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Luigi Risotto, real name Lothar Folkman is the proprietor of Luigi's.

Biography

A cooking prodigy, Lothar Folkman opened his Italian restaurant in Springfield to critical success, but empty seats. No one wanted to eat Italian food prepared by someone named Lothar. But after making a fake Italian accent, changing his name, and getting a makeover, his eatery became packed almost every night. Unfortunately, the charade has driven Luigi into a love/hate relationship with his customers that occasionally bubbles to the surface like tomato sauce in a pot that's one size too small.

Luigi owns an Italian restaurant in Springfield, that serves average Italian food. Luigi often treats his customers rudely, insulting and belittling them (such as calling Bart “the ugly kid”); at times under his breath, at other times in a conversational tone, and sometimes shouting the slurs to the (unseen) chef Salvatore (”Hey, Salvatore! Give the ugly kid a plate of the red crap!”). Luigi seems to have some connections to the mafia. Local gangster Fat Tony is a frequent customer at his restaurant, despite the fact that he was one of the targets of Fat Tony's plan to get rid of all other food retailers except Marge's.^[1] He does not actually speak Italian, only "fractured English" with a strong Italian accent, as did his parents. He says the phrase, "I guarantee," a lot.

Luigi may be an illegal immigrant because he disappeared during an immigration officer's introduction at Luigi's restaurant and took the citizenship exam with Apu.^[2]

When Homer was a food critic, he gave Luigi's eatery a poor review; in retaliation, Luigi hired a friend to place a horse's head in Homer's bed (a reference to The Godfather). Homer subsequently ate the head and gave it a bad review.^[3]

His one on-screen companion is Giuseppe the monkey.

He can play accordion.

In The Simpsons: Tapped Out (app for Android and iOS), Luigi has a slip of his tongue and reveals his true accent is British. He quickly realizes his mistake and returns to his Italian. He also reveals that his mother died from getting her mustache caught in a dough mixer.

Behind the Laughter

Luigi is a parody of the "Italian pasta/pizza chef" stereotype, but seems to be aware of his status as a stock character. His surname is a reference to the Italian food risotto. He also seems to be a parody of Tony ("Lady and the Tramp") He also sounds like the Super Mario brothers.

Gallery

The full image gallery for Luigi Risotto may be viewed at Luigi Risotto/Gallery.

Appearances

Episode – "Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song"
Episode – "Lady Bouvier's Lover"
Episode – "Homie the Clown"
Episode – "Two Dozen and One Greyhounds"
Episode – "Team Homer"
Episode – "Much Apu About Nothing"
Episode – "The Twisted World of Marge Simpson"
Episode – "Lard of the Dance"
Episode – "Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner?"
THOH – "Treehouse of Horror XI" (image cameo)
Episode – "A Tale of Two Springfields"
Episode – "I Am Furious (Yellow)"
THOH – "Treehouse of Horror XIV"
Episode – "Bart-Mangled Banner"
Episode – "Large Marge"
Episode – "The Wettest Stories Ever Told"
Episode – "Marge and Homer Turn a Couple Play"
Episode – "Homerazzi" (On a cover of an magazine)
Episode – "Crook and Ladder"
Episode – "The Last of the Red Hat Mamas"
Episode – "Funeral for a Fiend"
Episode – "Million Dollar Abie"
Episode – "Love, Springfieldian Style"
Episode – "The Real Housewives of Fat Tony"
Episode – "The Daughter Also Rises"
Episode – "Bart's New Friend" (Billboard)
Episode – "Walking Big & Tall"
Episode – "Halloween of Horror"
Episode – "Much Apu About Something"
Episode – "The Burns Cage"
Episode – "Simprovised"
Episode – "The Old Blue Mayor She Ain't What She Used To Be"
Episode – "Mr. Lisa's Opus"
Episode – "Gone Boy"
Episode – "I Want You (She's So Heavy)"
Episode – "I'm Just a Girl Who Can't Say D'oh"
Episode – "The Fat Blue Line"
Episode – "Marge the Lumberjill"
Episode – "Screenless"
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The Simpsons Game

Video game – The Simpsons Game

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The Simpsons: Tapped Out

Video game – The Simpsons: Tapped Out

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[1] The Twisted World of Marge Simpson

[2] Much Apu About Nothing

[3] Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner?

