Paolo Kessisoglu
Kessisoglu at Festival Gaber 2008 in Viareggio
Born (1969-07-25) 25 July 1969
Genoa, Italy
NationalityItalian
Occupations
  • Comedian
  • television presenter
  • actor
  • voice actor
Known forthe comedic duo Luca e Paolo with Luca Bizzarri
SpouseSabrina Donadel
ChildrenLunitta (b. 2003)

Paolo Kessisoglu (Italian pronunciation: [ˈpaːolo kessiˈsɔːɡlu]; born 25 July 1969) is an Italian actor, comedian and television presenter. He is best known for the duo Luca e Paolo, formed with his friend, Luca Bizzarri. Kessisoglu was also a member of the comedic group Cavalli Marci ("Rotten Horses").

Biography

Kessisoglu was born in Genoa to an Armenian family.[1] His paternal grandfather moved as a child with his family from Smyrna (today İzmir, Turkey) to Greece and later to Italy to escape from the Armenian genocide.[2] The family settled in Trieste for several years before finally moving to Genoa. The original surname, Keshishian (Քեշիշյան), was Turkized during the escape in Keşişoğlu (with the Armenian -ian ending replaced by the Turkish patronymic ending -oğlu) to arouse less attention, and then Hellenized to Kesísoglou (Κεσίσογλου).[2]

In June 2003, Kessisoglu married TV anchor and journalist Sabrina Donadel with whom he has a daughter, Lunitta (b. 2003).[1][3][4]

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Notes
1999 E allora mambo! Mauro Paternò
2000 The Emperor's New Groove Kronk (voice) Italian dub
Tandem Pietro Borsello
2001 The Living Forest Ho-Ho (voice) Italian dub
2003 Oggi è una bella giornata Paolo Short film
2005 …e se domani Matteo Cellario
2008 Asterix at the Olympic Games Omega
Tinker Bell Clank (voice) Italian dub
2009 Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure Italian dub
2010 Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue Italian dub
2011 The Immature Virgilio Montesi
2012 The Immature: The Trip
2013 Colpi di fortuna Piero Segment: "Primo episodio"
2014 Un fidanzato per mia moglie Pietro
2020 Un figlio di nome Erasmus Jacopo
TBA Per tutta la vita Mark Post-production

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1997–1998 Ciro, il figlio di Target Himself/Various Sketch comedy show (seasons 1–2)
1999 Ciro Himself/Various Sketch comedy show
2000–2002 MTV Trip Himself/co-host Reality show
2001 Mai dire Gol Himself/Guest Sports program (season 11)
2001–2003 Sitting Ducks Aldo (voice) Main role; 52 episodes
2001–2011 Le Iene Himself/co-host Variety/reality show (seasons 5–11, 13–15)
2003–2017 Camera Café Paolo Bitta Co-lead role; 1756 episodes
2004 Superciro Himself/Various Sketch comedy show
2007 La strana coppia Felice "Felix" De Santis Co-lead role; 30 episodes
2011 Sanremo Music Festival 2011 Himself/co-host Annual music festival
Così fan tutte Paolo Bitta Episode: "Episodio 1"
2012 Scherzi a parte Himself/co-host Prank show (season 12)
2014 Giass Himself/co-host Game show
2015–2016 Colorado Himself/co-host Variety show (seasons 17–18)
2017–present Quelli che... il Calcio Himself/co-host Sports program (seasons 24–present)
2018 Immaturi - La serie Virgilio Montesi Main role; 8 episodes

References

  1. 1 2 (in Italian) Luca e Paolo: «Aiuto! Ci avete messo in mezzo»
  2. 1 2 Anna Maria Giordano, L'ultimo atto di un genocidio è la sua negazione, Rai Radio 3, 2013.
  3. ↑ Maria Teresa Veneziani (30 June 2010). "Paolo Kessisoglu: "Sono diventato vegetariano, ho perso cinque chili. E accarezzo i miei ricci"". Corriere della Sera. p. 34. Archived from the original on 8 July 2012.
  4. ↑ Andrea Greco (2 April 2010). "Paolo Kessisoglu e Sabrina Donadel: Vita ascetica di una iena in coppia". leiweb.it.

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