – ''Remo e Romolo – Storia di due figli di una lupa'', directed by and

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* 1977 – '' Nerone'', directed by Mario Castellacci and Pier Francesco Pingitore * 1978 – ''L'inquilina del piano di sopra'', directed by

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* 1978 – ''Scherzi da prete'', directed by Pier Francesco Pingitore * 1979 – ''Tutti a squola'', directed by Pier Francesco Pingitore * 1979 – '' L'imbranato'', directed by Pier Francesco Pingitore * 1980 – '' Arrivano i bersaglieri'', directed by Luigi Magni * 1980 – ''

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'', directed by Pier Francesco Pingitore * 1980 – ''

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'', directed by Pier Francesco Pingitore * 1980 – '' Il ficcanaso'' (also known as ''La profesora se desnuda''), directed by

* 1980 – '' Sugar, Honey and Pepper'', directed by Sergio Martino * 1981 – ''

La gatta da pelare ''La gatta da pelare'' (''A Hard Nut to Crack'') is a 1981 Italian comedy film written, directed and starred by Pippo Franco. It is his only film as a director. Plot A jealous cartoonist kills, in his comics, his wife's psychoanalyst. When the ...

'', directed and scored by Pippo Franco * 1982 – '' Don't Play with Tigers'', directed by Sergio Martino * 1982 – ''Attenti a quei P2'', directed by Pier Francesco Pingitore * 1983 – ''Sfrattato cerca casa equo canone'', directed by Pier Francesco Pingitore * 1983 – ''Due strani papà'', directed by Mariano Laurenti * 1983 – '' Il tifoso, l'arbitro e il calciatore'', directed by Pier Francesco Pingitore * 1992 – ''Gole ruggenti'', directed by Pier Francesco Pingitore * 2010 – ''Il Numero 2'', directed by * 2016 – ''Tiramisù'', directed by

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Television

* 1971 – ''Riuscirà il cav. papà Ubu?'', directed by

and Beppe Recchia * 1973 – ''Dove sta Zazà'', directed by * 1975 – ''Mazzabubù'', directed by Antonello Falqui * 1978 – ''Il Ribaltone'', directed by Antonello Falqui * 1979 – ''C'era una volta Roma'', directed by

* 1979 – ''I racconti di fantascienza di Blasetti'', episode "L'assassino," directed by

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* 1990 – ''Senator'', directed by

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* 1997 – ''Ladri si nasce'', directed by Pier Francesco Pingitore * 1998 – ''Ladri si diventa'', directed by Pier Francesco Pingitore * 1999 – ''Tre stelle'', directed by Pier Francesco Pingitore * 2000 – ''La casa delle beffe'', directed by Pier Francesco Pingitore * 2007 – ''Di che peccato sei?'', directed by Pier Francesco Pingitore

Discography

Singles

* 1967 – "Vedendo una foto di Bob Dylan"/"Mister Custer," , AN 4111 (7") * 1969 – "Qualsiasi cosa faccia"/"La licantropia,"

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, SRL 10557 (7") * 1976 – "Praticamente no"/"I scherzi stupidi,"

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, SC 1086 (7") * 1977 – "Isotta"/"Ninna Nanna Nonna," Cinevox, SC 1103 (7") * 1977 – "Quanto sei bella Roma"/"L'autostop," Cinevox, SC 1099 (7" – single by

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featuring Pippo Franco) * 1977 – "Il Bello e la Bestia," Cinevox (7" – single by Laura Troschel featuring Pippo Franco) * 1978 – "Di questo bel terzetto"/"Pippo Nonna," Cinevox, SC 1116 (7") * 1979 – "Mi scappa la pipì, papà"/"Dai compra," Cinevox, SC 1124 (7") * 1979 – "Ammazza quant è bra"/"Andiamocene a Casa," , LUN 4902 (7" – single from ''C'era una volta Roma'') * 1979 – "Tu per me sei come Roma" (with Laura Troschel), Cinevox, SC 1135 * 1980 – "Dai lupone dai"/"La gente mi vuole male," Cinevox, SC 1141 * 1980 – "La puntura"/"Sono Pippo col naso," Lupus, LUN 4906 (7") * 1980 – "Prendi la fortuna per la coda"/"Aria di festa," Lupus, LUN 4912 * 1980 – "Mandami una cartolina"/"Lezione di inglese," Lupus, LUN 4914 * 1982 – "Che fico!"/"Ma guarda un po," Lupus, LUN 4926 * 1983 – " Chì chì chì cò cò cò"/"Caaasa," Lupus, LUN 4943 (7") * 1984 – "Pinocchio chiò"/"La pantofola,"

, SRL 11000 (7") * 1986 – "Pepè"/"Pollice," Cinevox, SC 1194 * 1988 – "Il ballo marocchino"/"Strum," , FM 13206 (7") * 1988 – "Due risate"/"Biberon," LGO Music, N-012190

LP

* 1968 – ''I Personaggi Di Pippo Franco'' * 1971 – ''Cara Kiri'', Dischi Ricordi, SMRL 6085; Cinevox, ORL 8053 * 1975 – ''Bededè'', Cinevox, SC33/22 * 1977 – ''Al cabaret'', Cinevox, SC33/32 (theatrical show with

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and Sergio Leonardi) * 1978 – ''Praticamente no'', Cinevox, ORL8301 * 1979 – ''Busti al Pincio'', Cinevox, CAB2001 (theatrical show) * 1979 – ''C'era una volta Roma'', Cinevox, CAB2005 (theatrical show with Laura Troschel) * 1981 – ''Vietato ai minori'', Lupus, LULP 14905 * 1984 – ''Pippomix'', Dischi Ricordi, TSMRL6319 (collection) * ''Super Pippo Franco Bambini'',

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, EAN 0008696 (collection of singles and b-sides) Reference: Franco discography

Books

* 1981 – ''Il matto in casa'', Editoriale Due I. * 2001 – ''Pensieri per vivere. Itinerario di evoluzione interiore'', Edizioni Mediterranee. * 2003 – ''Non prenda niente tre volte al giorno. Il lato comico dell'esperienza umana'' (with Antonio Di Stefano),

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. * 2006 – ''Qui chiavi subito. Insegne, annunci, cognomi e strafalcioni tutti da ridere'' (with Antonio Di Stefano), Mondadori. * 2007 – ''L'occasione fa l'uomo ragno. Strafalcioni, cartelli, scritte sui muri e altri capolavori di umorismo involontario'' (with Antonio Di Stefano), Mondadori.

References

Bibliography

* Andrea Jelardi, ''Queer tv, omosessualità e trasgressione nella televisione italiana''. Rome: Croce. * Andrea Jelardi and Giuseppe Farruggio, ''In scena en travesti, Il travestitismo nello spettacolo italiano''. Rome: Croce, 2009.

External links

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Pippo Franco reciterà nel cinepanettone materano, “Il Numero 2″.Interview with Franco
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