Claudio Bisio

Claudio Bisio
Bisio in 2019
Born	(1957-03-19) 19 March 1957 (age 67) Novi Ligure, Italy
Occupation(s)	Actor, presenter, voice actor, comedian, television presenter, writer
Years active	1983–present
Political party	Workers Vanguard (1970s–1978)
Spouse	Sandra Bonzi ​ (m. 2003)​
Children	2

Claudio Bisio (Italian pronunciation: [ˈklaudjo ˈbiːzjo]; born 19 March 1957) is an Italian actor, presenter, comedian, voice actor, showman, director, cabaret performer and writer.

Early life

Bisio was born in Novi Ligure, Piedmont, and raised in Milan, Lombardy. He attended scientific lyceum Luigi Cremona of Milan and graduated from drama school of Piccolo Teatro of Milan.[1]

Career

Bisio started his career as theatre actor performing classical and modern drama; he began his movie career in 1983 with Come dire... (How to say).[2] His first major appearance on TV was in 1998 during Zanzibar, an Italian TV show. He has been the presenter of Zelig, an Italian sketch comedy, for 13 years (in 1997 and from 2000 to 2012).[3]

Bisio in 1991

In 2009, he played in Ex and gained a David di Donatello nomination for best supporting actor.[4] In 2010 he was the protagonist of Benvenuti al Sud (Welcome to the South) and Maschi contro femmine (Males vs Females) and in 2011 of Benvenuti al Nord (Welcome to the North) and Femmine contro maschi (Females vs Males).

In the Italian version of the Ice Age series, Bisio is the voice of Sid (one of the protagonists of the film).[5][6][7][8] He is also the voice of Count Dracula in the Italian version of Hotel Transylvania.

In the summer of 2014 has been announced he will be part of Italia's Got Talent jury for its sixth series, aired in 2015 by the pay-TV Sky Uno.

Personal life

Bisio is married to Sandra Bonzi. He has two children, Alice and Federico.

He is an atheist.[9][10]

Filmography

As actor

Year	Title	Role
1983	Come dire...
1983	Dream of a Summer Night	Moth
1984	Domani mi sposo	Attilio
1985	Madman at War	Lieutenant Pintus
1987	A fior di pelle
1987	I picari	Leader of the mutinous oarsmen
1987	Topo Galileo
1987	The Strangeness of Life	Patient
1988	Kamikazen: Last Night in Milan	Vincenzo Amato
1988	The Camels
1990	On Tour	Gas station attendant
1991	Mediterraneo	Corrado Noventa
1992	Puerto Escondido	Alex
1993	Bonus malus	Baldini
1993	Sud	Giacomo Fiori
1994	Dietro la pianura
1996	Albergo Roma	Danilo Giorgini
1997	Nirvana	Corvo Rosso
1997	The Truce	Ferrari
1999	Asini	Italo
2006	The Bodyguard's Cure	Gorilla/Socio
2006	Natale a New York	Dr. Severino Benci
2007	Manual of Love 2	DJ Fulvio
2008	Amore, bugie e calcetto	Vittorio
2008	We Can Do That	Nello
2009	Many Kisses Later	Sergio
2009	I mostri oggi	Claudio / patient / Enzo / husband
2010	Benvenuti al Sud	Alberto Colombo
2010	Men vs. Women	Marcello
2011	Women vs. Men	Marcello
2011	Bar Sport	Eros
2012	Benvenuti al Nord	Alberto Colombo
2013	Welcome Mr. President	President of the Italian Republic
2013	Indovina chi viene a Natale?	Domenico
2014	People Who Are Well	Umberto Maria Dorloni
2014	Happily Mixed Up	Marcello
2015	What a Beautiful Surprise	Guido
2016	Non c'è più religione	Cecco
2017	Couch Potatoes	Giorgio Selva
2018	Arrivano i prof	Prof Mario Locuratolo
2019	Bentornato Presidente	President of the Italian Government
2019	Se mi vuoi bene	Diego Anastasi

Voice roles

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	Atlantis: The Lost Empire	Gaëtan "Mole" Molière	Animated film, Italian-dubbed version
2002	Ice Age	Sid	Animated film, Italian-dubbed version
2004	Terkel in Trouble	Leon	Animated film, Italian-dubbed version
2006	Ice Age: The Meltdown	Sid	Animated film, Italian-dubbed version
2009	Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs	Sid	Animated filml, Italian-dubbed version
2012	Ice Age: Continental Drift	Sid	Animated film, Italian-dubbed version
	Hotel Transylvania	Count Dracula	Italian-dubbed version
	Ernest & Celestine	Ernest	Animated film, Italian-dubbed version
2015	Hotel Transylvania 2	Count Dracula	Animated film, Italian-dubbed version
2016	Ice Age: Collision Course	Sid	Animated film, Italian-dubbed version
2018	Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation	Count Dracula	Animated film, Italian-dubbed version
2019	Beware the Gorilla	Peppe, the gorilla
2022	Hotel Transylvania: Transformania	Count Dracula	Animated film, Italian-dubbed version

As director

Year	Title
2023	L'Ultima Volta che Siamo Stati Bambini

Television

As presenter

• Striscia la notizia (1992)
• Zelig (1997, 2000–2012)
• Mai dire Gol (1997–1999)
• Le Iene (2001)
• Concerto del Primo Maggio (2004–2006)
• Gran premio internazionale dello spettacolo (2007)
• Italia's got talent (2015–2019)
• Saturday Night Live Italia (2018)

Plays (theatre)

As actor

• Sogno di una notte di estate, 1981 (G. Salvatores)
• Nemico di Classe (di N. Williams), 1983 (Elio De Capitani)
• Café Procope, 1985 (G. Salvatores)
• Comedians (di T. Griffiths), 1985 (G. Salvatores)
• Accidental Death of an Anarchist, 1987 (Dario Fo)
• Guglielma, 1990 (Gigio Alberti)
• Aspettando Godo, 1991 (Paola Galassi)
• Le nuove mirabolanti avventure di Walter Ego, 1993
• Tersa Repubblica, 1994–1995
• Monsieur Malaussène au théâtre (di Daniel Pennac), 1997–2001 (G. Gallione)
• La buona novella (di Fabrizio De André), 2000–2001 (G. Gallione)
• Appunti di viaggio, 2002 (G. Gallione)
• I bambini sono di sinistra, 2003 (G. Gallione)
• Grazie (di Daniel Pennac), 2005 (G. Gallione)
• Coèsi se vi pare (with Elio e le Storie Tese), 2006

Bibliography

• Quella vacca di Nonna Papera 1993.
• Prima comunella poi comunismo 1996. ISBN 88-8490-185-5.
• I bambini sono di sinistra 2005
• Doppio misto. Autobiografia di coppia non-autorizzata 2008

Discography

• Paté d'animo (1991)

References

1. Coming Soon "Claudio Bisio – Biografia e filmografia" (in Italian).
2. "Claudio Bisio". IMDb. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
3. Il Messaggero "Claudio Bisio lascia Zelig" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 12 September 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
4. "David di Donatello 2009, le nomination" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 13 April 2009. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
5. "Claudio Bisio – L'era glaciale" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 1 February 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
6. "Claudio Bisio – L'era glaciale 2" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 12 September 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
7. "Claudio Bisio – L'era glaciale 3" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 12 September 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
8. "Claudio Bisio – L'era glaciale 4" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 12 September 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
9. Religione, in Claudio Bisio, 30 December 2004.
10. "CLAUDIO BISIO – Agenzia di Spettacolo". Retrieved 4 January 2021.

External links

• Interview with Claudio Bisio at Eurochannel