Tullio Alberto Gianfranco Solenghi (born 21 March 1948) is an Italian actor, voice actor, director, comedian, television personality and

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. Together with fellow actors Anna Marchesini and Massimo Lopez, he has been a member of the comic group known as '' Il Trio'' (''The Trio'').

Biography

At the age of 17, Solenghi attended the

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Stable Theater School, where he met Massimo Lopez and in 1970 he began his acting career. After several experiences on stage and in TV, Solenghi founded ''Il Trio'' in 1982 with Lopez and Anna Marchesini: the Trio debuts on

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with the ''Hellzapoppin''

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. Following the great success of ''Hellzapoppin'', the Trio participated in various television programs like ''

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'' and the 1986 edition of '' Fantastico'', where Solenghi brought on stage an imitation of the

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, an imitation that provoked international reactions and death threats to Solenghi by

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. The Trio came back on TV at the

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editions of

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and

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. In 1990, the Trio reaches the peak of success with the

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's '' The Betrothed'', which was broadcast on

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in 5 episodes. Together with Lopez and Marchesini, Solenghi brought on stage two theatrical shows: ''Allacciare le cinture di sicurezza'' (''Fasten your seat belts'') in 1987 and ''In principio era il trio'' (''In the Beginning, there was the Trio'') in 1990. The Trio dissolved in 1994, due to the will of all three actors to work as soloists, but reunited for one last time in 2008 to celebrate its 25th anniversary with the TV-program ''Non esiste più la mezza stagione''. In 1998, Solenghi hosted ''

'' together with

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, and hosted ''

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'' in 1996 and 1997 with Gene Gnocchi and in 2005 with his friend Lopez. He additionally hosted the

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Award ceremonies of 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2015. As a voice actor, Solenghi provided the Italian voice of

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in the 1994 animated film ''

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''. Although he rarely explores voice dubbing as a vocation, he has given his voice to other animated characters in films such as '' Casper: A Spirited Beginning''.

Personal life

Tullio Solenghi is married to Laura Fiandra and they have two daughters, Alice and Margherita; he got married in church although he is an atheist.

Filmography

Cinema

* '' Io zombo, tu zombi, lei zomba'' (1979) * '' La moglie in vacanza... l'amante in città'' (1980) * '' La gorilla'' (1982) * '' The Blue Collar Worker and the Hairdresser in a Whirl of Sex and Politics'' (1996) * '' What a Beautiful Day'' (2011)

Television

With the Trio

* ''

'' (1985–1986) * '' Fantastico'' (1986–1987) * ''

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'' (1986) * ''

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'' (1987) * '' Sanremo Music Festival 1989'' (1989) * ''Non esiste più la mezza stagione'' (2008)

As soloist

* ''

'' (1996–1997, 2005) * ''

'' (1998) * ''

Award Ceremony'' (2007–2008, 2010–2012, 2015) * ''

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Show'' (2018)

Dubbing roles

Animation

in ''

'' *Snivel in '' Casper: A Spirited Beginning'' *The King in ''

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'' *

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in '' The Magic Voyage'' *Legantir in ''

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'' *Holm in ''Otto the Rhino''

References

External links

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