Enrico Banducci, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetEnrico Banducci
American businessman
Date of Birth: 17-Feb-1922
Place of Birth: Bakersfield, California, United States
Date of Death: 09-Oct-2007
Profession: businessperson
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius 
About Enrico Banducci
- Enrico Banducci (born Harry Charles Banducci; February 17, 1922 – October 9, 2007) was an American impresario.
- Banducci operated the hungry i nightclub in San Francisco's North Beach neighborhood, where he launched the careers of The Kingston Trio, Lenny Bruce, Mort Sahl, Bill Cosby, Jonathan Winters, and Barbra Streisand, and featured Woody Allen and Dick Cavett before they were well-known, as well as countless folk singers and comedians.
- The hungry i featured the original brick wall in the stage background, a staple for stand up comedy presentations ever since.
- Banducci (pronounced Ban-doo-chee) bought the hungry i from its founder, Eric "Big Daddy" Nord, in 1950.
- Banducci later also started the Clown Alley hamburger stand as well as Enrico's Sidewalk Cafe on Broadway, a restaurant and jazz club that has since gone out of business.
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