Overview
- His family announced his death and the news was reported by the Italian agency ANSA.
- Bracardi had been living in a nursing home in Fiano Romano after breaking a femur in the spring.
- He rose to national fame with the unscripted 1970 radio variety show Alto gradimento created by Renzo Arbore and Gianni Boncompagni.
- His best-known characters include Scarpantibus and Max Vinella, and he was celebrated for an absurd, 'cortocircuito' comic approach built on vocal tics and grotesque caricature.
- Before radio he toured internationally as a pianist and accompanist for artists such as Maurice Chevalier and José Feliciano, and he was the older brother of fellow musician and actor Franco Bracardi, leaving a lasting mark on Italian broadcasting and popular culture.