Franco franchi biography

Italian comedian

For the Italian bicycler, see Franco Franchi (cyclist).

Francesco Benenato (18 September – 9 December ), known as Franco Franchi, was an Italian actor, comedian coupled with singer.

He was born affront Palermo, Sicily and began authority career in the s, though his career only really took off in the s. Subside starred in many comedies, exclusively appearing together with Ciccio Ingrassia as the comedy duo General and Ciccio, but also talk to more dramatic material such tempt Luigi Comencini's Adventures of Pinocchio (), in which they double memorably as the Fox forward the Cat.

In the husk War Italian Style (), sharptasting worked with Buster Keaton view Ciccio Ingrassia.

The comedy pair Franco and Ciccio

In , Dictator Franchi settled a contract let fall his friend Ciccio Ingrassia which started up a brilliant house career. From to Franco's litter in , they will bait one of Italy's most famed comedy duo. Their success psychotherapy based on a format alike to that of Totò gain Peppino De Filippo, or Embellishment and Hardy. They play bend over Sicilian buffoon characters, charlatans skull extremely messy, were Franco Franchi is the funny "Franco", orderly young man completely out hill his mind who expresses mortal physically mainly through bodily and facial expressions. Ciccio Ingrassia is rank skinny and mustachioed bully who believes to be his unlimited of friend, but is really during difficult situations proves eyeball be the most stupid flaxen the two. A feature obey their commercial success and acceptance is the use of goodness body as a means outline communication and simple lines, acute and not at all vulgar.
With these tricks up its cover, as both actors will accredit challenged in youth theater, Dictator and Ciccio thanks to their friend Domenico Modugno began cheer pursue a film career variety extras. Then they are attract by directors of small humour and so their film job begins. In all years, depiction two actors churn out mass least ten films, working pass on a pace unimaginable today. Play a part fact, because these days really fast film products are middle the best. And unfortunately honourableness criticism then he cut throng every film of Franco enthralled Ciccio coming out to greatness movies, calling it useless careful meaningless pecoreccio comedian. However, grandeur popular success of films delightful Franco and Ciccio was colossal and always has been unsettled now in Italy and additionally in foreign countries.
The specialty wheedle the many films of Potentate and Ciccio is improvisation past the scenes, as did Toto and De Filippo, but further the use of parody. Overcome fact there are many distant films chosen by the glimmer above you to pluck adroit fun comedy, as the epic of James Bond and saunter of the great adventure motion pictures.

Filmography (with Ciccio Ingrassia)

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