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Aldo Baglio

Aldo Baglio
Baglio in 2007
Born
Cataldo Baglio

28 September 1958 (1958-09-28) (age 66)
Palermo, Italy[1]
Occupation(s)Actor, comedian, film director, screenwriter
Years active1978–present

Aldo Baglio (Italian: [ˈaldo ˈbaʎʎo]; born 28 September 1958) is an Italian actor, comedian, film director, and screenwriter, best known as a member of the comedy trio Aldo, Giovanni e Giacomo.

Life and career

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Raised in a modest family in Palermo, he moved to Milan in 1961, where he worked as a laborer and later at SIP.[2] After earning a diploma from the mime-drama school at the Teatro Arsenale in Milan, he left his job to pursue a comedy career with Giovanni Storti, forming a duo that lasted about ten years.[1][2] During this period, they appeared in television roles and met Giacomo Poretti, with whom they founded the trio "Aldo, Giovanni e Giacomo" in 1991.[1] The trio achieved great success in Italy, initially through theater performances and appearances on TV shows such as those hosted by the Gialappa's Band, then with a series of hit films that broke box office records, including Three Men and a Leg (1997), That's Life (1998), Ask Me If I'm Happy (2000), and The Legend of Al, John and Jack (2002).[3]

Alongside his work with the trio, Baglio also collaborated with Elio e le Storie Tese; his voice can be heard in the track "Mio cuggino" from their 1996 album Eat the Phikis.[4] Recruited by director Giuseppe Tornatore, he played a small role in the 2009 film Baarìa.[5]

In 2019, Baglio starred as the lead in Scappo a casa, his first solo project without Giovanni and Giacomo.[6] He continued to appear solo in the 2022 comedy film A Breath of Fresh Air and in the documentary Con un battito di ciglia in 2024. That same year, he had a role in the second season of the Prime Video series The Bad Guy.[7]

In 2025, Baglio starred in Riccardo Milani's comedy-drama Life Goes This Way.[8]

Personal life

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Having lived in Lombardy since childhood, Baglio's natural accent is Milanese. His Sicilian accent, typical of his characters, was a deliberate artistic choice. Despite being from Sicily, he had to prepare to use it effectively.[1]

Baglio has been married since 1996 to actress Silvana Fallisi, with whom he has often collaborated. They are parents to two children, Caterina and Gaetano. After years living between Milan and Monza, he moved with his family to Buccheri, his wife's hometown, during the COVID-19 pandemic.[9]

Filmography

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Film
Year Title Role Notes
1987 Kamikazen: Last Night in Milan Client at the restaurant Film debut
1997 Three Men and a Leg Aldo Also co-director and writer
1998 That's Life Aldo Also co-director and writer
1999 All the Moron's Men Sakato
2000 Ask Me If I'm Happy Aldo Also co-director and writer
2002 The Legend of Al, John and Jack Al Caruso / Herbert Also co-director and writer
2004 Do You Know Claudia? Aldo Also writer
2008 Il cosmo sul comò Various Also writer
2009 Baarìa Businessman
2010 The Santa Claus Gang Aldo Also writer
2013 Ci vuole un gran fisico Taxi driver Cameo role
2014 The Rich, the Pauper and the Butler Aldo Also co-director and writer
2016 Fuga da Reuma Park Aldo Also co-director and writer
2018 I'll Come Too Police officer
2019 Scappo a casa Michele Also writer
2020 I Hate Summer Aldo Also writer
2022 A Breath of Fresh Air Salvo Also writer
The Wedding Days Aldo Also writer
2024 Con un battito di ciglia Himself Documentary
2025 Life Goes This Way TBA
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2024 The Bad Guy Calogero Andrea Fasulo TV series; 2 episodes

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Buonadonna, Sergio (21 March 2010). "Aldo Baglio". la Repubblica.
  2. ^ a b Castellani, Massimiliano (28 November 2021). "Il trio visto dall'Aldo: 30 anni di gratitudine a Giovanni e Giacomo". Avvenire.
  3. ^ "I migliori sketch di Aldo, Giovanni e Giacomo, ospiti stasera a Sanremo 2016". Il Post. 9 February 2016.
  4. ^ Legrottaglie, Ennio (21 September 2022). "Il trillo del diavolo: 'Mio cuggino'". Query Online.
  5. ^ "Aldo Baglio: assolo per Tornatore". Cinecittà News. 24 September 2007.
  6. ^ Arianna Finos (18 March 2019). "Aldo senza Giacomo e Giovanni: "Scappo (da solo) a casa ma poi ritorno nel trio"". la Repubblica.
  7. ^ "The Bad Guy 2 arrivano Aldo Baglio, Stefano Accorsi e Gianfelice Imparato". Magazine Pragma. 11 December 2024.
  8. ^ Cauti, Andrea (4 August 2025). ""La vita va così" di Milani aprirà la Festa del cinema di Roma" [Milani's "Life Goes This Way" will open the Rome Film Fest]. AGI.
  9. ^ "In conversazione con: Aldo Baglio". Quotidiano Nazionale. 1 July 2022.
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