Gianfranco D'Angelo
D'Angelo in La liceale (1975)
Born(1936-08-19)19 August 1936
Rome, Italy
Died15 August 2021(2021-08-15) (aged 84)
Rome, Italy
Occupation(s)Actor, comedian
Height1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)

Gianfranco D'Angelo (19 August 1936 – 15 August 2021[1]) was an Italian actor and comedian.

Biography

Born in Rome, D'Angelo started his career as a comedian in the mid-1960s, achieving his first successes with the theatrical company "Il Bagaglino".[2] His career was launched in the mid-1970s, with a series of successful variety shows such as Mazzabubù, C'era una volta Roma, La Sberla, and reached its peak in the following decade, with Drive In, Odiens and Striscia la notizia.[2] D'Angelo was also very active in cinema between 1974 and 1982, but his film activity was limited to "sexy comedies" and B-movies.[2][3]

D'Angelo died after a short illness on 15 August 2021 at the Gemelli Hospital in Rome, a few days before he turned 85. The funeral was celebrated on 17 August in the Church of the Artists in Piazza del Popolo in Rome.

Filmography

References

  1. ↑ "'Drive In' actor Gianfranco D'Angelo dies, aged 84". The Malta Independent. 15 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Enrico Lancia; Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gremese Editore, 2003.
  3. ↑ Massimo Giraldi; Enrico Lancia; Fabio Melelli. 100 caratteristi del cinema italiano. Gremese Editore, 2006.

Further reading

  • Baumgartner, Marina (2022). Io lo conoscevo bene: Storia semiseria di Gianfranco D'Angelo, eterno fanciullo (in Italian). Giraldi. ISBN 978-88-6155-942-4.


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