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Totò. Antonio Griffo Focas Flavio Angelo Ducas Comneno Porfirogenito Gagliardi De Curtis di Bisanzio [1] (15 February 1898 – 15 April 1967), best known by his stage name Totò [a] ( Italian: [toˈtɔ] ), or simply as Antonio de Curtis, and nicknamed il principe della risata ("the prince of laughter"), was an Italian actor, comedian ...
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.
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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.
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Jun 13, 2010 · Totò alla dogana in una esilarante discussione con Luigi Pavese nel film Noi duri. "lei, addetto all'ambiasciata... io? ho detto all'ambasciata?? io non ho detto niente!" ...more.
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Totò was a legendary Italian comedian, actor, writer and singer, known for his comic roles and his trademark style. Explore his life, career, movies and achievements on The Movie Database, the ultimate online source for movie, TV and celebrity content.
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.
