Enzo Robutti (24 October 1933 – 13 February 2022)[1] was an Italian actor, voice actor, comedian, playwright, and writer.

Enzo Robutti
Robutti in Rugantino (1973)
Born(1933-10-24)24 October 1933
Died13 February 2022(2022-02-13) (aged 88)
Viterbo, Italy
OccupationActor
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)

Life and career

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Born in Bologna, Robutti attended the drama school of the Piccolo Teatro in Milan, and debuted on stage in the theatrical company of Vittorio Gassman in Irma la dolce.[2] He got his early successes as a stand-up comedian and a cabaret author at the Derby Club in Milan.[2][3] Robutti was also very active as a character film actor, often cast in comedies in roles of hysterical, chorelical characters.[4] He often worked with Pasquale Festa Campanile.[4]

Selected filmography

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References

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  1. ^ "Addio a Enzo Robutti, caratterista dal Derby a Pierino al Padrino III". Zazoom. 5 May 2022.
  2. ^ a b Umberto Simonetta. La Patria che ci è data: i testi comici del cabaret Italiano. Bompiani, 1974. p. 258.
  3. ^ Ilaria Urbani (23 February 2010). "Incontro con Enzo Robutti una leggenda del cabaret". La Repubblica. p. 13.
  4. ^ a b Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gli attori. Gremese Editore, 2003. pp. 33–34. ISBN 8884402131.
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