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Marco Columbro | |
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Columbro in 2009 | |
Born | (1950-06-28) 28 June 1950 (age 74) Viareggio, Italy |
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Height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) |
Marco Columbro (born 28 June 1950) is an Italian actor and television host.
Biography
Marco Columbro was born in Viareggio, Tuscany. He had a Roman Catholic background but later became a "spiritual researcher" with no religious affiliation, although he believes in some Buddhist and Oriental concepts.
He studied psychology at the University of Florence. Columbro worked as actor for numerous companies, collaborating, among the others, with Dario Fo. In 1981 he debuted for television as dubber of a puppet in Canale 5, Silvio Berlusconi's channel. Columbro subsequently hosted numerous shows in Berlusconi's channel, including Buona Domenica [it] and Tra moglie e marito [it].
In 2003 he briefly worked for RAI, Italian's state television, for a show with Lorella Cuccarini. From 1993 onwards he worked mostly as actor for television series and for theatrical productions.
In the 1990s, he had a relationship with Elena Perrucchini, with whom he had a son in 1993. After a second relationship with Stefania Santini from 2008 to 2011, he has been engaged to Marzia Risalti, with whom he runs a hotel near Siena.
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1978 | Geppo il folle | The disc jockey | |
1980 | The Taming of the Scoundrel | The driver | |
1981 | Le corderie dell'immaginario | ||
2004 | Tommaso è andato via | ||
2006 | Parentesi tonde | Marco Columbro |
Notes
- Giordano, Lucio (9 June 2023). "Credo nella reincarnazione: in un'altra vita sono stato un monaco benedettino". Dipiù (in Italian). No. 23. pp. 86–89.
- "Marco Columbro compie 70 anni, dalla tv alla malattia: ecco la sua nuova vita in una locanda in Toscana". www.ilmessaggero.it (in Italian). 2020-06-28. Retrieved 2024-10-16.