Totò facts for kids
For the American soft rock band, see Toto.
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Totò
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| Born |
Antonio Clemente
15 February 1898 Naples, Italy
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| Died | 15 April 1967 (aged 69) Rome, Italy
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| Cause of death | Heart attack |
| Other names | il Principe della risata |
| Occupation | Actor, comedian, poet, writer, singer, songwriter |
| Years active | 1922–67 |
| Spouse(s) |
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.
Images for kids
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Totò as a soldier in 1918
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Totò in 1930
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Signed photograph of Totò
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