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Toto'(15 February 1898 – 15 April 1967), or simply as #AntonioDeCurtis, and nicknamed il #Principedellarisata ("the Prince of laughter"), is commonly referred to as the most popular #Italian #comedian of all time. He was a #film and stage #actor as well as a #writer, #singer and #songwriter. He is best known for his funny and sometimes cynical character as a comedian in theatre and then in many successful films shot from the #1940s to the #1960s, all regularly still on TV, but he also worked with many iconic Italian film directors in dramatic/poetic roles. While he first gained his popularity as a comic actor, his dramatic roles, #poetry, and songs are all deemed to be outstanding; his style and a number of his recurring jokes and gestures have become universally known memes in #Italy. #Totò was born #AntonioClemente on 15 February 1898 in the #RioneSanità, a poor district of #Naples, the illegitimate son of Anna Clemente (1881-1947), a #Sicilian woman, and the Neapolitan marquis Giuseppe De Curtis (1873-1944). His father did not legally recognize him until 1937. He so regretted growing up without a father that, at age 35, he managed to have the marquis Francesco Maria Gagliardi Focas adopt him in exchange for a life annuity. As a consequence, when Marquis de Curtis recognized him, Totò had become an heir of two #noble families, hence claiming an impressive slew of titles.In 1946, when the #ConsultaAraldica — the body that advised the Kingdom of Italy on matters of nobility—ceased operations, the Tribunal of Naples recognized his numerous titles, so his complete name was changed from Antonio Clemente to Antonio Griffo Focas Flavio Ducas Komnenos Gagliardi de Curtis of Byzantium, His Imperial Highness, Palatine Count, Knight of the Holy Roman Empire, Exarch of Ravenna, Duke of Macedonia and Illyria, Prince of Constantinople, Cilicia, Thessaly, Pontus, Moldavia, Dardania, Peloponnesus, Count of Cyprus and Epirus, Count and Duke of Drivasto and Durazzo. #aldofabrizi #peppinodefilippo #NinoTaranto #titinadefilippo #olimpiacavalli #vittoriodesica #silvanapampanini #blackandwhitephoto #colorized by @mydigitalartwork #mydigitalartwork https://www.instagram.com/p/BrQ2e5xnBH4/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=lcjya7s32d36