Dario Fo
Dario Luigi Angelo Fo (24 March 1926 – 13 October 2016) was an Italian actor, playwright, comedian, singer, theatre director, stage designer, songwriter, painter, political campaigner for the Italian left wing and the recipient of the 1997 Nobel Prize in Literature. In his time he was "arguably the most widely performed contemporary playwright in world theatre". Much of his dramatic work depends on improvisation and comprises the recovery of "illegitimate" forms of theatre, such as those performed by giullari (medieval strolling players) and, more famously, the ancient Italian style of commedia dell'arte.
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| Full name at birth | Leggiuno Sangiano
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| Claim to fame | Italian playwright
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| Date of birth | 26 March 1926
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| Place of birth | San Giano, Varese, Italy
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| Date of death | 13 October 2016
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| Age | 90 (age at death)
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| Place of death | Milan, Italy
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| Cause of death | Respiratory failure
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Dario Fo is known for his role in the documentary Io, noi e Gaber (2023) as Self.
He is also known for his role in the documentary Silvio Forever (2011) as Himself.
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