Totò

Name: Totò
Date of Birth: February 15, 1898
Place of Birth: Naples

Mini-bio: Totò was the stage name of Antonio de Curtis (born Antonio
Clemente, February 15, 1898, Naples - April 15, 1967, Rome), a Neapolitan
actor, writer, and songwriter.
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Totò mini-bio: Totò was the stage name of Antonio de Curtis (born Antonio Clemente, February 15, 1898, Naples - April 15, 1967, Rome), a Neapolitan actor, writer, and songwriter. Totò was born in the rione Sanità, a poor area of Naples where he met many famous artists. In 1922 he moved to Rome, where he had his first appearances in bigger theatres; in 1937 he appeared in his first movie, Hands Off Me!, and went on to appear in over 100 films, many of which contained gags later absorbed in the Italian phraseology. Some of his most famous movies are Toto and the Women, Poverty and Nobility, Big Deal on Madonna Street, The Thieves, Toto and Cleopatra and Hawks and Sparrows. Totò's strange figure, with the peculiar irregular face, soon became very popular and his comic gags were widely appreciated. It was with Pier Paolo Pasolini's Hawks and Sparrows a first acknowledgment of his talent, later better understood. He had lost part of his eyesight, and had started to compose poetry. In the artistic milieu he was nicknamed "il Principe" (the prince) and was famous for his generous spirit: having personally suffered poverty, he always tried to help and protect poorer colleagues. He died on April 15, 1967, in Rome, Italy after a series of heart attacks, at the age of 69.