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Lando Buzzanca

Born 24 Aug 1935 in Palermo, Sicily, ItalyDied 18 Dec 2022aged 87103 credits

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Gerlando Buzzanca (born August 24, 1935 in Palermo) is an Italian comedy actor. He left high school in Palermo when he was 16 years old, and moved to Rome to pursue his dream of becoming an actor. In order to survive, he took many jobs: waiter, furniture mover, and a brief appearance as a slave in the film Ben-Hur. In his long career he often interpreted the role of the average Italian immigrant from southern Italy, who slowly began to enjoy moderate success during the years of the Italian economic miracle. His films showcased all the freshness of the 1960s, the 1970s and the heavier transition to the 1980s, focusing on the common life in several Italian cities such as Rome, Verona or Milan, balanced between personal happiness and professional achievement. Buzzanca often interpreted roles of a subordinate white collar worker, with a heavy vein of machismo, as a frustrated employee who tries to redeem his dull existence with his virility. He became famous for his role in the film Il merlo maschio, (The Male Blackbird), where in a provincial environment of cultural importance, the philharmonic orchestra of the Arena di Verona, he vents out his own frustrations, indulging into candaulism when he induces his bride to expose her naked body in the middle of a bridge in Verona. Some critics, in a lighter vein, have defined Buzzanca as a "Homo eroticus": a human being halfway between Homo erectus and Homo sapiens, who risked extinction in the 1970s because of the harsh struggle with feminism activists. Today, even though much less so, this male type is still found among Italian males. Buzzanca's fame is greater in foreign countries than in his native land, and in countries as France, Japan, Greece, Israel, Spain and Switzerland he is a renowned international stereotype of the Italian provincialotto, elegant, naif, always causing mischief, and not obtaining anything from it. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lando Buzzanca, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Lando Buzzanca, né Gerlando Buzzanca le 24 août 1935 à Palerme, en Sicile, est un acteur italien. Né dans une famille d'acteurs, il fait ses études dans sa ville natale et, à 17 ans, s'installe à Rome pour suivre des cours de théâtre à l'Accademia Sharoff (dont est depuis devenu président d'honneur), une des premières institutions italiennes à observer dans la formation de l'acteur la méthode de Constantin Stanislavski. Pour gagner sa vie pendant ses études, le jeune Gerlando accumule les emplois temporaires convaincu de réaliser un jour son rêve de devenir acteur de théâtre et de cinéma. Après avoir fait de la figuration, notamment dans Ben-Hur de William Wyler, alors tourné à Cinecittà, il décroche, en 1961, le second rôle important de Rosario Mulè dans Divorce à l'italienne (Divorzio all'italiana) de Pietro Germi. Dès lors spécialisé dans les rôles comiques, Lando Buzzanca se cantonne dans le rôle stéréotypé du beau séducteur sicilien jaloux et stupide, comme dans Le Corniaud de Gérard Oury en 1965, à l'exception notable du rôle du craintif Antonio Ascalone dans Séduite et abandonnée (Sedotta e abbandonata) de Pietro Germi en 1964 et du rôle-titre dans Don Giovanni in Sicilia (1967) d'Alberto Lattuada. Même si, pendant cette période, son choix des scripts n'est pas toujours couronné de succès, l'acteur enchaîne les tournages à une cadence soutenue. Dans la première moitié des années 1970, il joue dans une série de films à l'humour volontiers grivois, dans lesquels il interprète toujours le macho latin, mais de façon de plus en plus caricaturale. Son premier grand succès dans le genre est Ma femme est un violon (Il merlo maschio), sorti en 1971, dans lequel il partage la vedette avec Laura Antonelli. Peu à peu, il est relégué au rang d'acteur de caractère dans des films de série B. La seconde moitié de la décennie le découvre peu à l'aise devant l'évolution de la comédie érotique italienne, aussi délaisse-t-il progressivement le cinéma au profit du théâtre et pour faire carrière comme animateur de radio. En tant que chanteur, il a enregistré plusieurs disques. Il a servi de modèle à certaines bandes dessinées érotiques et humoristiques, dont la série Prolo publiée chez Elvifrance. Source: Article "Lando Buzzanca" de Wikipédia en français, soumis à la licence CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Acting (103)

