Stefano Chiodaroli (born 15 December 1964) is an Italian actor and stand-up comedian.

Career

Early life

Born in

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into a family of workers, before focusing on his career as an entertainer Chiodaroli did several jobs including milling machine operator, lathe operator, agent of trade and warehouseman. An expert in

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and a street acrobat, after acting in some amateur companies, he made his professional debut in 1983 with the comedy ensemble ''Triopastello''. Graduated in 1990 at the School of Theatre Mimodramma, he participate in theater festivals in

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. In 1995 he started working on stage as a playwright and later as an actor joining the short-lived trio "Gli Ottomani".

The baker and the success

In 1998 Chiodaroli created the comic caricature of a short-tempered baker, a character that allowed him to access to some major Italian television variety shows such as ''Zelig'' (

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), ''Convention a colori'' (

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) and ''Colorado Cafe'' (

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). Other Chiodaroli's characters include the Celtic demigod "Tempesta Ormonale" (appeared in the Rai 2 prime time show ''Bulldozer''), the surreal "Magician Abatjour", the former fashion model Ornello, the jazz trumpeter Brian. In 2005 Chiodaroli had the leading role of Mariano, a good-hearted car thief and thug, in the

sitcom '' Belli dentro'' ("Beautiful inside").

Selected filmography

* ' (2005) * '' The Fever'' (2005) * '' Belli dentro'' (TV, 2005) * '' The Bodyguard's Cure'' (2006) * '' Really SSSupercool: Chapter Two'' (2006) * '' 2061: An Exceptional Year'' (2007) * '' Don Luca c'è'' (TV, 2008) * '' Cado dalle nubi'' (2009) * '' Angel of Evil'' (2010) * '' In tour'' (TV, 2011) * '' Wannabe Widowed'' (2013)

Television

* '' Saturday Night Live from Milano'' * ' * ' * ' * '' Belli dentro'' * '' Don Luca c'è'' * '' Fiore e Tinelli'' * ' * '

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chiodaroli, Stefano 1964 births Living people Italian male television actors Italian male comedians Italian male film actors Italian male stage actors People from the Province of Varese Male actors from Lombardy Italian stand-up comedians 20th-century Italian comedians 21st-century Italian comedians 20th-century Italian male actors 21st-century Italian male actors