Enrico Beruschi

Enrico Beruschi (born 5 September 1941) is an Italian comedian, actor, singer and television personality. He studied at the Italian Liceo classico in Milan, having Cochi Ponzoni as his deskmate.^[1]

Enrico Beruschi
Beruschi in October 2008
Born	(1941-09-05) 5 September 1941 (age 84) Milan, Lombardy, Italy
Occupations	Comedian actor singer television personality
Height	1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)

Formerly employed in a food company, Beruschi began his career as a comedian at the Derby Club (Milan) in 1972 .^[2][3] He became popular in 1977 with the RAI variety show Non Stop, in which he proposed the comedy sketches of a bumbling accountant oppressed by his wife (played by Margherita Fumero).^[2] In the following years Beruschi appeared in a large number of TV shows, reaching the peak of his popularity with Drive in.^[2][4] From the early 1990s he focused on theatre and standup comedy.^[2]

Beruschi also recorded several comedy songs. In 1979 he entered the competition at the Sanremo Music Festival, finishing fifth with the song "Sarà un fiore".^[4]