Maurizio Micheli Ufficiale OMRI (born 3 February 1947) is an Italian actor, voice actor, comedian, author, playwright and television personality.

Maurizio Micheli
Maurizio Micheli on 13 September 2020
Born (1947-02-03) 3 February 1947 (age 77)
NationalityItalian
Occupation(s)Actor, comedian
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
SpouseDaniela Nobili
PartnerBenedicta Boccoli
ChildrenGuido
Awards Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic[1]

Life and career

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Born in Livorno in 1947, at 11 Micheli moved to Bari[2] with his family, then at 20 he moved to Milan where he attended and graduated at the School of Dramatic Art at the Piccolo Teatro.[3] Between late seventies and eighties Micheli obtained a large popularity as a comedian, through a series of successful variety shows, including Fantastico, W le donne, Al Paradise and A tutto gag.[4] Micheli was also very active on stage, while his film activity was less significant.[4]

In 2002 he published the novel Garibaldi amore mio, by Baldini Castoldi Dalai, from which a comedy for 2003–2004 theatrical season was acted with the production of the Franco Parenti Theater in Milan. At Verdi Theater of Trieste) in 2007 he is La Gaffe in Il Paese dei Campanelli; during 2015 and 2016 he is engaged with Sabrina Ferilli and Pino Quartullo in the comedy Signori ... le paté de la maison, based on Le prénom (Dinner with friends) by Matthieu Delaporte and Alexandre De La Patellière.

Private life

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He divorced from actress Daniela Nobili [it], with whom he had a son, Guido. Since 1996 he has had a relationship with the actress and showgirl Benedicta Boccoli. He is an atheist.[5]

Selected filmography

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Theatre

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References

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  1. ^ "Ufficiale Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana Micheli sig. Maurizio" (in Italian). Rome: Quirinale. 27 December 1999. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  2. ^ Selvaggi, Alberto (6 July 2020). ""Io, il miglior barese di Livorno": parla Maurizio Micheli" (in Italian). La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  3. ^ Cappa, Felice; Gelli, Piero, eds. (1998). Dizionario dello spettacolo del '900 (in Italian). Milan: Baldini & Castoldi. ISBN 88-8089-295-9.
  4. ^ a b Lancia, Enrico; Poppi, Roberto, eds. (2003). Gli attori dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Dizionario del cinema italiano (in Italian). Vol. 2. Rome: Gremese. ISBN 88-8440-269-7.
  5. ^ Giordano, Lucio (19 January 2024). "Io non credo, ma invido chi ha fede e spero nell'aldilà". Dipiù (in Italian). No. 2. pp. 78–81.
  6. ^ "È proprio il caso di dire: "Su con la vita!". Lo spettacolo di Maurizio Micheli ad Avezzano" (in Italian). espressione24.it. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Su con la vita! Gli spaiati e Le belle statuine". teatrostabile.umbria.it (in Italian). Retrieved 14 September 2020.
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