Maurizio Crozza

Italian comedian (born 1959)

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Stand-up
television

Years active1995–presentGenres

Political satire
stand-up comedy
impression
character comedy (rarely)
observational comedy (rarely)

Subject(s)

Italian politics
current events
pop culture

SpouseCarla SignorisChildren2

Maurizio Crozza (Italian: [mauˈrittsjo ˈkrɔttsa]; born 5 December 1959) is an Italian comedian, mimic, actor and television presenter.

Biography

Crozza was born in Genoa, Italy. He attended an acting school in the same city, where he graduated in 1980.

He has worked for many years with the Gialappa's Band trio on Mediaset and in the Sunday show Quelli che... il Calcio on Rai. Crozza has also starred in a number of films, including the 1995 movie Peggio di così si muore by Marcello Cesena.^[1] Over his career, he has received both praise and criticism from Italian commentators: he was notably criticised over his satire on Pope Benedict XVI in 2006^[2] and about Silvio Berlusconi at the 2013 Sanremo Music Festival.^[3]

After hosting his own show on the network channel La7 for many years, in 2017 he moved the same show to Nove.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role(s)	Notes
1992	L'angolo con la pistola	Andrea Marcos
1995	Peggio di così si muore	Carlo
1997	Commercial Break	Bonelli
1999	All the Moron's Men	Leone Stella
2000	Treasure Planet	B.E.N.	Italian voice
2011	Soltanto uno scherzo	Gherardo	Short film

Television

Year	Title	Role(s)	Notes
1989	Der lange Sommer	Bernardo	Television film
1991–1993	Avanzi	Himself / Cast member	Satirical program
1993	Ci sarà il giorno	Pertini	Television film
1994	Tunnel	Himself / Cast member	Satirical program
1996	Hollywood Party	Himself / Host	Variety show
1997	Mamma per caso	Carlo	4 episodes
	Nei secoli dei secoli	Marinetti	Television film
	Tutti gli uomini sono uguali	Martino	7 episodes
1998–2001	Mai dire Gol	Himself / Cast member	Variety show (season 9–11)
2001–2004	Quelli che... il Calcio	Himself / Cast member	Variety show (season 9–12)
2004	Sanremo Music Festival 2004	Himself / Co-host	Annual music festival
2006–2009	Crozza Italia	Himself / Host	Satirical program
2012–2016	Crozza nel Paese delle Meraviglie
2017–present	Fratelli di Crozza
2017	Sanremo Music Festival 2017	Himself / Co-host	Annual music festival

References

^ Peggio di così si muore at IMDb
^ ""Basta satira sul Benedetto XVI" - Insorge il segretario del Papa". La Repubblica. 14 November 2006. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
^ "Canzoni e satira, parte il Festival "politico" - Crozza fischiato mentre imita Berlusconi". Corriere della Sera. 13 February 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2013.