Mauro Di Francesco

Mauro Di Francesco (born 17 May 1951) is an Italian actor, comedian and television personality.

Mauro Di Francesco
Born17 May 1951 (1951-05-17) (age 69)
Milan, Italy
OccupationActor

Life and career

Born in Milan, Di Francesco started his career in the mid-1960s as a child actor appearing in some RAI miniseries.[1] In the 1970s, he started performing as a comedian at the Derby Club, a cabaret nightclub in his hometown.[1] In the 1980s, after appearing as a sidekick of Diego Abatantuono in a number of films, he had the peak of his career starring in a number of teen comedies.[1] Also active on stage and on television, following an alcohol abuse problem in 2011 Di Francesco underwent a liver transplant.[2]

Selected filmography
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References
  1. Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano : Gli attori dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Gremese Editore, 2002. ISBN 8884402131.
  2. Antonio Lodetti (9 January 2011). "Stavo annegando nell'alcol, ora darò lezioni di comicità". Il Giornale. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
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