Raffaele Pisu (24 May 1925 – 31 July 2019) was an Italian actor and comedian.

Life and career

Born in

Bologna Bologna (, , ; egl, label=Emilian language, Emilian, Bulåggna ; lat, Bononia) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in Northern Italy. It is the seventh most populous city in Italy with about 400,000 inhabitants and 1 ...

as Guerrino Pisu into a family of

Sardinia Sardinia ( ; it, Sardegna, label= Italian, Corsican and Tabarchino ; sc, Sardigna , sdc, Sardhigna; french: Sardaigne; sdn, Saldigna; ca, Sardenya, label= Algherese and Catalan) is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, af ...

n origin, Pisu debuted in the drama theater and in 1945 he was one of the founders of the stage company L'attico. He later focused on the avanspettacolo, working with the Nava Sisters, Isa Barzizza and

Wanda Osiris Anna Menzio (3 June 1905 – 11 November 1994), known by her stage name Wanda Osiris (; Italianized as Vanda Osiri during the Fascist era), was an Italian revue soubrette, actress and singer. Life and career Born in Rome, the daughter of a ...

. He reached a large popularity with several variety shows on radio and later on television, notably with the variety television ''L'amico del giaguaro'' (1961–1964).Aldo Grasso, Massimo Scaglioni, ''Enciclopedia della Televisione'', Garzanti, Milano, 1996 – 2003. . Pisu was also active in TV-movies and in films, usually in supporting roles. In 2005, Pisu won the Nastro d'Argento for best supporting actor for his performance in Paolo Sorrentino's '' The Consequences of Love''.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pisu, Raffaele 1925 births 2019 deaths Actors from Bologna Italian male stage actors Nastro d'Argento winners Italian male film actors Italian male comedians Italian male television actors 20th-century Italian male actors