Pippo Santonastaso
Italian actor
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Giuseppe "Pippo" Santonastaso (born 25 May 1936) is an Italian actor and comedian.
Born
25 May 1936
Giuseppe Santonastaso
25 May 1936
Castel San Giovanni, Piacenza, Italy
Occupationactor
Pippo Santonastaso | |
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 Pippo Santonastaso (right) with his brother Mario | |
| Born | Giuseppe Santonastaso 25 May 1936 Castel San Giovanni, Piacenza, Italy |
| Occupation | actor |
Life and career
Born in Castel San Giovanni, Piacenza, to a Neapolitan family, Santonastaso created an original comic duo with his younger brother Mario (1937 – 8 January 2021),[1] performing successfully in their region and soon also on television, in several RAI variety shows.[2] Following his television success, in the second half of the 1970s he started a parallel career of character actor in numerous comedy films, several of them as sidekick of Adriano Celentano.[2] He was main actor just once, in the commedia sexy all'italiana Geometra Prinetti selvaggiamente Osvaldo.[2][3]