In the early 1970s Calà co-founded together with Umberto Smaila , Franco Oppini and Ninì Salerno a cabaret-ensemble , " i gatti di Vicolo Miracoli " . In early 80s , after two films with the group , he started a solo career as leading actor in numerous comedy films , obtaining a great popularity in Italy . In 1993 he starred in the dramatic movie '' Diary of a Maniac '' , directed by Marco Ferreri and which was entered into the 43rd Berlin International Film Festival , where Calà won the award for best actor for the italian film criticism . He debuted as director in 1994 with '' Chicken Park '' , a low-budget parody of '' Jurassic Park '' . His most famous films are : '' I fichissimi '' ( 1981 ) , '' Time for Loving '' ( 1983 ) , '' Vacanze di Natale '' ( 1983 ) , '' Vacanze in America '' ( 1984 ) and '' Yuppies - The italian young people '' ( 1986 ) directed by Carlo Vanzina ; '' I 'm Going to Live by Myself '' ( 1982 ) and '' A Boy and a Girl '' ( 1984 ) directed by Marco Risi ; '' Yuppies 2 '' ( 1986 ) directed by Enrico Oldoini ; '' Bomber '' ( 1982 ) directed by Michele Lupo ; '' At the sports bar '' ( 1983 ) directed by Francesco Massaro ; '' Rimini Rimini '' ( 1987 ) directed by Sergio Corbucci ; '' Professione vacanze '' ( 1987 ) directed by Vittorio De Sisti ; '' Italian brothers '' ( 1989 ) directed by Neri Parenti ; '' Abbronzatissimi '' ( 1991 ) and '' Abbronzatissimi 2 - A year again '' ( 1993 ) directed by Bruno Gaburro ; '' Diary of a maniac '' ( 1993 ) directed by Marco Ferreri ; '' Vita smeralda '' ( 2006 ) and '' Torno a vivere da solo '' ( 2008 ) directed by himself
43rd Berlin International Film Festival
43rd Berlin International Film Festival
Jerry Calà