W gli Sposi
W gli Sposi2019 · Reverendo
Who Will Save The Roses?
Who Will Save The Roses?2017 · Claudio
L'ultimo passo del perdono
L'ultimo passo del perdono2016 · Vittima
Lando Buzzanca. Uno nessuno e centomila
Lando Buzzanca. Uno nessuno e centomila2013
L'insolito ignoto - Vita acrobatica di Tiberio Murgia
L'insolito ignoto - Vita acrobatica di Tiberio Murgia2012
Case Chiuse
Case Chiuse2011
Achille
Achille2010
Lo scandalo della Banca Romana
Lo scandalo della Banca Romana2010 · Clemente Tanlongo
Pietro Germi - The Good, The Beautiful and The Bad
Pietro Germi - The Good, The Beautiful and The Bad2009 · Self
I Vicerè
I Vicerè2007 · Prince Giacomo
La baronessa di Carini
La baronessa di Carini2007 · Don Ippolito
Chiara e Francesco
Chiara e Francesco2007 · Pietro di Bernardone
Nel supremo interesse della nazione - A history of censorship
Nel supremo interesse della nazione - A history of censorship2007 · Self
Il cielo può attendere
Il cielo può attendere2005
Delighting in Contrasts
Delighting in Contrasts2005 · Self
Incidenti
Incidenti2005 · Presentatore
How We Got the Italian Movie Business Into Trouble: The True Story of Franco and Ciccio
How We Got the Italian Movie Business Into Trouble: The True Story of Franco and Ciccio2004 · Self
Una famiglia per caso
Una famiglia per caso2003
Honey Horn
Honey Horn2000 · Marino
Il segreto del giaguaro
Il segreto del giaguaro2000 · Mazzaro
Il popolo degli uccelli
Il popolo degli uccelli1999 · Antonio Lombardi
Once a Year, Every Year
Once a Year, Every Year1994 · Mario
Cinema
Cinema1989 · Francisco
O Diabo na Cama
O Diabo na Cama1988 · Pepino
Secondo Ponzio Pilato
Secondo Ponzio Pilato1987 · Valeriano
La pulce nell'orecchio
La pulce nell'orecchio1983 · Chandebise Poche
I'm Going to Live by Myself
I'm Going to Live by Myself1982 · Giuseppe
Los crápulas
Los crápulas1981
Lend Me Your Wife
Lend Me Your Wife1980 · Alex Fortini
Swept Away by Family Affection
Swept Away by Family Affection1978 · Memé Di Costanzo
Una noche embarazosa
Una noche embarazosa1977 · Amalio Badalamenti
San Pasquale Baylonne protettore delle donne
San Pasquale Baylonne protettore delle donne1976 · Giuseppe Cicerchia 'Femminaro'
Il cav. Costante Nicosia demoniaco, ovvero Dracula in Brianza
Il cav. Costante Nicosia demoniaco, ovvero Dracula in Brianza1975 · Costante Nicosia
Il fidanzamento
Il fidanzamento1975 · Luigi Mannozzi
Il gatto mammone
Il gatto mammone1975 · Lollo Mascalucia
The Handsome Devil
The Handsome Devil1974 · Gaetano 'Tano' Avallone
My Darling Domestic
My Darling Domestic1974 · Zaza
Playing the Field
Playing the Field1974 · Carmelo Lo Cascio
My Darling Domestic
My Darling Domestic1974 · Rosario Cabaduni
Il magnate
Il magnate1973 · Furio Cicerone
Io e lui
Io e lui1973 · Rico
My Darling Slave
My Darling Slave1973 · Demetrio Cultura
When Women Lost Their Tails
When Women Lost Their Tails1972 · Ham
The Eroticist
The Eroticist1972 · Senatore Gianni Puppis
Jus primae noctis
Jus primae noctis1972 · Ariberto da Ficulle
L'uccello migratore
L'uccello migratore1972 · Andrea Pomeraro
La calandria
La calandria1972 · Lidio
The Union
The Union1972 · Saverio Ravizzi
The Beasts
The Beasts1971 · Il fachiro
No One Will Notice You're Naked
No One Will Notice You're Naked1971 · Rosario Trapenese
The Beasts
The Beasts1971 · Il Salvatore
The Beasts
The Beasts1971 · Morsetti
Homo Eroticus
Homo Eroticus1971 · Michele Cannaritta
Secret Fantasy
Secret Fantasy1971 · Niccolo Vivaldi
The Lovemakers
The Lovemakers1970 · Carlo Danieli
When Women Had Tails
When Women Had Tails1970 · Kao
Stop the World... I Want to Get Off!
Stop the World... I Want to Get Off!1970 · Ricky Ceciarelli
The Beast
The Beast1970 · Stagecoach Driver (uncredited)
On the Day of the Lord
On the Day of the Lord1970 · Primo fidanzato di Margherita
Il prete sposato
Il prete sposato1970 · Don Salvatore

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