Born as Alberto Vitali. He married with Vittoria Colombaioni and so became part of the Colombaioni circus family. He worked together with his brother-in-law Carlo Colombaioni as "The Colombaioni". They collaborated with Frederico Fellini and Dario Fo and when they left the small circus they had a famous theatre show. Their story has been told in the documentary "Sempre Più Difficle"(1981).