Robert Olivo (June 16, 1937 â€" August 28, 1989), better known by his
stage name Ondine, was an American actor. He is best known for
appearing in a series of films in the mid-1960s by Andy Warhol, whom
he claimed to have met in 1961 at an orgy:.mw-parser-output
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.templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;padding-left:1.6em;margin-top:0}Ondine
also appeared in films made by his lover, Roger Jacoby, Dream Sphinx
Opera, L'Amico Fried's Glamorous Friends and Kunst Life.In later
years, Ondine supported himself by showing Warhol films and delivering
a lecture on his days as a Warhol superstar on the college circuit. He
died of liver disease by AIDS in Queens, New York, in 1989 at the age
of 52. He is portrayed in the film I Shot Andy Warhol by Michael
Imperioli.
stage name Ondine, was an American actor. He is best known for
appearing in a series of films in the mid-1960s by Andy Warhol, whom
he claimed to have met in 1961 at an orgy:.mw-parser-output
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40px}.mw-parser-output .templatequote
.templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;padding-left:1.6em;margin-top:0}Ondine
also appeared in films made by his lover, Roger Jacoby, Dream Sphinx
Opera, L'Amico Fried's Glamorous Friends and Kunst Life.In later
years, Ondine supported himself by showing Warhol films and delivering
a lecture on his days as a Warhol superstar on the college circuit. He
died of liver disease by AIDS in Queens, New York, in 1989 at the age
of 52. He is portrayed in the film I Shot Andy Warhol by Michael
Imperioli.
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