The Passionate Thief
1960
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Early life. Totò was born Antonio Vincenzo Stefano Clemente on 15 February 1898 in the Rione Sanità, a poor district of Naples, the illegitimate son of Anna Clemente (1881–1947), a Sicilian woman, and the Neapolitan marquis Giuseppe de Curtis (1873–1944). [3]
Attore simbolo dello spettacolo comico in Italia, soprannominato «il principe della risata»; è considerato, anche in virtù di alcuni ruoli drammatici, uno dei maggiori interpreti nella storia del teatro e del cinema italiani [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7].
Toto is an American pop rock band formed in 1977 in Los Angeles, California.Toto combines elements of pop, rock, soul, funk, hard rock, R&B, blues, and jazz.Having released 14 studio albums and sold over 40 million records worldwide, the group has received several Grammy Awards and was inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in 2009. David Paich (keyboards, vocals) and Jeff Porcaro ...
Actor: Cops and Robbers. 'Antonio Griffo Focas Flavio Angelo Ducas Comneno Porfirogenito Gagliardi De Curtis di Bisanzio' was a descendant of the 'Comneno di Bizanzio' and also one of the most popular Italian film stars in history. His genre was undoubtedly the comedy where he achieved world fame.
Toto, Peppino, and the Hussy (originally Totò, Peppino e la... malafemmina) is an Italian comedy film directed by Camillo Mastrocinque in 1956. It stars the comedy duo of Totò and Peppino De Filippo.
Apr 11, 2024 · Totò (born Nov. 7, 1898, Naples, Italy—died April 15, 1967, Rome) was an Italian comic, most popular for his film characterization of an unsmiling but sympathetic bourgeois figure, likened by international film critics to the American film comic Buster Keaton.
He is commonly referred to as one of the most popular Italian performers of all time. While best known for his funny and sometimes cynical comic characters in theatre and then many successful comedy films made from the 1940s to the 1960s, he also worked with many iconic Italian film directors in dramatic roles.
Totò was born Antonio Clemente in a poor district of Naples, the illegitimate son of Anna Clemente from Sicily and Marquis Giuseppe De Curtis from Naples. Nicknamed “il principe della risata’ (the prince of laughter), he was an Italian comedian, film and theatre actor, writer, singer and songwriter, and widely considered one of the ...
Aug 5, 2016 · The legend of Totò Antonio De Curtis, better known as Totò, is not really popular outside of his home country, but here in Italy, he’s a true legend. His name’s largely associated with 1950’s and 1960’s comedy movies, however Totò marked with his talent also the evolution of theatre and was incredible also in dramatic roles.
Totò has been (and always will be) a singular character, rebellious but traditionalist, loved and adored by Naples and the whole of Italy, internationally esteemed. A man and an actor worth knowing even today who is no longer among us.
