Pippo Franco
Pippo Franco (actually Francesco Pippo , born September 2, 1940 in Rome ) is an Italian musician, actor and author .
Life
Franco played for many years on cabaret stages, for television and in theaters. On television he achieved great success in the programs Pier Francesco Pingitores ; he succeeded on stage with viola, violino e viola d'amore by Pietro Garinei and Sandro Giovannini . His film career began in 1960 in the musical romance Appuntamento ad Ischia , when he accompanied the young singer Mina with his group I pinguini . Franco continued this start of his film career in the 1960s and 1970s in numerous roles, mostly of a comedic nature. His short but concise appearance in Avanti, avanti! viewed. In 1981 he directed the cinema in La gatte da pelare based on his own script and with his own music. It remained his only film as a director.
He had already made records since 1968; around ten LPs were released by the mid-1980s. After working on movies (since 1983) and on television - in addition to acting roles he was also seen in lottery shows and cooking programs - Franco devoted himself to writing several books in the new millennium.
In 2006 he ran for the Democrazia Cristiana per le Autonomie unsuccessfully for the Italian Senate.
In 2008 he performed a new song at the Sanremo Festival .
Works (selection)
music
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
 IT
|
|||
| 1977 | Isotta |
IT3 (17 weeks) IT |
B-side: Ninna nanna nonna
|
| 1979 | Mi scappa la pipì papà |
IT3 (18 weeks) IT |
B-side: Dai, compra
|
| 1980 | La puntura |
IT6 (14 weeks) IT |
B-side: Sono Pippo col naso
|
| 1982 | Che fico! |
IT9 (11 weeks) IT |
B-side: Ma guarda un po '
theme song of the 1982 Sanremo Festival |
| 1983 | Chi chi chi co co co |
IT3 (20 weeks) IT |
B-side: Caaasa
|
| 1984 | Pinocchio chiò |
IT13 (9 weeks) IT |
B-side: La pantofola
|
Movies
- 1960: Appuntamento ad Ischia
- 1967: Il Nero - Hate was his prayer (L'odio è il mio Dio) (music and actors)
- 1972: Avanti, Avanti! (Avanti!)
- 1979: Tutti a squola
- 1981: La gatta da pelare (& director, screenplay, music)
Books
- 1981: Il matto in casa, Editoriale Due I.
- 2001: Pensieri per vivere. Itinerario di evoluzione interiore, Edizioni Mediterranee. ISBN 88-272-1418-6
- 2003: Non prenda niente tre volte al giorno. Il lato comico dell'esperienza umana (with Antonio Di Stefano ), Mondadori. ISBN 88-04-51275-X
- 2006: Qui chiavi subito. Insegne, annunci, cognomi e strafalcioni tutti da ridere (with Antonio Di Stefano), Mondadori. ISBN 88-04-53597-0
- 2007: L'occasione fa l'uomo ragno. Strafalcioni, cartelli, step sui muri e altri capolavori di umorismo involontario (with Antonio Di Stefano), Mondadori. ISBN 88-04-56832-1
Web links
- Pippo Franco in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Biography at mymovies (Italian)
Individual evidence
- ^ Roberto Poppi: Dizionario del cinema italiano, I registi, Gremese 2002, p. 186
- ↑ M&D chart archive. Musica e dischi , accessed on February 16, 2018 (Italian, paid subscription access).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Franco, Pippo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pippo, Francesco (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian musician, actor and author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 2, 1940 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rome |