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Poli Paolo Biography

Italian theatre actor who also acted in films and on television. 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, including Aldino mi cali un filino, Rita of Cascia, Caterina de Medici, Lasino doro, Gullivers Travels, La leggenda di San Gregorio, Il coturno della ciabatta, and La nemica by Dario Niccodemi. Well into his eighties, he continued performing on stage, most recently in Sillabari by Goffredo Parise and Aquiloni, taken from Giovanni Pascoli. He died on 25 March 2016, aged 86, in Rome. Link to Wikipedia biography Read less