Victor Spinetti

Victor Sinetti (lahir Vittorio Giorgio Andre Spinetti) adalah seorang aktor komedi, penulis, dan penyair Welsh. Dia muncul di lusinan film dan drama panggung sepanjang 50 tahun karirnya, termasuk tiga film Beatles tahun 1960-an "A Hard Day's Night", "Help!" dan "Tur Misteri Ajaib". Lahir di Cwm, Ebbw Vale, Wales, Spinetti menempuh pendidikan di Monmouth School dan Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama di Cardiff, di mana ia menjadi anggotanya. Setelah berbagai pekerjaan kasar, Spinetti mengejar karir panggung dan berhubungan erat dengan Lokakarya Teater Joan Littlewood di London, Inggris. Di antara produksinya adalah "Fings Ain't Wot They Used T'Be" dan "Oh! What a Lovely War" (1963), yang dipindahkan ke New York City dan dia memenangkan Tony Award. Karier film Spinetti berkembang secara bersamaan; lusinan penampilan filmnya termasuk "The Taming of the Shrew" karya Zeffirelli, "Under Milk Wood", "The Return of the Pink Panther" dan "Under the Cherry Moon". Selama karirnya selanjutnya, Spinetti berakting dengan Royal Shakespeare Company, dalam peran seperti Lord Foppington dalam "The Relapse" dan Uskup Agung dalam "Richard III", di Stratford-upon-Avon; dan, pada tahun 1990, dia muncul di "The Krays". Pada tahun 2008 ia muncul dalam pertunjukan satu orang, "A Very Private Diary", yang melakukan tur di Inggris sebagai "A Very Private Diary ... Revisited!", menceritakan kisah hidupnya. Spinetti didiagnosis menderita kanker prostat pada tahun 2011 dan meninggal karena penyakit tersebut pada bulan Juni 2012.

Victor Sinetti (born Vittorio Giorgio Andre Spinetti) was a Welsh comedy actor, author and poet. He appeared in dozens of films and stage plays throughout his 50-year career, including the three 1960s Beatles films "A Hard Day's Night", "Help!" and "Magical Mystery Tour". Born in Cwm, Ebbw Vale, Wales, Spinetti was educated at Monmouth School and the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff, of which he became a Fellow. After various menial jobs, Spinetti pursued a stage career and was closely associated with Joan Littlewood's Theatre Workshop in London, England. Among the productions were "Fings Ain't Wot They Used T'Be" and "Oh! What a Lovely War" (1963), which transferred to New York City and for which he won a Tony Award. Spinetti's film career developed simultaneously; his dozens of film appearances would include Zeffirelli's "The Taming of the Shrew", "Under Milk Wood", "The Return of the Pink Panther" and "Under the Cherry Moon". During his later career, Spinetti acted with the Royal Shakespeare Company, in such roles as Lord Foppington in "The Relapse" and the Archbishop in "Richard III", at Stratford-upon-Avon; and, in 1990, he appeared in "The Krays". In 2008 he appeared in a one-man show, "A Very Private Diary", which toured the UK as "A Very Private Diary ... Revisited!", recounting his life story. Spinetti was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2011 and died of the disease in June 2012.