Totò
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| Born | Antonio Clemente 15 February 1898 Naples, Italy |
| Died | 15 April 1967 (aged 69) Rome, Italy |
| Cause of death | Heart attack |
| Other names | il Principe della risata |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, comedian, poet, writer, singer, songwriter |
| Years active | 1922–67 |
| Spouse |
Diana Bandini Lucchesini Rogliani
(m. 1935; div. 1939) |
| Children | 2, including Liliana de Curtis |
Antonio Griffo Focas Flavio Angelo Ducas Comneno Porfirogenito Gagliardi De Curtis di Bisanzio (15 February 1898 – 15 April 1967), best known by his stage name Totò, (Italian pronunciation: [toˈtɔ]) or simply as Antonio De Curtis, and nicknamed il Principe della risata ("the Prince of laughter"), was an Italian actor, comedian, writer, poet, singer and lyricist.
Some of his best-known movies are Fifa e Arena, Totò al Giro d'Italia, Totò Sceicco, Guardie e ladri, Totò e le donne, Totò Tarzan, Totò terzo uomo, Totò a colori (the first Italian color movie, 1952, in Ferraniacolor), I soliti ignoti, Totò, Peppino e la malafemmina, and La legge è legge.
Other websites
[change | change source]- Site of Totò, Antonio De Curtis
- Omaggio a Antonio De Curtis in arte Totò
- Antonio De Curtis e Totò, vita e opere
- Tribute to Totò (in Italian)
- Totò on IMDb
- Tribute to Totò in "La Patria Grande de Caracas" (in Spanish and Italian)
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