Maurizio Casagrande | |
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Born | 4 November 1961 | (age 62)
Occupation | Actor |
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
Maurizio Casagrande (born 4 November 1961) is an Italian actor and film and stage director.
Born in Naples, the son of the actor and director Antonio, Casagrande studied as a baritone at the Conservatorio di San Pietro a Majella and studied piano, jazz drums and guitar at the Liceo Musicale Bellini in his hometown. [1] Graduated in acting from the Bottega Teatrale del Mezzogiorno, he is mainly active on stage, working intensively with Vincenzo Salemme since 1992. [1] He made his film debut in the late 1990s in a number of Salemme's comedy films, which gave him an almost immediate popularity. [1] After directing a number of stage works, [1] he made his feature film directorial debut in 2012, with the comedy Una donna per la vita. [2] [3]