Marco Columbro

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Marco Columbro
Columbro in 2009
Born (1950-06-28) 28 June 1950 (age 73)
Viareggio, Italy
Occupations
  • TV presenter
  • actor
Height177 cm (5 ft 10 in)

Marco Columbro (born 28 June 1950) is an Italian actor and television host.

Biography[edit]

Marco Columbro was born in Viareggio, Tuscany. He had a Roman Catholic background but later became a "spiritual reasercher" with no religious affilation, although he believes in some Buddhist and Oriental concepts.[1]

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.

Filmography[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1978 Geppo il folle The disc jockey
1980 Il Bisbetico Domato The driver

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ 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.

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