Maurizio Crozza
Crozza in 2007
Born (1959-12-05) 5 December 1959
Genoa, Italy
Medium
  • Stand-up
  • television
Years active1995–present
Genres
Subject(s)
SpouseCarla Signoris
Children2

Maurizio Crozza (Italian pronunciation: [mauˈrittsjo ˈkrɔttsa]; born 5 December 1959) is an Italian comedian, mimic, actor and television presenter.

Biography

Crozza was born in Genoa, Italy. He attended an acting school in the same city, where he graduated in 1980.

He has worked for many years with the Gialappa's Band trio on Mediaset and in the Sunday show Quelli che... il Calcio on Rai. Crozza has also starred in a number of films, including the 1995 movie Peggio di così si muore by Marcello Cesena.[1] Over his career, he has received both praise and criticism from Italian commentators: he was notably criticised over his satire on Pope Benedict XVI in 2006[2] and about Silvio Berlusconi at the 2013 Sanremo Music Festival.[3]

After hosting his own show on the network channel La7 for many years, in 2017 he moved the same show to Nove.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role(s) Notes
1992 L'angolo con la pistola Andrea Marcos
1995 Peggio di così si muore Carlo
1997 Commercial Break Bonelli
1999 All the Moron's Men Leone Stella
2000 Treasure Planet B.E.N. Italian voice
2011 Soltanto uno scherzo Gherardo Short film

Television

Year Title Role(s) Notes
1989 Der lange Sommer Bernardo Television film
1991–1993 Avanzi Himself / Cast member Satirical program
1993 Ci sarà il giorno Pertini Television film
1994 Tunnel Himself / Cast member Satirical program
1996 Hollywood Party Himself / Host Variety show
1997 Mamma per caso Carlo 4 episodes
Nei secoli dei secoli Marinetti Television film
Tutti gli uomini sono uguali Martino 7 episodes
1998–2001 Mai dire Gol Himself / Cast member Variety show (season 9-11)
2001–2004 Quelli che... il Calcio Variety show (season 9-12)
2004 Sanremo Music Festival 2004 Himself / Co-host Annual music festival
2006–2009 Crozza Italia Himself / Host Satirical program
2012–2016 Crozza nel Paese delle Meraviglie
2017–present Fratelli di Crozza
2017 Sanremo Music Festival 2017 Himself / Co-host Annual music festival

References

  1. ↑ Peggio di così si muore at IMDb
  2. ↑ ""Basta satira sul Benedetto XVI" - Insorge il segretario del Papa". La Repubblica. 14 November 2006. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  3. ↑ "Canzoni e satira, parte il Festival "politico" - Crozza fischiato mentre imita Berlusconi". Corriere della Sera. 13 February 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
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