Giovanni Grasso
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Born11 November 1888
Catania, Sicily, Italy
Died30 April 1963 (aged 74)
Catania, Sicily, Italy
OccupationActor
Yearsactive1910-1955
Giovanni Grasso | |
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_Giovanni_Grasso.jpg) Grasso in For the Love of Mariastella (1946) | |
| Born | 11 November 1888 Catania, Sicily, Italy |
| Died | 30 April 1963 (aged 74) Catania, Sicily, Italy |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1910-1955 |
Giovanni Grasso (11 November 1888 – 30 April 1963) was an Italian stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1910 and 1955. He was born and died in Catania, Sicily, Italy.[1] Born into a family of marionettists, he was cousin and namesake of Giovanni Grasso, a respected stage actor specialized in the Sicilian language repertoire, so he assumed at the beginning of his career the stage name "Giovanni Grasso Junior" to stand out.[2] He was mainly active on stage, often acting together with his wife, Virginia Balestrieri.[2]