Marco Columbro

Marco Columbro
Columbro in 2009
Born (1950-06-28) 28 June 1950 (age 74)
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

Marco Columbro was born in Viareggio, Tuscany. He had a Roman Catholic background but later became a "spiritual researcher" with no religious affiliation, 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.

In the 1990s, he had a relationship with Elena Perrucchini, with whom he had a son in 1993. After a second relationship with Stefania Santini from 2008 to 2011, he has been engaged to Marzia Risalti, with whom he runs a hotel near Siena.[2]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1978 Geppo il folle The disc jockey
1980 The Taming of the Scoundrel The driver
1981 Le corderie dell'immaginario
2004 Tommaso è andato via
2006 Parentesi tonde Marco Columbro

Notes

  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.
  2. ^ "Marco Columbro compie 70 anni, dalla tv alla malattia: ecco la sua nuova vita in una locanda in Toscana". www.ilmessaggero.it (in Italian). 2020-06-28. Retrieved 2024-10-16.