Maurizio Crozza (; born 5 December 1959) is an Italian stand-up comedian, 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.
Crozza has worked for many years with the Gialappa's Band trio on Mediaset and in the Sunday show Quelli che... il Calcio on Rai. He has also starred in a number of films, including the 1995 movie Peggio di così si muore by Marcello Cesena. Over his career, Crozza has received both praise and criticism from Italian commentators: he was notably criticised over his satire on Pope Benedict XVI in 2006 and about Silvio Berlusconi at the 2013 Sanremo Music Festival.
After hosting his own show on the network channel La7 for many years, in 2017 he moved the same show to Nove.
Filmography
Film YearTitleRole(s) Notes1992L'angolo con la pistola1995Carlo1997Commercial BreakBonelli1999All the Moron's MenLeone Stella2000Treasure PlanetB.E.N.2011Soltanto uno scherzoGherardoShort film
Television YearTitleRole(s) Notes1989Der lange SommerBernardoTelevision film1991–1993AvanziHimself / Cast memberSatirical program1993Ci sarà il giornoPertiniTelevision film1994TunnelHimself / Cast memberSatirical program1996Hollywood PartyHimself / HostVariety show1997Mamma per casoCarlo4 episodesNei secoli dei secoliMarinettiTelevision filmTutti gli uomini sono ugualiMartino7 episodes1998–2001Mai dire GolHimself / Cast memberVariety show (season 9–11)2001–2004Quelli che... il CalcioVariety show (season 9–12)2004 Sanremo Music Festival 2004Himself / Co-hostAnnual music festival2006–2009Crozza ItaliaHimself / HostSatirical program2012–2016Crozza nel Paese delle Meraviglie2017–presentFratelli di Crozza2017Sanremo Music Festival 2017Himself / Co-hostAnnual music festival
References
External links
Maurizio Crozza's profile on La7