Rainier Calzaghe

 (born November 10, 1974) is an Italian puppeteer with Strada Sesamo.

Biography
Rainier was born in and had been employed as an auto mechanic prior to auditioning for the series. He was auditioned and trained by.

In 2003, he and Matthias Bisoli began performing puppetry and voices for Ernie and Bert, respectively, in new segments exclusive to Strada Sesamo. He also took over the voice of Ernie from Emilio Falzon, who had moved to.

Rainier also performed Ernie in the Italian version of Bert & Ernie, Goodnight!, entitled Buonanotte a Bert e Ernie, at the.

Filmography

 * Strada Sesamo - Ernie (2003-present), Il Capitano Potato, Teddy Tricheco, others