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- Joseph Grimaldi (1778 - 1837) was an English actor, comedian, dancer, and one of the most famous clowns. He expanded the role of the Clown in the harlequinade and created a base for the modern clown.
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Joseph Grimaldi (18 December 1778 – 31 May 1837) [1] was an English actor, comedian and dancer, who became the most popular English entertainer of the Regency era. [2] .
May 4, 2022 · Few pause to consider the site’s new designation—Joseph Grimaldi Park, named for London’s most beloved actor of the 19th century. He is also interred there, though likely few people passing through have any idea who he was.
Apr 14, 2014 · Grimaldi quickly became the most famous Clown in London, gradually transforming the Clown character from a pratfalling country bumpkin into the most important character in the harlequinade, more important even than Harlequin.
Joseph Grimaldi was an English clown and pantomimist. Grimaldi came from a family of dancers and entertainers and made his debut as a dancer at age four at the Sadler’s Wells Theatre. For a number of years he appeared at two theatres nightly, running from one to the other. In 1806 he joined Covent.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The House of Grimaldi is the current reigning house of the Principality of Monaco. The house was founded in 1160 by Grimaldo Canella in Genoa and became the ruling house of Monaco when Francesco Grimaldi captured Monaco in 1297. Since then, every Prince of Monaco has been a member of the House of Grimaldi.
Joseph Grimaldi (1778 - 1837) was an English actor, comedian, dancer, and one of the most famous clowns. He expanded the role of the Clown in the harlequinade and created a base for the modern clown. Clowns in England are, after him, sometimes called “Joey.”
Oct 10, 2013 · He was famous for his “business” with red-hot pokers on unsuspecting trousers, for his realistic sword fights, his stealing strings of sausages, his true clown’s genius for making audiences laugh and cry, and for his mastery of gadgets and tricks.
