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| Mr. Rossi | |
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| First appearance | Un Oscar per il Signor Rossi (1960)[1] |
| Last appearance | Mr. Rossi's Vacation (1978) |
| Created by | Bruno Bozzetto |
| Portrayed by | Carlo Romano,Giuseppe Rinaldi |
| In-universe information | |
| Species | Human |
| Gender | Male |
| Nationality | Italian |
Mr. Rossi (Italian: Signor Rossi) is a cartoon character created by Italian animatorBruno Bozzetto.[2] He was first seen in several short films, about ten minutes each. The show had a life span of 15 years with 6 episodes, 3 movies and 11 skits.[3]
InItaly, Rossi is the most common surname, suggesting to the Italian viewer that Mr. Rossi stands for the average Italian man and thathe could be anyone. He also appears in a couple of feature length animations, including one where he is seen unhappy in life and single, until he befriends his neighbour's talking dog Harold (Gastone in its original Italian) and a witch who grants him wishes, where they have many exciting adventures. In Italy the show was known asIl Signor Rossi cerca la felicità, whilst inEnglish-speaking countries it was known asThe Fantastic Adventures of Mr. Rossi (where it was broken down into a TV series for children's TV) orMr. Rossi Looks for Happiness.
The Mr. Rossi short films were as follows (original Italian titles in parentheses):
These short films contained no spoken dialogue and any captions to accompany the film usually appeared inItalian,English,French,Spanish andGerman.
The feature length Mr. Rossi films include:
In 1975, there was a short mini series calledMr. Rossi's Sporting Feats. It contained 11 episodes and each one was two minutes long approximately. Each episode focused on Mr. Rossi attempting to partake in one sport, with very unusual results.
These episodes featured the following:
InBruno Bozzetto's 1976 feature-length filmAllegro non troppo, Mr. Rossi briefly appears in an animation embedded in a live-action sequence.
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