Gianfranco D'Angelo

Italian actor and comedian (1936–2021)

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Gianfranco D'Angelo (19 August 1936 – 15 August 2021) was an Italian actor and comedian.
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 .
D'Angelo died after a short illness on 15 August 2021 at the Gemelli Hospital in Rome, a few days before he turned 85.
Filmography References Further reading Baumgartner, Marina (2022).
ISBN 978-88-6155-942-4 .

Gianfranco D'Angelo (19 August 1936 – 15 August 2021) 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". 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. D'Angelo was also very active in cinema between 1974 and 1982, but his film activity was limited to "sexy comedies" and B-movies.

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.