Tullio Alberto Gianfranco Solenghi

Tullio Solenghi (born 21 March 1948 in Genoa), full name Tullio Alberto Gianfranco Solenghi, is an Italian actor, director, comedian, television personality and impressionist. At the age of 17 he attended the Genoa Stable Theater School, where he met Massimo Lopez, and in 1970 he began his acting career. In 1982 he founded the comic group known as Il Trio (The Trio) together with Lopez and Anna Marchesini, debuting on Rai Radio 2 with the radio show Hellzapoppin.

Following the success of Hellzapoppin, the Trio appeared on programs such as Domenica in and the 1986 edition of Fantastico, where Solenghi brought on stage an imitation of the Ayatollah Khomeini that provoked international reactions and death threats from Islamic fundamentalists. The Trio appeared at the Sanremo Music Festival editions of 1986, 1987 and 1989, and in 1990 reached the peak of its success with a parody of Alessandro Manzoni's The Betrothed, broadcast on Rai 1 in five episodes. The group dissolved in 1994 but reunited one last time in 2008 to celebrate its 25th anniversary.

As a soloist, Solenghi hosted Striscia la notizia in 1996, 1997 and 2005, co-hosted Domenica in in 1998, and presented several David di Donatello Award ceremonies between 2007 and 2015. As a voice actor he provided the Italian voice of Scar in the 1994 animated film The Lion King, and gave his voice to other animated characters in films such as Casper: A Spirited Beginning. He is married to Laura Fiandra, with whom he has two daughters, Alice and Margherita.