Maurizio Micheli (born 3 February 1947) is an Italian actor, voice actor, comedian, author, playwright and television personality.
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Life and career
Born in Livorno in 1947, at 11 Micheli moved to Bari with his family, then at 20 he moved to Milan where he attended and graduated at the School of Dramatic Art at the Piccolo Teatro. Between late seventies and eighties Micheli obtained a large popularity as a comedian, through a series of successful variety shows, including Fantastico, W le donne, Al Paradise and A tutto gag. Micheli was also very active on stage, while his film activity was less significant.
In 2002 he published the novel Garibaldi amore mio, by Baldini Castoldi Dalai, from which a comedy for 2003–2004 theatrical season was acted with the production of the Franco Parenti Theater in Milan. At Verdi Theater of Trieste) in 2007 he is La Gaffe in Il Paese dei Campanelli; during 2015 and 2016 he is engaged with Sabrina Ferilli and Pino Quartullo in the comedy Signori ... le paté de la maison, based on Le prénom (Dinner with friends) by Matthieu Delaporte and Alexandre De La Patellière.
Private life
He divorced from actress Daniela Nobili, with whom he had a son, Guido. Since 1998 he has a relationship with the actress and showgirl Benedicta Boccoli, that married on 28 August 2025.; He is an atheist.
Selected filmography
Allegro Non Troppo (1976)
Café Express (1980)
Mani di fata (1982)
Heads I Win, Tails You Lose (1982)
I Am an ESP (1985)
Il commissario Lo Gatto (1987)
Roba da ricchi (1987)
Rimini Rimini (1987)
Rimini Rimini - Un anno dopo (1988)
Cucciolo (1998)
Commediasexi (2006)
Valzer (2007)
The Cézanne Affair (2009)
Ti stimo fratello (2012)
Pinocchio (2012)
Women Drive Me Crazy (2013)
Quo Vado? (2016)
I fratelli De Filippo (2021)
Theatre
(1974) Patria e mammà, written and directed
(1975) Giovinezza addio!, written and directed
(1975) Magic Modern Macbett, written and directed
(1978) Mi voleva Strehler, written and directed
(1979) C'era un sacco di gente soprattutto giovani, by Umberto Simonetta
(1980) Né bello né dannato, written and directed
(1981) L'opera dello sghignazzo, by Dario Fo
(1984) Nudo e senza meta, written and directed
(1985) Il contrabbasso, by Patrick Süskind, directed by Marco Risi, (presented at Festival dei Due Mondi)
(1988) In America lo fanno da anni, written with Umberto Simonetta
(1989) Romance Romance, directed by Luigi Squarzina
(1991) L'ultimo degli amanti focosi, by Neil Simon
(1992) Disposto a tutto, written with Enrico Vaime
(1993) Cantando Cantando, with Benedicta Boccoli
(1994) Buonanotte Bettina, by Garinei and Giovannini, directed by Gianni Fenzi con Benedicta Boccoli, Miranda Martino, Aldo Ralli
(1996) Un paio d'ali, by Garinei and Giovannini, directed by Pietro Garinei, with Sabrina Ferilli, Maurizio Mattioli, Aurora Banfi
