Bombolo

Bombolo
Born
Franco Lechner

(1931-05-22)22 May 1931
Rome, Italy
Died21 August 1987(1987-08-21) (aged 56)
Rome, Italy
OccupationActor
Years active1966–1987
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Giorgio Bracardi, Renato Nicolini, and Bombolo, at an anti-fast food demonstration in Piazza di Spagna, 20 April 1986
Bombolo, 1983

Franco Lechner, best known as Bombolo[a] (22 May 1931 – 21 August 1987), was an Italian character actor and comedian.

Life and career

Born in Rome into a poor family, a former peddler of dishes, Lechner was discovered in a tavern by Franco Castellacci and Pierfrancesco Pingitore, who entered him in their cabaret company "Il Bagaglino".[1] He got a large popularity in cinema as the sidekick of Tomas Milian in a successful series of half-serious poliziottesco films directed by Bruno Corbucci.[1] He was also partner of Enzo Cannavale in a number of comedy films.[2] He died at age 56 as a result of complications following a major surgical operation.[1] Decades later, his characteristic slang, and particularly his distinctive "tze tze", remain popular among the younger generations.[2]

Partial filmography

Notes and references

Notes
  1. ^ colloquially meaning tubby person.
References
  1. ^ a b c Michele Anselmi (24 August 1987). "Muore Bombolo, fu comico "pe caso"". L'Unità.
  2. ^ a b Massimo Giraldi; Enrico Lancia; Fabio Melelli (2006). Cento caratteristi del cinema italiano. Gremese Editore, 2006. pp. 37–38. ISBN 8884403839.
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