Cast & creator
Paolo Rossi
Best known for Sanremo Music Festival, TV Story Superstar, Viva Zapatero!
Born in Monfalcone, Gorizia, Paolo Rossi graduated as a chemical expert, then he moved to Milan where he debuted on stage in 1978, in Dario Fo's Histoire du Soldat. After having been a member of the stage company "compagnia dell'Elfo" he started signing numerous theatrical monologues and stage plays of critical success that were paired in their style with the Commedia dell'arte, Brecht's and Molière's and for which he was referred to as "an Italic middle way between Dario Fo and Lenny Bruce". Rossi is also active on television, in successful variety shows such as Giù la testa and Il laureato, and in films, in which he debuted in 1986. Rossi's multifaceted career also include music: since early 1990s he released several albums and collaborated with several notable artists and groups including Enzo Jannacci, Emir Kusturica, Vinicio Capossela and Modena City Ramblers. He also entered the competition at the Sanremo Music Festival in two editions, in 1994 and in 2007. In 1996 Rossi won a Silver Ribbon for the screenplay of the Leone Pompucci's comedy film Camerieri.
50
film credits
5
television credits
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1951–2026 · acting roles
6.3
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (55)
Showing 55 of 55 credits
Sanremo Music Festival
Self - Special Guest
1951
TV Story Superstar
Self (archive footage, uncredited)
2020
Viva Zapatero!
Self
2005
Nirvana
Joker
1997
Welcome to the North
Palmisan
2012
Notes from a Women Salesman
Daytona
2021
Candlewick
Juror
1999
Bits & Pieces
1996
Far North
1988
Non è la fine del mondo
Oscar Tessai
2026
Gloria!
Perlina
2024
Su la testa
Se stesso
1992
StraMorgan
Self
2023
Niente paura
Sé stesso
2010
Kamikazen (Ultima notte a Milano)
Walter Zappa
1987
Collezione di risate
2006
Italian Movies
Screenplay
2013
La mia banda suona il pop
Jerry
2020
Hidden Away
2020
God Laughs
2026
Musica per vecchi animali
Lee
1989
Si muore tutti democristiani
Fulvio
2018
The Malady of Love
Laurent Vita
1986
Via Montenapoleone
Luca
1987
Caffè Capo
Writer
2010
Montecarlo Gran Casinò
Paolo Borghini
1987
Centravanti Nato
2007
Il grande botto
Writer
2000
Poorly Richer
Libero
2017
Clan Banlieue, 1992-2004: La Grande Famiglia in Movimento
2004
Travelling Ghosts
Porter
2022
Attitudini: Nessuna
Sé stesso
2025
The Ferrywoman
Ciro
1986
Circus
2025
I cammelli
Ferruccio Ferri
1988Il mondo alla rovescia: appunti sul cabaret milanese
Self
2002
Forbidden Grass
2002
Gloria! The Making Of
Perlina
2025
Camerieri
Screenplay
1995Camerieri
Original Music Composer
1995Free-go
2013
Silenzio... si nasce
Il Piccolo
1996
Olimpia's Way
Gimmi
2022There Was A Comedian Called Cecchelin
2025
L'invenzione di noi due
Armando
2024
Il circo di Paolo Rossi
2005
Il Signor Rossi e la Costituzione
Paolo Rossi
2003Il Signor Rossi e la Costituzione
Writer
2003Il Signor Rossi e la Costituzione
Director
2003
Beket
Agente 08
2009
Arpad Weisz
Narratore (voice)
2018