Italian actor Paolo Villaggio, famous for the Fantozzi character he created, has died in Rome this morning.
He was 84.
Villaggio was born in Genoa in 1932 and throughout his long career interpreted various roles such as Professor Kranz and Gioandomenico Fracchia.
But he will be always remembered for the role of Ragionier Ugo Fantozzi, a character who was always at the wrong end of the stick and faced numerous humiliations.
Villaggio is also the author of eight books related to the Fantozzi character.
He had also taken part in films directed by Federico Fellini, Marco Ferreri, Lina Wertmüller, Ermanno Olmi and Mario Monicelli.
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