Gino Renni | |
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Born | Luigi Melieni Mollo 7 June 1943 |
Died | 1 August 2021 Buenos Aires, Argentina | (aged 78)
Nationality | Argentine |
Occupation(s) | Actor, singer, comedian, politician |
Luigi Melieni Mollo (7 June 1943 – 1 August 2021), known professionally as Gino Renni, was an Italian-Argentine actor, comedian and singer.
Biography
Born in Corigliano Calabro, Italy, his career began in 1960. He was known for his role as Gino Foderone in the Explosive Squad and Craziest Bathers in the World movie series.
In 2013, Renni ran for a seat in the Chamber of Deputies in Italy as a member of the Democratic Party but lost the election.
Renni was hospitalized with COVID-19 in June 2021, shortly after getting vaccinated in Buenos Aires.[1] He died two months later on 1 August 2021, from complications caused by the infection, aged 78.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Tras estar casi dos meses internado por coronavirus, murió el actor Gino Renni". telam.com.ar (in Spanish).
External links
Media related to Gino Renni at Wikimedia Commons
- Gino Renni at IMDb
- 1943 births
- 2021 deaths
- People from Corigliano Calabro
- Male actors from Calabria
- Male actors from Buenos Aires
- Argentine male film actors
- Argentine male television actors
- Argentine male stage actors
- Argentine male comedians
- 20th-century Argentine male singers
- Democratic Party (Italy) politicians
- Italian emigrants to Argentina
- Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina
- Argentine actor stubs