Maurizio Ferrini

Maurizio Ferrini (born 12 April 1953) is an Italian actor and television personality.

Biography Ferrini was born in Cesena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, in 1953. He made his artistic debut in Quelli della notte, starring alongside Renzo Arbore and establishing himself as an eccentric comedian. During the show's airing, he was known for his trademark Non capisco, ma mi adeguo (English: I can't understand, but I adapt myself).

Afterwards, Ferrini went to participate in Domenica in, during the 1989–1990 edition, where he created, and played en travesti, the character of Mrs Emma Coriandoli, a humoristic take on Italian housewives. During the early 2000s he appeared in TV shows only occasionally, as a guest, until in 2005 Simona Ventura offered him to participate in the reality show L'isola dei famosi, where he achieved second place with 25% of the audience's preferences. In 2007, he played a minor role in the drama Ma chi l'avrebbe mai detto acting alongside Ornella Muti and Katia Ricciarelli.

He considers himself Roman Catholic.

Filmography

Movies 1986 – Il commissario Lo Gatto, director Dino Risi 1987 – Animali metropolitani, director Steno 1988 – Compagni di scuola, director Carlo Verdone 1989 – Saremo felici, director Gianfrancesco Lazotti 1992 – Sognando la California, director Carlo Vanzina 2021 – Credo in un solo padre, director Luca Guardabascio 2023 – Fiori di Baggio, director Federico Rizzo

Television 2005 – L'isola dei famosi 2006 – Suonare Stella, director Giancarlo Nicotra 2007 – Ma chi l'avrebbe mai detto, directors Giuliana Gamba and Alessio Inturri 2011 – Don Matteo 8

Books