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He was born on March 19, 1957 in Novi Ligure (in the region Piedmont in the North-west of Italy). His family soon moved to Milan. In 1979 he was admitted to the Actor's School of the Piccolo teatro in Milan, where he attended school for three years. His first work was the performance on stage during the movie screening of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" on Friday nights. In the early 80s he still worked in theaters performing classical and modern drama and began his movie career. He met director Gabriele Salvatores and they began to collaborate. In the same period he performed as a comedian at the "Derby" club in Milan. In the late 80s he worked with the Nobel winner Dario Fo, worked in another famous comedians' club in Milan, the "Zelig", and began his TV career.

In 1991 he was cast by Salvatores in the Academy Award winner "Mediterraneo". In the 90s he still worked with Salvatores (Puerto Escondido, Sud), but he also succeeded as a writer and a singer. In the late 90s he worked in theater performing Malaussène, the character created by the French writer Daniel Pennac. His work for the "Zelig" club became a famous TV show, which contributed to introduce to the audience a lot of talented comedians and became a cultural phenomenon in the whole country. He gave his voice to Sid, one of the characters of "The Ice Age". In Italy he is well known also for his characters in Tv commercials. He hosted the "Primo Maggio" concert, a rock concert which is organized every year by the most important Italian workers' unions to celebrate workers. His funny face and his baldness have made him an easy target for his colleagues, but have granted him an increasing popularity.

Sullen faced blonde Frederico Boido was born in 1938 at Novi Ligure, Alessandria, Piemonte in Italy. He became a familiar character in European films from sci-fi to westerns and was a charter cast member of the dark photo novels known as Killing in Italy, Satanik in France and Sadistik in America. Usually playing a deranged psycho, he has the honor of having been killed by space vampires and cowboys as well as dark comics icons Diabolik and Sadistik (many times)!

At 26, his first film was a standard peplum (sword & sandal) epic of the era, Sansone e il tesoro degli Incas (known in the US as Hercules and the Treasure of the Incas). It also co-starred future Sadistik actor, Franco Jamonte. Next Boido was in a three-segment film called Thrilling that had an episode based on the dark, Diabolik-inspired character Sadik.

After some uncredited appearances in some spy films, Rico Boido made a splash on the screen in the atmospheric Mario Bava film Terrore nello spazio (Planet of Vampires, 1965) as a zombie astronaut.

From the first issue in 1966, Rico Boido appeared in the Sadistik adventures while still menacing the film screen. A prime ingredient in spaghetti westerns, Rico was also a hood in Bava's incredible Danger: Diabolik. He had a memorable role as a henchman who casually plugs a bullet hole in a jet cabin with a wad of chewing gum. Boido made a cameo in Frederico Fellini's wild Toby Dammit segment in Histoires extraordinaires (Spirits of the Dead, 1968).

For the next ten years Boido mostly showed up as a gunslinger in a series of Trinity, Sartana, Django and Sabata westerns, though he did have a presence as a hitman in 1973's Superfly T.N.T.

Recently, Boido filmed an interview about his photo novel experiences for a documentary called The Diabolikal Super Kriminal.

Carlo Antonelli was born on 15 January 1965 in Novi Ligure, Piedmont, Italy. He is a producer and actor, known for Suspiria (2018), I Am Love (2009) and Melissa P. (2005).

Valerio Binasco (born 20 June 1964) is an Italian actor, stage director and playwright. Born in Paderna, Binasco graduated at the drama school of the Stabile di Genova, where he made his professional debut in 1987. He won two Ubu Awards, in 1999 for playing Hamlet in an adaptation directed by Carlo Cecchi and in 2004 for playing Polynices in a stage adaptation of "Oedipus at Colonus" directed by Mario Martone. Also active in films, in 2016 Binasco was nominated for David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actor thanks to his performance in Alaska.

Emanuela Fallini was born on 18 August 1940 in Novi Ligure, Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy. She is an actress, known for Equinozio (1971), Alfredo, Alfredo (1972) and La scalata (1993).

Daniele Lince is a film director, screenwriter, and editor. He believes that stories can change the world and his goal is to find the best way to tell them. Since 2016 he has worked with Elena Beatrice as director/screenwriter duo. Their works have been selected by several festivals, including Nastri d'Argento, Visioni Italiane, and Giffoni Film Festival. Based in Turin (Italy), they move wherever their projects take them. Among their short films there are "Verdiana", a comedy about an unusual couples therapy, a special plant and a female Zen Master played by Angela Finocchiaro, "Fulmini e Saette" (eng. title: "Thunderbolts and Lightning Strikes"), starring Carolina Crescentini in the role of a superheroine, "Monster Sitter", a mockumentary about the daily life of the caretaker of a lake monster, "Il ragazzo che smise di respirare" (eng. title: "The Boy Who Stopped Breathing") about the bizarre plan of a boy who wants to save himself from pollution, and "reVirgination", an Italian-Albanian co-production about love, women's rights, and old traditions. In 2018 they produced and directed "Get Big", a feature documentary about Ultimate Frisbee. In 2021 they wrote and directed for Infinity+ "Post Scriptum - Uno sguardo ottimista dalla fine del mondo" (eng. title: "Post Scriptum - An Optimistic Look at the End of the World"), a docu-series combining sci-fi with the documentary narration of four different stories, linked by a single topic: the ability to react to the health emergency.

Paolo Giacometti was born on 19 March 1816 in Novi Ligure, Kingdom of Sardinia [now Piedmont, Italy]. He was a writer, known for The Fugitive (1913), La colpa vendica la colpa (1919) and La morte civile (1919). He died on 31 August 1882 in Gazzuolo, Lombardy, Italy.

Claudio Lauretta was born on 20 July 1970 in Novi Ligure, Piedmont, Italy. He is an actor, known for Tali e quali (2019), Din Don - Un paese in due (2022) and Stasera tutto è possibile (2015).

Claudio Bonichi was born in 1943 in Novi Ligure, Piedmont, Italy. He is a director and actor, known for Renata davanti allo specchio (2008), La donna pesce (2013) and Eve al Desnudo (2015).

Romualdo Marenco was born on 1 March 1841 in Novi Ligure, Piedmont, Italy. He was a writer, known for Excelsior (1913) and Excelsior (2002). He died on 9 October 1907 in Milan, Italy.