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Claudio Bisio

Claudio Bisio
Claudio Bisio 2009.jpg
Bisio in 2009.
Born Claudio Bisio
(1957-03-19) 19 March 1957 (age 59)
Novi Ligure, Italy
Occupation Actor, presenter, voice actor, comedian, television presenter, writer
Years active 1983–present
Political party Workers Vanguard
(1970s–1978)
Spouse(s) Sandra Bonzi (2003–present)
Children Alice Bisio ; Federico Bisio

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

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

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). 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).

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

In the Italian version of Ice Age series, Bisio is the voice of Sid (one of the protagonists of the film). 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.

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


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