Antonio Petito Family, Real Name, Spouse, Profession, Eye Color, body stats, Feet Size, Wiki

Antonio Petito Family, Real Name, Spouse, Profession, Eye Color, body stats, Feet Size, Wiki

Antonio Petito (22 June 1822 in Naples â€" 24 March 1876) was an

Italian stage actor and playwright. He was a notable Pulcinella

performer, and an important figure of Neapolitan theater in the 19th

century. Petito was the son of another Pulcinella, Petito Salvatore

and Donna Peppa. It was his father who initiated him with wearing a

mask during a theatrical performance at the Teatro San Carlino in

Naples. Petito first performed at the Teatro San Ferdinando in 1831.

Petito was not only known for his acting facial expressions, but also

for his work as a playwright despite being illiterate. Unable to write

well, he used assistants, mostly commonly Giacomo Marulli. After his

death, the San Carlino theater remained open for only a short time,

having lost its most well known performer.Neapolitan Carousel is a

1954 Italian comedy film about Antonio "Pulcinella" Petito. In 1982,

the RAI dedicated a seven-part television drama, Petito story, to him.

He was the great grandfather of Enzo Petito, a character actor in

Sergio Leone classic 1966 Spaghetti Western film The Good, the Bad and

the Ugly.
Antonio Petito Family, Real Name, Spouse, Profession, Eye Color, body stats, Feet Size, Wiki


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