Franco Diogene

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Franco Diogene (20 October 1947 - 27 May 2005) was an Italian actor and comedian.

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Life and career

Born Concetto Francesco Diogene in Catania, he was the son of a Sicilian father and a Ligurian mother. At 5 years old, Diogene moved to Genoa with his family. In Genoa he completed his studies, and also started acting in a little theater of a parish. Since the early 1970s, he was one of the most active character actors in Italian cinema, often cast in humorous roles. He was also cast in several international productions, such as Midnight Express and The Name of the Rose, mainly thanks to his foreign language skills. Diogene was also active as a stand-up comedian, and he was the organizer of the beauty contest "Miss Top Model Universe".

Diogene died of a heart attack, aged 57 years old.

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Selected filmography

• Teresa the Thief (1973)
• Ante Up (1974)
• Teasers (1975)
• Nude per l'assassino (1975)
• Il giustiziere di mezzogiorno (1975)
• La madama (1976)
• Tentacles (1977)
• Taxi Girl (1977)
• Midnight Express (1978)
• Gardenia (1979)
• A Policewoman on the Porno Squad (1979)
• Delitto a Porta Romana (1980)
• L'insegnante al mare con tutta la classe (1980)
• Grand Hotel Excelsior (1981)
• The Haunted House (1982)
• Il paramedico (1982)
• The World of Don Camillo (1983)
• Il ragazzo di campagna (1984)
• Madman at War (1985)
• 7 chili in 7 giorni (1986)
• The Bachelor (1990)
• The Stendhal Syndrome (1995)
• The Bankers of God: The Calvi Affair (2002)
• Il compagno americano (2003) - Carboni

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References

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External links

• Franco Diogene on IMDb

Source of the article : Wikipedia