Jerry Calà

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Jerry Calà
Born	Calogero Calà (1951-06-28) June 28, 1951 Verona, Italy
Nationality	Italian
Occupation	actor, film director

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Jerry Calà (born 28 June 1951) is an Italian comedian and filmmaker who has written, directed, and acted in multiple film and television projects.

Background

Calà was born Calogero Calà in Catania, and as a child he moved in Verona.^[1]

Career

In the early 70's Calà co-founded together with Umberto Smaila, Franco Oppini and Ninì Salerno a cabaret-ensemble, "i gatti di Vicolo Miracoli".^[1] In early 80's, after two films with the group, he started a solo career as leading actor in numerous comedy films.^[1] Calà debuted as director in 1994 with Chicken Park, a low-budget parody of Jurassic Park.^[2]

Selected filmography

I fichissimi (1981)
Time for Loving (1982)
Bomber (1982)
Vado a vivere da solo (1982)
Vacanze di Natale (1983)
Vacanze in America (1985)
Rimini Rimini (1987)
Diary of a Maniac (1993)
Chicken Park (1994)

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Enrico Lancia,Roberto Poppi. Gli attori. Gremese Editore, 2003.
↑ Marco Giusti. Dizionario dei film italiani stracult. Sperling & Kupfer, 1999.

External links

Jerry Calà at the Internet Movie Database
Official website (in Italian)

Persondata
Name	Cala, Jerry
Alternative names
Short description	Actor
Date of birth	28 June 1951
Place of birth	Catania, Italy
Date of death
Place of death

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