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Aldo, Giovanni e Giacomo

Aldo, Giovanni e Giacomo
Medium
  • Film
  • television
  • theatre
Years active1991–present
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Aldo, Giovanni e Giacomo are an Italian comedy trio known for their work as actors, directors, and screenwriters. The group consists of Aldo Baglio, Giovanni Storti and Giacomo Poretti. They have gained widespread popularity in Italy through their performances in movies, theater productions, and television.

Their humor is typically Milanese, with scenes that develop from a simple idea and that often center on stereotypical differences between northern and southern Italy.[1]

History

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Aldo Baglio and Giovanni Storti met in Milan in mid-1970s. They both studied mime and dance at the school of drama of Milan's Teatro Arsenale. Baglio graduated in 1977, and Storti in 1978, and both soon joined cabaret shows.[2]

Giacomo Poretti was part of the cabaret duo "Hansel and Strudel" with Marina Massironi, who was his girlfriend at the time and later his wife.[2] In 1985, Baglio and Storti met Poretti and invited him to join them for some sketches. From 1991, they officially became a trio, and performed in theatres with Massironi.[2]

Their first TV appearance was in summer 1992 on TG delle vacanze alongside Zuzzurro and Gaspare.[2] That year, they participated in Su la testa! hosted by Paolo Rossi.[2] Between 1993 and 1997, they appeared in Cielito Lindo with Claudio Bisio and in Mai dire Gol with Gialappa's Band.[2] Their stage play Tel chi el telùn was broadcast on Canale 5 in 1999.[3]

Their feature film debut was in 1997 with Three Men and a Leg, directed by Massimo Venier, which was well-received.[4] They continued success with That's Life (1998), Ask Me If I'm Happy (2000), and The Legend of Al, John and Jack (2002).[2]

In 2004, they joined Gialappa's Band for Mai dire domenica on Italia 1.[5] In 2006, a film version of their play Anplagghed was released. They returned to the big screen in 2008 with Il cosmo sul comò.[6] In 2009, they joined the cast of Che tempo che fa on Rai 3.[5]

Their 2010 comedy The Santa Claus Gang was a box office hit.[7] Later films include The Rich, the Pauper and the Butler (2014), Fuga da Reuma Park (2016), and I Hate Summer (2020), which received critical acclaim.

Filmography

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Year Title Role(s) Notes
Aldo Giovanni Giacomo
1988 Kamikazen: Last Night in Milan Man at restaurant Police officer None
1997 Three Men and a Leg Aldo / Al / Dracula Giovanni / John / Gino Giacomo / Jack / Michele Also writers and directors
1998 That's Life Aldo / Al Giovanni / John Giacomo / Jack
1999 All the Moron's Men Sakato Pocoto Mamoto
2000 Ask Me If I'm Happy Aldo Giovanni Giacomo Also writers and directors
2002 The Legend of Al, John and Jack Al Caruso John La Paglia Jack La Paglia
2004 Do You Know Claudia? Aldo Giovanni Giacomo Also writers
2006 Anplagghed al cinema Themselves Documentary
2008 Il cosmo sul comò Puk Tsu'Nam Pin Also writers
2009 OceanWorld 3D Narrators (voice) Italian voice-over
2010 The Santa Claus Gang Aldo Dr. Storti Dr. Poretti Also writers
2013 Ammutta muddica al cinema Themselves
Ci vuole un gran fisico Taxi driver Guardian angel Client Cameo roles
2014 The Rich, the Pauper and the Butler Aldo / Samir Giovanni Dr. Giacomo Poretti Also writers and directors
2016 Fuga da Reuma Park Aldo Giovanni Giacomo
2020 I Hate Summer Aldo Giovanni Giacomo Also writers
2022 The Wedding Days Aldo Giovanni Giacomo Also writers[8]

Theatre

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  • I corti di Aldo, Giovanni e Giacomo (1996)
  • Tel chi el telùn (1999)
  • Potevo rimanere offeso! (2001)
  • Anplagghed (2006)
  • Ammutta muddica (2012)
  • The Best of Aldo, Giovanni e Giacomo (2016)

Honours

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Ambrogino d'oro - Medaglia d'oro - ribbon for ordinary uniform
Ambrogino d'oro - Medaglia d'oro - ribbon for ordinary uniform
 Ambrogino d'oro - Medaglia d'oro
— Milan, 7 dicembre 2010[9]

References

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  1. ^ "I migliori sketch di Aldo, Giovanni e Giacomo, ospiti stasera a Sanremo 2016". Il Post. February 9, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Aldo, Giovanni e Giacomo, le origini del trio comico". Sky TG24. 27 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Aldo, Giovanni e Giacomo: il ritorno in TV con 'Tel chi el telùn'". Radio Kiss Kiss.
  4. ^ Rooney, David (11 January 1998). "Three Men and a Leg: Review". Variety. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Tutta la storia di Aldo, Giovanni e Giacomo". Nove.
  6. ^ Falcone, Ilaria (19 December 2008). "Aldo, Giovanni e Giacomo presentano a Milano 'Il cosmo sul comò'". Nonsolocinema.
  7. ^ "La banda dei Babbi Natale Premi vinti e nomination". ComingSoon.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2 May 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Il grande giorno - 2022 - film usciti 2000 - 2023".
  9. ^ "Ambrogino alle mamme del Rubattino. Premiati anche Aldo Giovanni e Giacomo". 19 November 2010.

See also

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