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Paolo Villaggio

1932 - 2017

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Paolo Villaggio (Italian: [ˈpaːolo vilˈladdʒo]; 30 December 1932 — 3 July 2017) was an Italian actor, writer, director and comedian. He is noted for the characters he created with paradoxical and grotesque characteristics: Professor Kranz, the ultra-timid Giandomenico Fracchia, and the obsequious and meek accountant Ugo Fantozzi, perhaps the favourite character in Italian comedy. He wrote several books, usually of satirical character. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paolo Villaggio has received more than 290,652 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Paolo Villaggio is the 1,042nd most popular actor (down from 1,004th in 2019), the 1,600th most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,537th in 2019) and the 44th most popular Italian Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 290k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.59

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 36

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.20

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.85

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Paolo Villaggio ranks 1,042 out of 13,578. Before him are Rossana Podestà, Idris Elba, Bob Fosse, Marcheline Bertrand, Yuen Biao, and Eric Bana. After him are Karin Dor, Shannon Tweed, Katina Paxinou, Alain Cuny, Olivia Hussey, and Wallace Shawn.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Paolo Villaggio ranks 105. Before him are Oleg Protopopov, Wojciech Kilar, Ingemar Johansson, Joe Zawinul, Antonio Tejero, and Rodion Shchedrin. After him are Wolf Vostell, Amrish Puri, Joseph Zen, Charly Gaul, Stuart Hall, and Aharon Appelfeld. Among people deceased in 2017, Paolo Villaggio ranks 91. Before him are René Préval, Konstantinos Mitsotakis, Fats Domino, Tomas Milian, Hans Rosling, and Colin Dexter. After him are Karin Dor, Tom Regan, Juan Goytisolo, Robert Hardy, Emma Morano, and Loalwa Braz.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Paolo Villaggio ranks 1,600 out of 5,161. Before him are Anthony Maria Zaccaria (1502), Alfredo Ottaviani (1890), Giulietta Simionato (1910), Gino Cervi (1901), Giuditta Pasta (1797), and Welf I, Duke of Bavaria (1035). After him are Antonio Sant'Elia (1888), Ranuccio II Farnese, Duke of Parma (1630), Nicholas of Tolentino (1245), Silvia Federici (1942), Michele Alboreto (1956), and Giovanni di Cosimo de' Medici (1421).

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Among ACTORS In Italy

Among actors born in Italy, Paolo Villaggio ranks 44. Before him are Elsa Martinelli (1935), Gabriele Ferzetti (1925), Amy Adams (1974), Anita Pallenberg (1942), Lea Massari (1933), and Gino Cervi (1901). After him are Valentina Cortese (1923), Pietro Germi (1914), Nino Manfredi (1921), Eduardo De Filippo (1900), Valeria Bruni Tedeschi (1964), and Fabio Testi (1941).

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Television and Movie Roles

Fantozzi: White Collar Blues
Ugo Fantozzi
A good-natured but unlucky Italian is constantly going on a difficult situations, but never lose his mood.
Mar 27th 19757.819 / 10
The Second Tragic Fantozzi
Rag. Ugo Fantozzi
The frustrating adventures of a humble employee who all the time has to fullfill the wishes and desires of his bosses.
Apr 15th 19767.5 / 10
Fantozzi Against the Wind
Rag. Ugo Fantozzi
The third film in the saga of the unlucky clerk Ugo Fantozzi, played by its creator, Paolo Villaggio.
Nov 13th 19806.655 / 10