Paolo Poli

Paolo Poli
Born (1929-05-23)23 May 1929
Florence, Toscana, Italy
Died 25 March 2016(2016-03-25) (aged 86)
Rome, Lazio, Italy
Occupation Theatre and film actor
Years active 1955–2016

Paolo Poli (May 23, 1929 – March 25, 2016) was an Italian theatre actor.[1] He has also acted in films and on television.[2]

Career

After a university degree in French literature, Poli began his acting career in the early 1950s and was one of the first actors in Italy to perform en travesti roles. He is considered to be one of the greatest and most versatile of Italian theatrical actors.

He has acted in and directed a host of operettas, among which Aldino mi cali un filino, Rita of Cascia, Caterina de Medici, L'asino d'oro, Gulliver's Travels, La leggenda di San Gregorio, Il coturno della ciabatta, and La nemica by Dario Niccodemi. His Rita of Cascia prompted complaints from Italian president Oscar Luigi Scalfaro.[3]

Well into his eighties, he continued performing on stage, most recently in Sillabari [4] by Goffredo Parise and Aquiloni, taken from Giovanni Pascoli.[5]

Works

Theatre

Television

Filmography

Books

Bibliography

References

  1. G. Colombo; Who's Who in Italy S. R. L.; Who's Who in Italy (2006). Who's Who in Italy. Who's Who In Italy. p. 1420. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
  2. Enciclopedia Treccani
  3. Speciale Paolo Poli / 4 on YouTube
  4. Che tempo che fa, scene of Jan, 31 2009
  5. Aquiloni, Teatro dell'Elfo, Milan
  6. http://www.ecoditorino.org/il-mare-di-paolo-poli-al-teatro-carignano-27-dicembre--8-gennaio.htm Il mare di Paolo Poli al Teatro Carignano
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