Totò
Italian actor (1898–1967)
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.
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Born | Antonio Clemente 15 February 1898 Naples, Italy |
Died | 15 April 1967 Rome, Italy | (aged 69)
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 |
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.