Pino Caruso

Pino Caruso
Giuseppe Caruso (12 October 1934 – 7 March 2019), best known as Pino Caruso, was an Italian actor, author and television personality.
Life and career
Caruso was born in Palermo, Sicily and debuted as a dramatic stage actor in his home town in 1957. In 1965 he moved to Rome and entered the theatre company "Il Bagaglino". He gained great popularity taking part in several RAI variety shows such as Che domenica amici (1968), Gli amici della domenica (1970), Teatro 10 (1971),Dove sta Zazà (1973), Mazzabubù (1975), Due come noi (1979).
Caruso was the president of the Italian Actors Union from 1979 to 1989.
From 1995 to 1997, upon appointment by Palermo Mayor Leoluca Orlando, Caruso planned and directed Palermo in scena, a two-months artistic and theatrical Festival (held from 14 July to 14 September). In 2001, the Extraordinary Commissioner of the city Ettore Serio called Caruso to repeat the experience.
Since 1976 Caruso also collaborated regularly with newspapers and magazines, being columnist among others for daily newspapers Il Mattino, Il Messaggero, Paese Sera, L'Avanti, Il Tempo, La Sicilia. He was also author of numerous books, ranging from various genres.
He took part in approximately 30 films, debuting as director in 1977 with the film Ride bene chi ride ultimo.
He was married to stage actress Marilisa Ferzetti and was the father of the voice actor Francesco Caruso. He was a life-long vegetarian.
Selected filmography
The Most Beautiful Couple in the World (1968) - Carmelo Miccichè
La main (1969) - Marco - le cycliste
Gli infermieri della mutua (1969) - Dr. Borselli
Atlantic Wall (1970) - Friedrich
Quella piccola differenza (1970) - Marino Marini
Gli amici degli amici hanno saputo (1973) - Vincenzino Cipolla
Malicious (1973) - Don Cirillo
Seduction (1973) - Alfredo
La governante (1974) - Enrico Platania
The Common Man (1975) - Vigorelli
L'ammazzatina (1975) - Mimì Galluzzo
Lips of Lurid Blue (1975) - Don Gino
The Sunday Woman (1975) - Police Commissioner De Palma
Tell Me You Do Everything for Me (1976) - The Police Commissioner
Il marito in collegio (1977) - Barone Filippo Pancaldi
Il... Belpaese (1977) - Ovidio Camorrà
Ride bene chi ride ultimo (1977) - Giuseppe Tarluto (segment "Sedotto e violentato")
Gegè Bellavita (1978) - The Duke Attanasi
Il ficcanaso (1980) - Commissioner
L'esercito più pazzo del mondo (1981) - Capitano Parabellum
Canto d'amore (1982)
Scugnizzi (1989) - The judge
La strategia della maschera (1998) - Don Ciccio Bova
La matassa (2009) - Don Gino
Abbraccialo per me (2016) - Don Pino
Bibliography
L'uomo comune, 1985, Novecento
I delitti di via della Loggia, 1991, Novecento
Il diluvio universale. Acqua passata, 1995, Novecento
L'uomo comune (edizione rinnovata), 2005, Marsilio
Il silenzio dell'ultima notte, 2009, Flaccovio editore
Appartengo a una generazione che deve ancora nascere (aforismi storie, personaggi e ragionamenti sullo stato attuale del mondo), 2014, ERI-RAI (Mondadori)
'Il senso dell'umorismo è l'espressione più alta della serietà" (aforismi storie, personaggi e ragionamenti sullo stato attuale del mondo), 2017, Alpes editore
'Se si scopre che sono onesto, nessuno si fiderà più di me" (aforismi storie, personaggi e ragionamenti sullo stato attuale del mondo),1017, Alpes editore
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1934 births
2019 deaths
Mass media people from Palermo
20th-century Italian novelists
20th-century Italian male writers
21st-century Italian novelists
Italian male stage actors
Italian television presenters
Italian male film actors
Italian male comedians
Male actors from Palermo
Italian male novelists
Aphorists
21st-century Italian male writers
Writers from Palermo
Comedians from Palermo