Corrado Guzzanti

Corrado Guzzanti
Guzzanti in the 2000s
Born (1965-05-17) 17 May 1965 (age 59)
Rome, Italy
Occupations
  • Actor
  • director
  • writer
  • satirist
ParentPaolo Guzzanti (father)
RelativesSabina Guzzanti (sister)
Caterina Guzzanti (sister)
AwardsForte dei Marmi Political Satire Award (2010)(2019)
Wind Music Awards Special Prize (2013)
Websitehttps://www.instagram.com/corradoguzzanti/

Corrado Guzzanti (born 17 May 1965) is an Italian satirical actor, director, screenwriter, comedian and impersonator. He has become famous both for his impersonations of Italian personalities (politicians, journalists, entertainment and television celebrities), and for playing his own characters inspired by contemporary society. He is the director of the film Fascisti su Marte (Fascists on Mars, 2006). In 2010 he received the "Forte dei Marmi Political Satire Award".[1] He has been described as a genius of satirical comedy,[2][3][4] "the most interesting satirical author and actor today",[5] and "among the comedians best loved by the Italian public".[6]

  1. ^ "Dandini e Guzzanti le api vincenti" (in Italian). 10 September 2010.
  2. ^ "Corrado Guzzanti - Di genio e pigrizia - Intervista a Che tempo che fa". YouTube (in Italian).
  3. ^ "Corrado Guzzanti, 50 anni di genio comico" (in Italian).
  4. ^ "A Corrado Guzzanti il Premio Satira politica di Forte dei Marmi" (in Italian). 5 July 2019.
  5. ^ Vaime, Enrico (1998). "Vietato vietare". In Mario Morcellini (ed.). Società e industria culturale in Italia (in Italian). Meltemi Editore. p. 134. ISBN 9788886479684.
  6. ^ "Corrado Guzzanti". Italica (in Italian). Rai Internazionale. Archived from the original on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 6 December 2010.