A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Birthplace:
Rome, Lazio, Italy
Born:
September 2, 1940
Pippo Franco (pseudonym of Franco Pippo; born 2 September 1940) is an Italian comic, 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 commedia sexy all'italiana, 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 cabaret. Throughout his career he continued to sing, appearing many times at the San Remo Festival. He has made children's music as well, and has co-written three books on (linguistic) humor.
Director:
1981 La gatta da pelare
Original Music Composer:
1973 Theft in the Evening, a Big Coup Hopefully
1981 La gatta da pelare
Screenplay:
1973 Theft in the Evening, a Big Coup Hopefully
1981 La gatta da pelare
1981 The Nosy One
1984 Due strani papà
Story:
1973 Theft in the Evening, a Big Coup Hopefully
1981 La gatta da pelare
1981 The Nosy One
1984 Due strani papà
Writer:
1973 Theft in the Evening, a Big Coup Hopefully
1981 La gatta da pelare
1981 The Nosy One
1984 Due strani papà
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Filtering is applied here to film projects flagged as "adult" by TheMovieDB. Pending "popular demand" I am contemplating a login and profile system with preferences (such as whether to allow adult images to appear) and permissions (such as data entry).
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Whether or not he still clings to an award which he won in 1986 as a film critic for his college's newspaper, Jeffrey Hartmann is not responsible for the texts of overviews and biographies supplied by external data sources.