Elio Crovetto

Elio Crovetto (6 December 1926 – 8 November 2000) was an Italian actor, comedian and television personality.

Born in Milan, Crovetto graduated at the istituto tecnico in Genoa, then he started an intense acting career on stage, in avanspettacolo and revues. He worked in the stage companies of Josephine Baker (in 1957) and Giorgio Strehler (for Baruffe Chiozzotte, 1970). From the late fifties Crovetto focused his career on cinema, being cast in a large number of comedy films, usually in character roles. He was also active in television, as an actor in a number of RAI TV-series, a comedian in several shows, and occasionally a presenter.