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Date of Birth

6 January 1938, Milan, Lombardy, Italy

Nickname

Il Molleggiato

Height

5' 10" (1.78 m)

Mini Biography

Adriano Celentano is probably one of the most important singers of Italian pop music, but has also been a creator of a comic genre in the movies, with his characteristic walking and his facial expressions. For the most part, his films were commercially successful, in fact in the 70s and part of the 80s, he was the king of the Italian box office in low budget movies. Probably, as an actor, his best film is Serafino (1968), directed by Pietro Germi. As a director he frequently casts Ornella Muti, Eleonora Giorgi and his wife Claudia Mori. He and Claudia are the parents of Rosalinda Celentano and Rosita Celentano. He also works often as a host for several Italian television shows.

IMDb Mini Biography By: Dantebalzano@inwind.it

Spouse

Claudia Mori

(14 July 1964 - present) 3 children

Trivia

Born in Milan at 14 Gluck Street, about which he later wrote the song "Il ragazzo della via Gluck" (The guy from Gluck Street), to parents from Puglia, who had moved north for work.

One of Italy's most successful singers, selling millions of records. In the beginning of his career, he was heavily influenced by Elvis Presley and other American musicians.

Father of Rosita Celentano and Rosalinda Celentano, who played Satan on The Passion of the Christ (2004).

Was trained to be a watchmaker.

His controversial TV show "Rockpolitik" (2005), on which he criticized Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi for undermining the freedom of press, drew an average audience of 46%.

His most popular songs include "Stai lontana di me" (1962), "Il ragazzo della via Gluck" (1966), "Azzurro" (1968), Italy's secret national anthem, "Sotto le lenzuola" (1971), "Er più" (1971) and "Ti avrò" (1978).

Since starting his career as a singer in 1958, he has released 40 albums.

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