Totò

About

Totò was born Antonio Clemente in a poor district of Naples, the illegitimate son of Anna Clemente from Sicily and Marquis Giuseppe De Curtis from Naples. Nicknamed “il principe della risata’ (the prince of laughter), he was an Italian comedian, film and theatre actor, writer, singer and songwriter, and widely considered one of the greatest Italian artists of the 20th century.  While he first gained his popularity as a comic actor, his dramatic roles, poetry, and songs are all of cultural import; his style and a number of his recurring jokes and gestures have become universally known memes in Italy. As a comic actor, Totò is classified as an heir of the Commedia dell'Arte tradition, and has been compared to such figures as Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin.  At the age of 15, he was already acting as a comedian in small theatres, under the pseudonym "Clerment". His early repertoire...

Known for

Where Is Freedom?Movie • 1954Roman TalesMovie • 1955Big Deal on Madonna StreetMovie • 1958Toto, Fabrizi and the Young People TodayMovie • 1960Totò Seeks PeaceMovie • 1954Totò in the MoonMovie • 1958The Gold of NaplesMovie • 1954The WitchesMovie • 1967The Law Is the LawMovie • 1958Poverty and NobilityMovie • 1954The Treasure of San GennaroMovie • 1966The Shortest DayMovie • 1963Letto a tre piazzeMovie • 1960Il coraggioMovie • 1955Toto, Peppino, and the HussyMovie • 1956The OvertaxedMovie • 1959Totò, Peppino and... the Sweet LifeMovie • 1961Of Life and LoveMovie • 1954The Hawks and the SparrowsMovie • 1966Totò StoryMovie • 1968Totòtruffa '62Movie • 1961Totò, Vittorio and the DoctorMovie • 1957He Who Hesitates Is LostMovie • 1960Toto and the Kings of RomeMovie • 1952