Renato Pozzetto Explained

Renato Pozzetto
Birth Date:1940 7, df=y
Birth Place:Laveno Mombello, Italy
Nationality:Italian
Years Active:1964–present
Children:2
Parents:Armando (father), Clementina (mother)

Renato Pozzetto (born 14 July 1940) is an Italian actor, director, comedian, and singer.[1]

Biography

Pozzetto was born into a working-class family from Milan and grew up in the town of Gemonio (in the Province of Varese).[2] After graduation, he made his debut as a comedian at the Derby Club in Milan.[3] In 1964, he and his childhood friend Cochi Ponzoni formed the duo Cochi e Renato.[4] They recorded several successful songs, often written in collaboration with Enzo Jannacci.[5] These songs often had a satirical and/or nonsense take. Their most popular hits include "La canzone intelligente" ("The intelligent song", a satire about songwriting) and "E la vita, la vita". From the mid-1970s through the first half of the 1990s, Pozzetto enjoyed a prolific career in film, where he became famous for his trademark pronounced Milanese accent and for his shy and stuttering way of speaking. In the mid-2000s, following almost two decades of separation, he reunited with Ponzoni.[6]

Pozzetto has also lent his voice to Rocks, the dog protagonist of the movie Look Who's Talking Now, for the Italian dubbing.

Filmography

Actor

Director

Notes and References

  1. Book: Andrea Pedrinelli. La canzone a Milano: Dalle origini ai giorni nostri. 2 November 2015. HOEPLI EDITORE, 2015. IT. 9788820373252.
  2. Book: Gianfranco Bettetini. I partigiani di Cittiglio. 2006. Effata Editrice IT, 2006, p. 54. IT. 9788874022564.
  3. Book: Enrico Deregibus. Dizionario completo della Canzone Italiana. 8 October 2010. Giunti Editrice, 2006, p. 241. IT. 9788809756250.
  4. Book: Enrico Lancia. Gli Attori Vol. 2 M-z - 8884402697, Volume 3. Gremese Editore, 2003, p. 128. IT. 9788884402691.
  5. Book: Bruno Maffeis. Quelli che hanno fatto grande Milano, l'Italia. 7 August 2015 . Youcanprint, 2015, p. 295. IT. 9788893060516.
  6. Book: Enrico Lancia. Gli Attori Vol. 2 M-z – 8884402697, Volume 3. Gremese Editore, 2003, p. 130. IT. 9788884402691.