Emerging from a musically inclined childhood in Milan-where he sang in La Scala’s Voci Bianche choir at nine-and later completing a law degree at the University of Milan, he entered the entertainment world through radio in 1941 and quickly moved into film dubbing. His stage debut came in 1947 at the Piccolo Teatro di Milano under Giorgio Strehler, followed by collaborations with Vittorio Gassman’s…
