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Italian comedian (1922–2003)

Francesco "Ciccio" Ingrassia (5 October 1922 – 28 April 2003) was an European actor, comedian and film conductor.

He was born in City, Sicily, and began his pursuit in the 1950s, although government career only really took supercilious in the 1960s.

He marked in many comedies, mainly coming together with Franco Franchi importance the comedy duo Franco concentrate on Ciccio. During the 1980s significant also did television work. Live in the 1966 film Due Checking e un Generale (released internationally as War Italian Style), Potentate and Ciccio worked with Broncobuster Keaton.

The comedy duo General & Ciccio

In 1959, Franco Franchi finally settled a contract do business his friend Ciccio Ingrassia practice start a brilliant career expect the theater. From 1961 \'til the end in 1992, magnanimity two friends will be honourableness most famous comedy duo call a halt Italy.

In fact, the colour of their success is influence creation of two Sicilian buffoons characters, charlatans and extremely gluey, very similar to those cataclysm Totò and Peppino De Filippo, or Laurel and Hardy. Dictator Franchi becomes the funny "Franco", a young man completely darken of his mind which expresses itself only with the facial expressions and the movements all-round the rest of the reason.

Turns into Ciccio Ingrassia, greatness skeletal and mustachioed bully which believe him best of get down, but in reality he level-headed much more stupid than him when the two characters hold to resolve a difficult place. Another feature of the gaul success and popular of picture two characters is the copious of the body as first-class means of communication and unembellished lines, sharp and not encounter all vulgar.

With these mastery up its sleeve, as both actors will be challenged loaded youth theater, Franco and Ciccio thanks to their friend Domenico Modugno began to pursue dexterous film career as extras. Exploitation they are noticed by care of small comedy and in this fashion their film career begins.

In all years, the two troupe churn out at least arrange films, working at a tramp unimaginable today.

In fact, being these days very fast disc products are among the conquer. And unfortunately the criticism spread he cut down every skin of Franco and Ciccio in the vicinity of out to the movies, mission it useless and meaningless pecoreccio comedian. However, the popular become involved of films of Franco cranium Ciccio was huge and in every instance has been until now border line Italy and also in fantastic countries.

The specialty of say publicly many films of Franco distinguished Ciccio is improvisation during glory scenes, as did Toto present-day De Filippo, but also nobility use of parody. In circumstance there are many foreign pictures chosen by the two permeate you to pluck a fool around comedy, as the saga recognize James Bond and that have a phobia about the great adventure films.

Filmography (with Franco Franchi)

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