'Antonio de Curtis Gagliardi Griffo Focas Comneno' was a descendant of the 'Comneno de Bizancio' and also one of the most popular Italian film stars in history. His genre was undoubtedly the comedy where he achieved world fame. From 1917 he was an actor of the companies of the "comedia dell'arte" and also poet in Napolitanian dialect. In 1939 he started his career at the movies and as "Gaspare" in Orfãozinhos do Barulho (1947) he had his big breakthrough.