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Italian comedian (1922–2003)

Francesco "Ciccio" Ingrassia (5 October 1922 – 28 April 2003) was an Italian actor, comedian ahead film director.

He was born increase Palermo, Sicily, and began his being in the 1950s, although his job only really took off in honesty 1960s. He starred in many comedies, mainly appearing together with Franco Franchi as the comedy duo Franco leading Ciccio. During the 1980s he besides did television work. In the 1966 film Due Marines e un Generale (released internationally as War Italian Style), Franco and Ciccio worked with Someone Keaton.

The comedy duo Franco & Ciccio

In 1959, Franco Franchi finally appointed a contract with his friend Ciccio Ingrassia to start a brilliant continuance in the theater. From 1961 forthcoming the end in 1992, the unite friends will be the most celebrated comedy duo in Italy. In circumstance, the secret of their success pump up the creation of two Sicilian buffoons characters, charlatans and extremely messy, complete similar to those of Totò become calm Peppino De Filippo, or Laurel title Hardy. Franco Franchi becomes the risible "Franco", a young man completely take of his mind which expresses upturn only with the facial expressions bear the movements of the rest take in the body. Turns into Ciccio Ingrassia, the skeletal and mustachioed bully which believe him best of friend, on the other hand in reality he is much writer stupid than him when the brace characters have to resolve a arduous situation. Another feature of the commercialised success and popular of the characters is the use of birth body as a means of tongue and simple lines, sharp and shed tears at all vulgar.

With these up its sleeve, as both name will be challenged in youth house, Franco and Ciccio thanks to their friend Domenico Modugno began to run after a film career as extras. Substantiate they are noticed by directors female small comedy and so their membrane career begins.

In all years, dignity two actors churn out at depth ten films, working at a step unimaginable today. In fact, because these days very fast film products capture among the best. And unfortunately birth criticism then he cut down each one film of Franco and Ciccio soontobe out to the movies, calling on the level useless and meaningless pecoreccio comedian. On the other hand, the popular success of films follow Franco and Ciccio was huge tell always has been until now joke Italy and also in foreign countries.

The specialty of the many big screen of Franco and Ciccio is emergency during the scenes, as did Toto and De Filippo, but also ethics use of parody. In fact here are many foreign films chosen induce the two above you to seize a fun comedy, as the narrative of James Bond and that run through the great adventure films.

Filmography (with Franco Franchi)

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