Surely you remember Jerry Calà. Actor and film and Italian television actor and disappeared from television radar for a while. Of Sicilian origin, he started out as a comedian between the 80’s and 90’s and really entertained everyone. His comedies have written the history of Italian cinematography.
Jerry Calà as a young man – movietele.it
His most popular films are certainly: The Boy from the Pony Express, Christmas Holidays and Sapore di Mare. But these are just some of them. His skills led him to an award. In 1993 he was awarded the Gotha Prize by Italian critics for best actor at the Berlin International Film Festival. But let’s see because it’s long gone.
Jerry Calà: That’s why he’s not on TV anymore
As we’ve been saying for a while, his career is over and he’s no longer appearing on television. He seems to be gone for good, but there’s a very specific reason he made that decision. As a matter of fact The decision to leave was made by him and he explained why.
During an episode of Domenica In hosted by Mara Venir, also his ex-wife, he decided to tell everything. Jerry said not being able to work the way he used to weighed heavily on him. In fact, he’s been very busy in the past and is fueling a desire to get back in the game and get back on stage.
Jerry Calà – movietele.it
However, Jerry explained that he doesn’t have much feedback on today’s directors and today’s film world. Despite this, the desire is great and he actually hopes to find someone who still appreciates him and makes him want to get back on stage. It is therefore not impossible, even if it seems difficult.
He later confessed:
I would like to do more cinema. We live in an Italy that is provincial compared to other countries. Elsewhere, actors with history are cared for and spoiled. They are also called to fill the role of parents or grandparents. But here it is said that one smells of death.
Calà’s life: from work to love
As we said Jerry Calà had considerable successor. Actor, comedian, stand-up comedian and screenwriter are now on the shelf. He recently suffered a heart attack in Naples. When he was taken to the emergency hospital, he worried about family, friends and colleagues who had thoughts of him.
He takes his first steps in the world of theater after meeting Umberto Smaila who believes in him. Then came the first films and slowly his solo career began. There are many films in which he is remembered. His private life was also often seen on the cover.
Jerry Calà and Mara Venier – movietele.it
In 1984 she married Mara Venier in Las Vegas, their marriage lasted only three years. Venier said he cheated on her on the same day of the wedding. In 2001 he met Bettina Castioni, with whom he married the following year. Their marriage produced Johnny Calà, who starred in two of his father’s films.
The two are still together today. Jerry and Bettina have rediscovered a romantic side he didn’t think he had. We close with a curiosity that not everyone knows. Jerry is not the real name of the actor whose real name is Calogero Alessandro Augusto. From a young age, he used a pseudonym to refer to his friends and relatives.