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Ugo Tognazzi

Born 1922-03-23 in Cremona, Lombardy, ItalyDied 1990-10-27aged 68155 credits

Ottavio "Ugo" Tognazzi (23 March 1922 – 27 October 1990) was an Italian actor, director, and screenwriter. He is considered one of the most important faces of Italian comedy together with Vittorio Gassman, Nino Manfredi, Marcello Mastroianni, and Alberto Sordi. Tognazzi was born in Cremona, in northern Italy but spent his youth in various localities as his father was a travelling clerk for an insurance company. After his return to his native city in 1936, he worked in a cured meats production plant where he achieved the position of accountant. During World War II, he was inducted into the Army and returned home after the Armistice of 8 September 1943, and joined the Black Brigades for a while. His passion for theater and acting dates from his early years, and also during the conflict he organized shows for his fellow soldiers. In 1945, he moved to Milan, where he was enrolled in the theatrical company led by Wanda Osiris. A few years later, he formed his own successful musical revue company. In 1950, Tognazzi made his cinematic debut in The Cadets of Gascony directed by Mario Mattoli. The following year, he met Raimondo Vianello, with whom he formed a successful comedy duo for the new-born RAI TV (1954–1960). Their shows, sometimes containing satirical material, were among the first to be censored on 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 (My Friends), Marco Ferreri (La Grande Bouffe), Carlo Lizzani (La vita agra), Dino Risi, Pier Paolo Pasolini (Pigsty), Ettore Scola, Alberto Lattuada, Nanni Loy, Pupi Avati and others. Tognazzi also directed some of his films, including the 1967 film The Seventh Floor. The film was entered into the 17th Berlin International Film Festival. He was a well-known actor in Italy, and starred in several important international films, which brought him fame in other parts of the world. Roger Vadim cast Tognazzi as Mark Hand, the Catchman, in Barbarella (1968). He rescues Barbarella (Jane Fonda) from the biting dolls she encounters, and after her rescue, he requests payment by asking her to make love with him (the "old-fashioned" way, not the psycho-cardiopathic way of their future). In 1981, he won the Best Male Actor Award at the Cannes Film Festival for Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man, directed by Bernardo Bertolucci. While he worked primarily in Italian cinema, Tognazzi is perhaps best remembered for his role as Renato Baldi, the gay owner of a St. Tropez nightclub, in the 1978 French comedy La Cage aux Folles which became the highest grossing foreign film ever released in the U.S. Tognazzi had various relationships during his life, being married to actresses Margarete Robsahm and later Franca Bettoia. He had four children from three different women: his sons Ricky Tognazzi (b. 1955) and Gianmarco Tognazzi (b. 1967) are actors; another son, Thomas Robsahm (b. 1964), is a Norwegian film director and producer; his daughter, Maria Sole Tognazzi (b. 1971), is also a film director. ... Source: Article "Ugo Tognazzi" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.

Ugo Tognazzi, né le 23 mars 1922 à Crémone et mort le 27 octobre 1990 à Rome, est un acteur et réalisateur italien. Il fut, avec Alberto Sordi, Vittorio Gassman, Marcello Mastroianni et Nino Manfredi, l'une des figures marquantes de la comédie à l'italienne. Il obtient le prix d'interprétation masculine au festival de Cannes 1981 ainsi que le Ruban d'argent du meilleur acteur à trois reprises. Du fait de la profession de son père Gildo (1898-1978), inspecteur d'une société d'assurances, il passe son enfance dans différentes villes. Il fait ses débuts au théâtre à l'âge de quatre ans au théâtre Donizetti de Bergame. Revenu à Crémone en 1936, il y trouve, à quatorze ans, un emploi de comptable chez Negroni, célèbre usine crémonaise de charcuterie. Durant son temps libre, il joue avec d'autres amateurs dans une pièce sur l'après-travail. Pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, appelé sous les drapeaux, il organise de nombreux spectacles de variétés pour ses camarades. Après l'armistice du 8 septembre 1943, il retourne à Crémone où il travaille comme archiviste, mais peu après, il est incorporé dans la marine de la République de Salò, servant en Ligurie occidentale. En 1945, sa passion pour le spectacle lui fait cependant abandonner ce travail et s'installer à Milan. Une fois installé, il participe à une soirée pour amateurs organisée au Teatro Puccini, grâce à laquelle il est engagé par la compagnie théâtrale de Wanda Osiris. En 1950, il fait ses débuts au cinéma dans un film réalisé par Mario Mattoli, Les Cadets de Gascogne, aux côtés de Walter Chiari. En 1955, il participe au film La moglie è uguale per tutti, où il ne joue pas avec sa propre voix mais se fait doubler par Carlo Romano. En 1951, il rencontre Raimondo Vianello avec qui il forme un duo comique très populaire. Ils travaillent pour la Rai de 1954 à 1959 dans l'émission de variétés Un due tre; le personnage gouailleur d'Ugo et celui plus raffiné de Raimondo s'accordent pour produire un spectacle comique très apprécié. La satire d'Un due tre va jusqu'à égratigner les présidents de la République et du Conseil, provoquant la censure. L'émission s'achève le 25 juin 1959, lorsque le duo Tognazzi-Vianello décide de tourner en dérision un incident survenu la veille à La Scala et ignoré par les principaux médias: Giovanni Gronchi, président de la République, à la suite d'une tentative de geste galant avec une dame, trébuche alors qu'il prend place à côté du président français De Gaulle. Le duo a répété la scène à la télévision: Vianello retire la chaise sur laquelle s’assoit Tognazzi, qui tombe au sol, et Vianello lui lance: «Pour qui te prends-tu?». Tognazzi répond: «Eh bien, tôt ou tard, tout le monde peut trébucher». Le même soir, Ettore Bernabei supprime l'émission de la grille des programmes et le directeur du bureau de Milan est renvoyé. ... Source: Article "Ugo Tognazzi" de Wikipédia en français, soumis à la licence CC-BY-SA.

