Gino Bramieri
Luigi "Gino" Bramieri was an Italian comedian and actor. He was especially known as a television comedian, performing in theatres, on radio, and in about thirty movies. He was nicknamed "Il Re della barzelletta" for his burlesque comic style, which was largely based on his skill at telling funny stories. His jokes were sometimes as quick as a cut and thrust, bordering on surrealism. They have been collected in a series of books, such as 50 chili fa.
Biography
Bramieri was born in Milan, Italy, into a humble family. He made his stage debut in 1943 with the prose company in prose by Egisto Olivieri. He later graduated in accountancy at night school. In 1948, he got married and had a son. Bramieri's career was launched by Erminio Macario, who entered him into his revue company in 1949. In his career, he has performed together with many prominent Italian comedians and actors, including Franco and Ciccio, Peppino De Filippo, Aldo Fabrizi, Ave Ninchi, Nino Taranto, Raimondo Vianello, Renato Rascel, and Totò. His career in television reached its apex in the 1960s–1970s, with RAI television shows such as Tigre contro tigre, Il signore ha suonato?, E noi qui and others; in the 1980s, he conducted a show named after him, the Gino Bramieri show.He died of cancer at the age of 67 and was buried in Milan's Cimitero Monumentale.
A street in Milan, and an avenue in Rome have been renamed in his honour.
Filmography
Siamo tutti Milanesi, directed by Mario Landi Loving You Is My Sin, directed by Sergio Grieco The Three Thieves, directed by Lionello De Felice Avanzi di galera, directed by Vittorio Cottafavi Per le vie della città, directed by Luigi Giachino Peppino, le modelle e chella là, directed by Mario Mattoli Scandali al mare, directed by Marino Girolami Hercules in the Valley of Woe, directed by Mario Mattoli Twist, lolite e vitelloni, directed by Marino Girolami Nerone '71, directed by Filippo Walter Ratti L'assassino si chiama Pompeo, directed by Marino Girolami Il medico delle donne, directed by Marino Girolami Gli eroi del doppio gioco, directed by Camillo Mastrocinque Canzoni a tempo di twist, directed by Stefano Canzio Colpo gobbo all'italiana as Panza, directed by Lucio FulciI tre nemici, directed by Giorgio Simonelli Gli italiani e le donne, directed by Marino Girolami Un marito in condominio, directed by Angelo Dorigo Siamo tutti pomicioni, directed by Marino Girolami I quattro tassisti, directed by Giorgio Bianchi Adultero lui, adultera lei, directed by Raffaello Matarazzo- * In ginocchio da te, directed by Ettore Maria Fizzarotti Se non avessi più te, directed by Ettore Maria Fizzarotti Non son degno di te, directed by Ettore Maria Fizzarotti Rita the Mosquito, directed by Lina Wertmüller Perdono, directed by Ettore Maria Fizzarotti Nessuno mi può giudicare, directed by Ettore Maria Fizzarotti Chimera, directed by Ettore Maria Fizzarotti Nel giorno del Signore, directed by Bruno Corbucci W le donne, directed by Aldo Grimaldi Per amore di Cesarina, directed by Vittorio Sindoni Oh! Serafina, directed by Alberto Lattuada Ride bene... chi ride ultimo directed by BramieriMaschio latino cercasi, directed by Giovanni Narzisi Ridendo e scherzando, directed by Marco Aleandri
Television
Plays
- Esami di maturità of Ladislao Fodor, directed by Mario Landi Manettoni e Pippo Fantasma, directed by Alda Grimaldi Biblioteca di Studio Uno: Il dottor Jekyll e mister Hyde, directed by Antonello Falqui Biblioteca di Studio Uno: Al Grand Hotel, directed by Antonello Falqui Graditi ospiti, directed by Vito Molinari Felicita Colombo, directed by Antonello Falqui Mai di sabato signora Lisistrata, directed by Vito Molinari Un mandarino per Teo, directed by Eros Macchi Anche i bancari hanno un'anima, directed by Pietro Garinei and Gino Landi La vita comincia ogni mattina, directed by Pietro Garinei