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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].
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.
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 ...
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.
May 26, 2017 · Film Completo del 1956. Regia di Camillo Mastrocinque.
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. 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 ...
Totò, pseudonym of Antonio De Curtis, was an Italian actor, poet, lyricist and screenwriter, great philanthropist and symbol of the comedy show of the Bel Paese, for this nicknamed “Prince of laughter”. But what was hidden behind the “mask”, in the shadow of the public character symbol of Naples?
In the first Italian film to be shot in color, Totò portrays a musician named Antonio Scannagatti who strongly hopes to sell his composition, ''Epopea italiana'', to Tiscordi, who is one of the most important Italian impresarios. Will he succeed?