Acting (146)

La voglia matta di vivere
La voglia matta di vivere2022 · Self
La batalla de los Tres Reyes
La batalla de los Tres Reyes1990 · Carlo di Palma
Tolérance
Tolérance1989 · Marmant
Days of Inspector Ambrosio
Days of Inspector Ambrosio1988 · Giulio Ambrosio
Goodbye and Thank You
Goodbye and Thank You1988 · Carlo
The Last Minute
The Last Minute1987 · Walter Ferroni
Yiddish Connection
Yiddish Connection1986 · Mosche
All My Friends Part 3
All My Friends Part 31985 · Lello Mascetti
Fatto su misura
Fatto su misura1985 · Dottor Nathan
La Cage aux Folles 3: The Wedding
La Cage aux Folles 3: The Wedding1985 · Renato Baldi
Bertoldo, Bertoldino, and Cascacenno
Bertoldo, Bertoldino, and Cascacenno1984 · Bertoldo
Le bon roi Dagobert
Le bon roi Dagobert1984 · La pape Honorius et son sosie
Petomaniac
Petomaniac1983 · Joseph Pujol
A Joke of Destiny, Lying in Wait Around the Corner Like a Bandit
A Joke of Destiny, Lying in Wait Around the Corner Like a Bandit1983 · On. Vincenzo De Andreiis
The Key
The Key1983 · drunk
All My Friends Part 2
All My Friends Part 21982 · Conte Raffaello Mascetti
Scusa se è poco
Scusa se è poco1982 · Carlo Reani
Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man
Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man1981 · Primo Spaggiari
The Terrace
The Terrace1980 · Amedeo
La Cage aux Folles II
La Cage aux Folles II1980 · Renato Baldi
Sunday Lovers
Sunday Lovers1980 · Armando (segment: Armando's Notebook)
Arrivano i bersaglieri
Arrivano i bersaglieri1980 · Don Prospero
I viaggiatori della sera
I viaggiatori della sera1979 · Orso Banti
Traffic Jam
Traffic Jam1979 · Professor
First Love
First Love1978 · Ugo
La Cage aux Folles
La Cage aux Folles1978 · Renato Baldi
Where Are You Going on Holiday?
Where Are You Going on Holiday?1978 · Enrico (segment: Sarò tutta per te)
The Payoff
The Payoff1978 · Il commissario Assenza
The Bishop's Bedroom
The Bishop's Bedroom1977 · Temistocle Mario Orimbelli
Beach House
Beach House1977 · Alfredo Cerquetti
Sweet Adolescents
Sweet Adolescents1977 · Baffo
The New Monsters
The New Monsters1977 · il marito/il cuoco/il figlio
The Cat
The Cat1977 · Amedeo Pecoraro
Signore e signori, buonanotte
Signore e signori, buonanotte1976 · General in Toilet
Signore e signori, buonanotte
Signore e signori, buonanotte1976 · Menelao the Retired Railroad Supervisor
Al piacere di rivederla
Al piacere di rivederla1976 · Mario Aldara
The Career of a Chambermaid
The Career of a Chambermaid1976 · Adelmo
Cattivi pensieri
Cattivi pensieri1976 · Mario Marani
Weak Spot
Weak Spot1975 · Georgis
Duck in Orange Sauce
Duck in Orange Sauce1975 · Livio Stefani
La mazurka del barone, della santa e del fico fiorone
La mazurka del barone, della santa e del fico fiorone1975 · Baron Anteo Pellacani
My Friends
My Friends1975 · Raffaello Mascetti
Don't Touch the White Woman!
Don't Touch the White Woman!1974 · Mitch
Permettete signora che ami vostra figlia?
Permettete signora che ami vostra figlia?1974 · Gino Pistone
Come Home and Meet My Wife
Come Home and Meet My Wife1974 · Giulio Basletti
La Grande Bouffe
La Grande Bouffe1973 · Ugo
Property Is No Longer a Theft
Property Is No Longer a Theft1973 · The Butcher
Vogliamo i colonnelli
Vogliamo i colonnelli1973 · Onorevole Giuseppe 'Beppe' Tritoni
This Kind of Love
This Kind of Love1972 · Padre di Federico
Il generale dorme in piedi
Il generale dorme in piedi1972 · Col. Umberto Leone
L'udienza
L'udienza1972 · Aureliano Diaz
This Kind of Love
This Kind of Love1972 · Federico
The Master and Margaret
The Master and Margaret1972 · Nikolaj Afanasijevic Maksudov 'Maestro'
Stanza 17-17 palazzo delle tasse, ufficio imposte
Stanza 17-17 palazzo delle tasse, ufficio imposte1971 · Ugo La Strizza
In the Name of the Italian People
In the Name of the Italian People1971 · Mariano Bonifazi
La supertestimone
La supertestimone1971 · Marino Bottecchia detto 'Mocassino'
Come Have Coffee with Us
Come Have Coffee with Us1970 · Emerenziano Paronzini
Cuori solitari
Cuori solitari1970 · Stefano
Splendori e miserie di Madame Royale
Splendori e miserie di Madame Royale1970 · Madame Royale
Lady Caliph
Lady Caliph1970 · Annibale Doberdò

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