Corrado Olmi (24 October 1926 – 29 December 2020)[1] was an Italian actor and comedian.
Life and career
Born in Jesi, Ancona, Olmi at very young age attended local amateur dramatic companies in his hometown.[2] He later moved to Rome, where he graduated in law and during his studies attended the Peter Sharoff Theatre Academy.[2] He was a very prolific stage actor, with hundreds of credits in works of prose, avanspettacolo, cabaret, operetta.[2] He was also very active in television (in television movies, TV-series and variety shows) and in films, where he was one of the most requested character actors.[2] Olmi is also the author of two autobiographical books, Oltre la scena and Oltre lo schermo.[2]
