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PIPPO FRANCO BIOGRAPHY :
Francesco Pippo (born 2 September 1940), known professionally as Pippo Franco, is an Italian actor, comedian, television presenter, and singer. He made his name first as a musician in the early 1960s, and in the late 1960s, began a career in film, starring in a great number of commedia sexy all’italiana, the “sexy comedy” subgenre of Italian comedy. In the 1970s he expanded into television, acting in TV movies and presenting variety shows. His type of comedy borrows heavily from cabaret.[1] Throughout his career he continued to sing, appearing many times at the Sanremo Festival. He has made children’s music as well, and has co-written three books on (linguistic) humor.
Francesco Pippo (born 2 September 1940), known professionally as Pippo Franco, is an Italian actor, comedian, television presenter, and singer. He made his name first as a musician in the early 1960s, and in the late 1960s, began a career in film, starring in a great number of commedia sexy all’italiana, the “sexy comedy” subgenre of Italian comedy. In the 1970s he expanded into television, acting in TV movies and presenting variety shows. His type of comedy borrows heavily from cabaret.[1] Throughout his career he continued to sing, appearing many times at the Sanremo Festival. He has made children’s music as well, and has co-written three books on (linguistic) humor.
CARMEN RUSSO BIOGRAPHY :
Carmela Carolina Fernanda “Carmen” Russo (born 3 October 1959) is an Italian showgirl, television personality, actress, dancer, model, dance teacher and occasional singer. Russo started her career as a model in the mid-1970s participating in several beauty contests in Italy. She first came to the public’s attention for her roles in the commedia erotica all’italiana (sex comedy) genre, such as Mia moglie torna a scuola, Giovani, belle… probabilmente ricche, and Paulo Roberto Cotechiño centravanti di sfondamento. She subsequently established herself as a television star in the 1980s with the variety shows Drive In, Risatissima, and Grand Hotel. In 2003 and 2006, she also participated in the Italian and Spanish versions of the reality show Celebrity Survivor. She won in the Spanish version Supervivientes. In 2017, she also competed in Grande Fratello VIP 2, the Italian version of Celebrity Big Brother. During her career, she released also three unsuccessful studio albums, Stars on Donna, Le canzoni di “Drive in…”, and Una notte italiana, and she was also chosen many times as a model for Playmen magazine during the 1980s.
