Originating from Catania and raised in Milan and Verona, he entered the entertainment world in the early 1970s by co-founding the cabaret troupe I Gatti di Vicolo Miracoli alongside Umberto Smaila, Franco Oppini and Ninì Salerno. After appearing in two group films, the early 1980s saw him launch a solo career as a leading comic actor, quickly becoming one of Italy’s most popular humorists of the d…
