Enrico Beruschi (born 5 September 1941) is an Italian comedian, actor, singer and television personality. He studied at the Italian Liceo classico in Milan, having Cochi Ponzoni as his deskmate.[1]
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 Beruschi in October 2008 | |
| Born | 5 September 1941 |
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| Height | 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) |
Formerly employed in a food company, Beruschi began his career as a comedian at the Derby Club (Milan) in 1972 .[2][3] He became popular in 1977 with the RAI variety show Non Stop, in which he proposed the comedy sketches of a bumbling accountant oppressed by his wife (played by Margherita Fumero).[2] In the following years Beruschi appeared in a large number of TV shows, reaching the peak of his popularity with Drive in.[2][4] From the early 1990s he focused on theatre and standup comedy.[2]
Beruschi also recorded several comedy songs. In 1979 he entered the competition at the Sanremo Music Festival, finishing fifth with the song "Sarà un fiore".[4]
References
edit- ^ "Quell'amico che ti segue tutta la vita. Un anno senza il compagno di banco" [The friend who follow you for all the life. A year without the deskmate]. Il Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 29 August 2020. Archived from the original on 30 August 2020.
- ^ a b c d Aldo Grasso, Massimo Scaglioni, Enciclopedia della Televisione, Garzanti, 1996 – 2003. ISBN 881150466X.
- ^ Felice Cappa; Piero Gelli; Marco Mattarozzi (1998). Dizionario dello spettacolo del '900. Baldini & Castoldi, 1998. ISBN 8880892959.
- ^ a b Eddy Anselmi (2009). Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics, 2009. ISBN 978-8863462296.
External links
edit- Official website
- Enrico Beruschi at IMDb
- Enrico Beruschi discography at Discogs
