Mauro Di Francesco
Mauro Di Francesco is an Italian actor, comedian and television personality.Life and career
Born in Milan, Di Francesco started his career in the mid-1960s as a child actor appearing in some RAI miniseries. In the 1970s, he started performing as a comedian at the Derby Club, a cabaret nightclub in his hometown. In the 1980s, after appearing as a sidekick of Diego Abatantuono in a number of films, he had the peak of his career starring in a number of teen comedies. Also active on stage and on television, following an alcohol abuse problem in 2011 Di Francesco underwent a liver transplant.
