Paolo Villaggio, a comic actor whose invented workplace characters interpreted Italians' foibles, died Monday in Rome. He was 84.
His children said Villaggio had been debilitated by complications from diabetes for some time.
Widely popular in Italy, he expressed his comic qualities through slapstick, satire and irony.
Fellow comic actor Roberto Benigni said Villaggio's iconic character, accountant Ugo Fantozzi, "represented us all." Villaggio invented the Fantozzi character, first in a book, then as the main character in 10 films.
"He was a pitiless child, revolutionary and liberating" and the "greatest clown of his generation," Benigni said of Villaggio's most celebrated...
His children said Villaggio had been debilitated by complications from diabetes for some time.
Widely popular in Italy, he expressed his comic qualities through slapstick, satire and irony.
Fellow comic actor Roberto Benigni said Villaggio's iconic character, accountant Ugo Fantozzi, "represented us all." Villaggio invented the Fantozzi character, first in a book, then as the main character in 10 films.
"He was a pitiless child, revolutionary and liberating" and the "greatest clown of his generation," Benigni said of Villaggio's most celebrated...
- 2017-07-03
- par the Associated Press
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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