Giorgio FalettiGiorgio Faletti (Italian pronunciation: [ˈdʒordʒo faˈletti]; 25 November 1950 - 4 July 2014) was an Italian writer, actor, comedian and singer-songwriter. Born in Asti, Piedmont, he lived in Elba Island. His books have been translated into 25 languages and published with great success in Europe, South America, China, Japan, Russia and United States.

ComedianAfter graduating from law school, Giorgio began his career as a comedian in the Milan Club Derby in the seventies, in the same period at that stage with the local circle of actors: Diego Abatantuono, Teo Teocoli, Massimo Boldi, Paolo Rossi and Francesco Salvi. In 1983, he appeared on Antenna 3 alongside Raffaella Carrà in Pronto. In 1985, he was cast as a comedian in Antonio Ricci's successful variety show Drive In.Other tellevision successes followed, in variety shows such as Emilio, Fantastico and Stasera mi butto... e tre!.

Music

Approaching in the meantime the world of music, in 1988 published the mini-album Colletti bianchi, soundtrack of the TV series of the same name in which he was one of the main actors. In 1991 he released his second album, Disperato ma non serio, launched by the single Ulula, and he composed the song "Traditore", included in her album CaterpillarIn 1992, he participated, for the first time, at the Sanremo Music Festival in tandem with Orietta Berti with the song "Rumba di Tango"
In 1994, Faletti got his main success as a singer-songwriter with the song "Signor Tenente", inspired by massacres of Capaci and Via D'Amelio, ranking second at the Sanremo Music Festival and also winning the Critics' AwardThe subsequent album, Come un cartone animato, was a platinum album.
In 1995, at the Sanremo Festival he sang "L'assurdo mestiere", a sort of prayer-thanks to the Lord, revealing a melancholic and reflective side. In the same festival, as part-author of the song sung by Gigliola Cinquetti, "Giovane vecchio cuore"He has also written songs for Fiordaliso, as well as two songs from the album Cammina, Cammina (1996), and the whole album Il dito e la luna (1998), both by Angelo Branduardi.In 2000, he released Nonsense, his sixth and last album. In 2007, Faletti back at the Sanremo Festival, as author of the song "The Show Must Go On", sung by Milva, ranking tenth position. The song was part of the album in Territorio nemico, entirely written (lyrics and music) by Faletti. In 2009 he composed the song "Gli anni che non hai", included in Marco Masini's album L'Italia... e altre storie.

WriterFaletti's debut as an author was the 1994 humorous book Porco il mondo che ciò sotto i piedi!, published by Baldini & Castoldi, which recounts the exploits of his most famous character, Vito Catozzo, he had launched in Drive In.Faletti's debut as an author was the 1994 humorous book Porco il mondo che ciò sotto i piedi!, published by Baldini & Castoldi, which recounts the exploits of his most famous character, Vito Catozzo, he had launched in Drive In.In 2006, Faletti released his novel Fuori da un evidente destino; the same year he starred in the film Notte prima degli esami being nominated for the David di Donatello Award for best supporting actor. He also appeared in the sequel film oNotte prima degli esami - Oggi, in 2007, and the same year he was the villain inneo-noir