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Ugo Tognazzi

 
Actor: Ugo Tognazzi
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  • Born: Mar 23, 1922 in Cremona, Italy
  • Died: Oct 27, 1990 in Rome, Italy
  • Occupation: Actor, Director
  • Active: '60s-'80s
  • Major Genres: Comedy, Comedy Drama
  • Career Highlights: Amici Miei, La Terrazza, Vogliamo I Colonnelli
  • First Major Screen Credit: Patte De Velours (1954)

Biography

Onetime accountant Ugo Tognazzi became stagestruck while appearing in amateur theatricals in his hometown of Cremona. Entering films in 1950, Tognazzi became a star in the 1960s by virtue of his appearances in the cynical comedies of director Marco Ferreri. He threw caution (and his image) to the winds by playing an aging homosexual in the 1979 comedy La Cage Aux Folles, and as a result picked up thousands of new fans the world over. During his long career, Tognazzi also tried his hand at directing from time to time. In 1981, Tognazzi won the Cannes Best Actor award for his performance in Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man. Ugo Tongazzi was the father of actor/director Ricky Tognazzi. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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Ugo Tognazzi
Born Ottavio Tognazzi
23 March 1922(1922-03-23)
Cremona, Lombardy, Italy
Died 27 October 1990 (aged 68)
Rome, Italy
Occupation actor, director, screenwriter
Years active 1950 - 1990
Spouse(s) Franca Bettoia (1972-1990)

Ugo Tognazzi (23 March 1922 - 27 October 1990) was an Italian film, TV and theatre actor, director and screenwriter.

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Early life

Tognazzi was born in Cremona, in northern Italy, but spent his youth in various localities as his father was a traveller clerk for an insurance company.

After his return in the native city in 1936, he worked in a salami production plant. In World War II he was called to the Army, returning home after the Armistice of September 1943. His passion for spectacles and acting dates from his early years, and also during the conflict he had organized spectacles for his fellow soldiers. In 1945 he moved to Milan, where he was enrolled in the theatrical company led by Wanda Osiris.

Career

In 1950 Tognazzi made his debut for cinema, in I cadetti di Guascogna directed by Mario Mattoli. In the following year he met Raimondo Vianello, with whom he formed a successful comical duo for the new-born RAI TV (1954-1960). Their shows, sometimes containing satyrical aspects, were also among the first ones to be censored in Italian television.

After the successful role in The Fascist (Il Federale) (1961), directed by Luciano Salce, Tognazzi became one of the most renowned characters of the so-called Commedia all'Italiana (Italian comedy style). He worked with all the main directors of Italian cinema, including Mario Monicelli (Amici miei), Marco Ferreri (La grande abbuffata), Nanni Loy, Dino Risi, Pier Paolo Pasolini (Porcile), Ettore Scola, Alberto Lattuada, Pupi Avati and others. Tognazzi also directed some of his films. In 1981 he won the Best Male Actor Award at the Cannes Film Festival for La tragedia di un uomo ridicolo, directed by Bernardo Bertolucci.

Personal life

Ugo Tognazzi died in Rome in 1990.

His sons Ricky and Gianmarco Tognazzi (born in 1955 and 1967, respectively) are also cinema actors. He was also the father of the Norwegian film director and film producer Thomas Robsahm (born in 1964). His daughter Maria Sole Tognazzi (born in 1971) is, like Ricky, also a film director.

Filmography

Actor

Director

  • Il mantenuto (1961)
  • Il fischio al naso (1967)
  • Sissignore (1968)
  • Cattivi pensieri (1976)
  • I viaggiatori della sera (1979)

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