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Arturo Brachetti

Arturo Brachetti

Director · Born 1957-10-13 · Torino, Piemonte, Italy

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Biography

Arturo Brachetti (born 13 October 1957) is an Italian quick-change artist considered the best quick change performer in the world. In the Guinness Book of Records he is described as the quickest and most prolific quick change artist in the world. Brachetti was born in Turin. His career covers a wide artistic range and has made him an international name. The change from one costume to another is performed in a matter of seconds, often by throwing a sheet up and completely changing costume by the time it falls. In the current show, Brachetti performs 80 characters in one evening. His skills also include shadowgraphy and sand painting. As a child, he frequented a seminary, where he met a young priest, Silvio Mantelli, with the hobby of magic. Spending most of his time in the magical warehouse of the priest, Brachetti learnt all kind of magic tricks. At the age of 15, using costumes borrowed from the seminary's theatre, he invented and performed his first quick-change act, an art introduced to the world by Leopoldo Fregoli (1867-1936). His professional career began in 1978 in France at the parisian cabaret Paradis Latin, under the direction of Jean Marie Rivière. This led to a starr…

Directed

  1. “The Shorts” by Aldo, Giovanni and Giacomo (1996) — Director
  2. Anplagghed al Cinema (2006) — Director
  3. Tel chi el telùn (1999) — Director
  4. Ammutta Muddica al Cinema (2013) — Director
  5. The Best of Aldo Giovanni e Giacomo (2016) — Director
  6. Tel chi el telùn (1999) — Director
  7. Abbiamo fatto 30... (2021) — Director

Also appeared in

  1. That's Life (1998) — Policeman (uncredited)
  2. The Drew Carey Show (1995) — Arturo Brachetti
  3. Attitudini: Nessuna (2025) — Sé stesso
  4. Eurovision Song Contest (1956) — Self - Interval Act
  5. A Patch by Lundini (2020) — Self
  6. Nikki (2000) — Antonio
  7. Tout le monde en parle (2004) — Self
  8. Shem (2004) — Arturo
  9. Champs-Elysées (1982) — Self
  10. Vivement dimanche (1998) — Self
  11. Abbiamo fatto 30... (2021) — Self
  12. Arturo Brachetti - Le plus grand acteur transformiste au monde (2005) — Self
  13. Juste Pour Rire - Galas — Self
  14. Clémentine Tango (1983) — Arturo
  15. La voglia matta di vivere (2022) — Self
  16. A Believer (2018)
  17. Numéro un (1975) — Self
  18. Les Galas juste pour rire : Un monde sans femme (2006) — Self
  19. Bonsoir bonsoir! (2019) — Self
  20. PoretCast (2022) — Ospite
  21. L'Étrange Noël de Jeff Panacloc (2018) — Self
  22. Arturo Brachetti au théatre Mogador (2005) — Self
  23. L'Improbable Odyssée (2006) — L'épouvantail Star
  24. Disney's Night of Magic (1993) — Self
  25. Allegro un po' troppo (2016)
  26. Pierino e il lupo (concerto) (2011)
  27. The Best of Magic (1989) — Self
  28. Serge à Paris (2024)