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Joseph Grimaldi

1778 - 1837

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Joseph Grimaldi (18 December 1778 – 31 May 1837) was an English actor, comedian and dancer, who became the most popular English entertainer of the Regency era. In the early 19th century, he expanded the role of Clown in the harlequinade that formed part of British pantomimes, notably at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane and the Sadler's Wells and Covent Garden theatres. He became so dominant on the London comic stage that the harlequinade role of Clown became known as "Joey", and both the nickname and Grimaldi's whiteface make-up design were, and still are, used by other types of clowns. Grimaldi originated catchphrases such as "Here we are again!", which continue to feature in modern pantomimes. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joseph Grimaldi is the 5,200th most popular actor (down from 4,001st in 2019), the 4,178th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,184th in 2019) and the 597th most popular British Actor.

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Among actors, Joseph Grimaldi ranks 5,200 out of 13,578. Before him are Richard Egan, Murat Yıldırım, Carol Cheng, Daniel Wu, Roy Dotrice, and Vera Vasilyeva. After him are Greta Lee, Sebastian Roché, Art LaFleur, Margaret Colin, Mark Rydell, and Medea Japaridze.

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Among people born in 1778, Joseph Grimaldi ranks 46. Before him are Michał Gedeon Radziwiłł, William Hazlitt, Georg Anton Friedrich Ast, Mariano Moreno, José de la Mar, and Jacques-Joseph Champollion-Figeac. After him are Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux, Javier de Burgos, Robert Emmet, and Rembrandt Peale. Among people deceased in 1837, Joseph Grimaldi ranks 43. Before him are Étienne-Gaspard Robert, Pavel Schilling, Diego Portales, Herman of Alaska, John Soane, and Ayub Shah Durrani. After him are Ivan Dmitriev, Henry Thomas Colebrooke, and Edward Donovan.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Joseph Grimaldi ranks 4,179 out of 8,785. Before him are G. Evelyn Hutchinson (1903), Craig Armstrong (1959), Wilko Johnson (1947), Muriel Freeman (1897), Marmaduke Pickthall (1875), and A. E. Housman (1859). After him are Roy Wood (1946), Jack Beresford (1899), Lily James (1989), Granville Bantock (1868), Mary Moser (1744), and Christopher Cazenove (1943).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Joseph Grimaldi ranks 597. Before him are Joe Cole (1988), Janet Montgomery (1985), Lennie James (1965), Nathalie Emmanuel (1989), Kay Kendall (1927), and Julian Richings (1955). After him are Lily James (1989), Christopher Cazenove (1943), Callum Keith Rennie (1960), Conleth Hill (1964), Kris Marshall (1973), and Michael Hordern (1911).

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