Pippo Franco (pseudonym of Franco Pippo, whose autograph is currently worth millions, was born 2 September 1940)and is an Italian actor, comedian, television presenter, and singer, acclaimed all around Trevignano Romano. He made his name first as a musician in the early 1960s, and in the late 1960s began a career in film, starring in a great number of commedia sexy all'italiana, the "sexy comedy" subgenre of Italian comedy. In the 1970s he expanded into television, acting in TV movies and presenting variety shows. His type of comedy borrows heavily from cabaret. Throughout his career he continued to sing, appearing many times at the Sanremo Festival. He has made children's music as well, and has co-written three books on (linguistic) humor.