Ugo Tognazzi

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Ugo Tognazzi (born March 23, 1922 in Cremona , Lombardy , † October 27, 1990 in Rome ) was an Italian actor , director , writer and comedian .

biography

Tognazzi's grave in Velletri

Ugo Tognazzi spent his youth in different places in Italy, as his father was an agent for an insurance company and traveled a lot around the country. After returning to his hometown of Cremona in 1936, he worked in a salami factory. He was called up during World War II and returned to his homeland in September 1943 after the Cassibile armistice . He had a penchant for stage events since his youth, and even during the war years he performed plays for the soldiers in his troupe. In 1945 he moved to Milan , where he was hired by Wanda Osiris ' theater company. A few years later, he founded his own company that performed musicals and revues.

Tognazzi was best known in Germany for his roles in The Big Feast and A Cage Full of Fools . In addition to his acting - in 1981 he won the award for best actor at the Cannes Film Festival , received three times the David di Donatello and four times the Nastro d'Argento - he enjoyed a high reputation in Italy as a gourmet and chef.

Ugo Tognazzi died of a cerebral haemorrhage at the age of 68 . He was buried in the Cimitero Monumentale of Velletri , Lazio region .

family

Tognazzi was married to Franca Bettoja . His sons Ricky (* 1955) and Gianmarco (* 1967) are film actors, the former also working as a director. His daughter Maria Sole Tognazzi (* 1971) is a film director. He is the father of the Norwegian film director and producer Thomas Robsahm (* 1964).

Quotes

  • "Tax officials are people who believe twice what they are told."
  • "An optimist is someone who orders oysters in a restaurant with no money in his pocket and hopes to be able to foot the bill with the pearls found."
  • "Propaganda is the art of turning headwinds into tailwinds."

Filmography (selection)

  • 1950: I cadetti di Guascogna
  • 1951: Auguri e figli maschi!
  • 1951: La paura fa 90
  • 1951: Una Bruna indiavolata
  • 1953: love in the city (L'amore in città)
  • 1958: Totò nella Luna
  • 1959: Clumsy makes a career (Policarpo, ufficiale di scrittura)
  • 1959: Tina cleans up (La sceriffa)
  • 1960: Un dollaro di fifa
  • 1960: Hold the bomb, darling (Che gioia vivere)
  • 1961: I magnifici tre
  • 1961: Two in one boot (Il federale)
  • 1961: The next one, please! (Il mantenuto) (also director)
  • 1962: Alluring Innocence (La voglia matta)
  • 1963: The Queen Bee (Una storia moderna - L'ape regina)
  • 1963: I mostri
  • 1964: The sour life (La vita agra)
  • 1965: Once too little, once too much (I complessi)
  • 1965: I knew her well (Io la conoscevo bene)
  • 1966: A question of honor (Una questione d'onore)
  • 1967: Il fischio al naso (also director)
  • 1967: One lives better immorally (L'immorale)
  • 1968: Barbarella
  • 1968: Sissignore (also director)
  • 1968: La Bambolona - the big doll (La bambolona)
  • 1969: Marriage in Rome (Il padre di famiglia)
  • 1969: The Pigsty (Porcile)
  • 1969: The Degenerate (Satyricon)
  • 1970: Sisters share everything (Venga a prendere il caffè da noi)
  • 1970: Squaring love (Cuori solitari)
  • 1970: La Califfa
  • 1971: Evening without an alibi (In nome del popolo italiano)
  • 1971: The Audience (L'udienza)
  • 1972: The Master and Margarita (Majstor i Margarita)
  • 1973: Don't touch the white woman (Touche pas à la femme blanche)
  • 1973: The big feast (La Grande bouffe)
  • 1974: The third degree (La faille)
  • 1975: Duck on Orange (L'anatra all'arancia)
  • 1975: A crazy class reunion (Amici miei)
  • 1976: Telefoni Bianchi
  • 1977: Beach Whispers (Casotto)
  • 1977: The red room (La stanza del vescovo)
  • 1977: The cat does not let the mouse moult (Il gatto)
  • 1978: A sack full of fleas (Primo amore)
  • 1978: traffic jam (L'ingorgo - una storia impossibile)
  • 1978: A cage full of fools (La Cage aux folles)
  • 1979: I viaggiatori della sera (also director, screenplay)
  • 1980: The terrace (La terrazza)
  • 1980: Another cage full of fools (La cage aux folles II)
  • 1980: Sunday Lovers
  • 1981: The tragedy of a ridiculous man (La tragedia di un uomo ridicolo)
  • 1982: My friends (Amici miei - Atto II °)
  • 1983: Il petomane
  • 1984: Bertoldo, Bertoldino e Cacasenno
  • 1984: The fat king Dagobert (Le Bon Roi Dagobert)
  • 1985: Amici miei - Atto III °
  • 1985: A cage full of fools - Now getting married (La Cage aux folles III)
  • 1986: Yiddish Connection
  • 1987: In the last minute (Ultimo minuto)
  • 1988: The Chaoten Duo (Arrivederci e grazie)
  • 1988: Bandelli's Alibi (I giorni dell Commissario Ambrosio)
  • 1989: Tolérance
  • 1990: La batalla de los Tres Reyes

Fonts

  • La mia cucina . Con i vini di Antonio Piccinardi. Milano: SugarCo 1983.
  • L'abbuffone . Storie da ridere e ricette da morire. Avagliano 2004. ISBN 88-8309-143-4 .
  • Afrodite in cucina . Cava de 'Tirreni, Marlin 2005. ISBN 88-6043-000-3 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The grave of Ugo Tognazzi
  2. ↑ Quotes from Ugo Tognazzi. PM Magazine , 2012, archived from the original on August 1, 2013 ; Retrieved May 30, 2013 .
personal data
SURNAME Tognazzi, Ugo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian actor, director, writer and comedian
DATE OF BIRTH March 23, 1922
PLACE OF BIRTH Cremona , Lombardy , Italy
DATE OF DEATH October 27, 1990
Place of death Rome , Lazio , Italy