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-'''Luigi Risotto''' is the proprietor of [[Luigi's]].
+'''Luigi Risotto''', real name '''Lothar Folkman''' is the proprietor of [[Luigi's]].
-== Biography ==
-Luigi owns an Italian restaurant in Springfield, that serves average Italian food. Luigi often treats his customers rudely, insulting and belittling them; at times under his breath, at other times in a conversational tone, and sometimes shouting the slurs to the (unseen) chef Salvatore. Luigi seems to have some connections to the [[Springfield Mafia|mafia]]. Local gangster [[Fat Tony]] is a frequent customer at his restaurant, despite the fact that he was one of the targets of [[Fat Tony]]'s plan to get rid of all other food retailers except Marge's.<ref>[[The Twisted World of Marge Simpson]]</ref> He does not actually speak Italian, only "fractured English" with a strong Italian accent, as did his parents. He says the phrase, "I guarantee," a lot.
+==Biography==
+A cooking prodigy, Lothar Folkman opened his [[Italy|Italian]] restaurant in [[Springfield]] to critical success, but empty seats. No one wanted to eat Italian food prepared by someone named Lothar. But after making a fake Italian accent, changing his name, and getting a makeover, his eatery became packed almost every night. Unfortunately, the charade has driven Luigi into a love/hate relationship with his customers that occasionally bubbles to the surface like tomato sauce in a pot that's one size too small.
+Luigi owns an Italian restaurant in Springfield, that serves average Italian food. Luigi often treats his customers rudely, insulting and belittling them (such as calling Bart “the ugly kid”); at times under his breath, at other times in a conversational tone, and sometimes shouting the slurs to the (unseen) chef Salvatore (”Hey, Salvatore! Give the ugly kid a plate of the red crap!”). Luigi seems to have some connections to the [[Springfield Mafia|mafia]]. Local gangster [[Fat Tony]] is a frequent customer at his restaurant, despite the fact that he was one of the targets of [[Fat Tony]]'s plan to get rid of all other food retailers except Marge's.<ref>[[The Twisted World of Marge Simpson]]</ref> He does not actually speak Italian, only "fractured English" with a strong Italian accent, as did his parents. He says the phrase, "I guarantee," a lot.
 Luigi may be an illegal immigrant because he disappeared during an immigration officer's introduction at Luigi's restaurant and took the citizenship exam with [[Apu Nahasapeemapetilon|Apu]].<ref>[[Much Apu About Nothing]]</ref>
-When Homer was a food critic, he gave Luigi's eatery a poor review; in retaliation, Luigi hired a friend to place a horse's head in Homer's bed (a reference to [[Wikipedia:The Godfather|The Godfather]]). Homer subsequently ate the head and gave it a bad review.<ref>[[Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner?]]</ref>
+When Homer was a food critic, he gave Luigi's eatery a poor review; in retaliation, Luigi hired a friend to place a horse's head in Homer's bed (a reference to ''[[Wikipedia:The Godfather|The Godfather]]''). Homer subsequently ate the head and gave it a bad review.<ref>[[Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner?]]</ref>
 His one on-screen companion is [[Giuseppe]] the monkey.[[File:Lugit.png|thumb|200px|right|Finding Truffle?]]
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 [[File:Luigistereotypes.gif|200px|right|thumb|Luigi's real hair.]]
-In The Simpsons: Tapped Out (app for Android and iOS), Luigi has a slip of his tongue and reveals his true accent is British. He quickly realizes his mistake and returns to his Italian.
+In ''The Simpsons: Tapped Out'' (app for Android and iOS), Luigi has a slip of his tongue and reveals his true accent is British. He quickly realizes his mistake and returns to his Italian. He also reveals that his mother died from getting her mustache caught in a dough mixer.
 ==Behind the Laughter==
-Luigi is a parody of the "Italian pasta/pizza chef" stereotype, but seems to be aware of his status as a stock character. His surname is a reference to the Italian food risotto. He also seems to be a parody of Tony ("Lady and the Tramp")
+Luigi is a parody of the "Italian pasta/pizza chef" stereotype, but seems to be aware of his status as a stock character. His surname is a reference to the Italian food risotto. He also seems to be a parody of Tony ("Lady and the Tramp") He also sounds like the Super Mario brothers.
+== Gallery ==
+{{Charactergallery|image1 = Luigi Risotto.png}}
 == Appearances ==
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 *{{ep|Lard of the Dance}}
 *{{ep|Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner?}}
+*{{THOH|Treehouse of Horror XI}} (image cameo)
 *{{ep|A Tale of Two Springfields}}
 *{{ep|I Am Furious (Yellow)}}
 *{{THOH|Treehouse of Horror XIV}}
+*{{ep|Bart-Mangled Banner}}
 *{{ep|Large Marge}}
 *{{ep|The Wettest Stories Ever Told}}
 *{{ep|Marge and Homer Turn a Couple Play}}
-*{{ep|Homerazzi| (On a cover of an magazin)}}
+*{{ep|Homerazzi| (On a cover of an magazine)}}
 *{{ep|Crook and Ladder}}
 *{{ep|The Last of the Red Hat Mamas}}
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 *{{ep|The Real Housewives of Fat Tony}}
 *{{ep|The Daughter Also Rises}}
+*{{ep|Bart's New Friend|(Billboard)}}
 *{{ep|Walking Big & Tall}}
+*{{Ep|Halloween of Horror}}
-*{{ep|Bart's New Friend}} (Billboard)
+*{{Ep|Much Apu About Something}}
+*{{Ep|The Burns Cage}}
+*{{Ep|Simprovised}}
+*{{Ep|The Old Blue Mayor She Ain't What She Used To Be}}
+*{{Ep|Mr. Lisa's Opus}}
+*{{Ep|Gone Boy}}
+*{{Ep|I Want You (She's So Heavy)}}
+*{{Ep|I'm Just a Girl Who Can't Say D'oh}}
+*{{Ep|The Fat Blue Line}}
+*{{Ep|Marge the Lumberjill}}
+*{{Ep|Screenless}}
 *{{Game|The Simpsons Game}}
 *{{Game|The Simpsons: Tapped Out}}
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