Ugo Fangareggi (30 January 1938 – 20 October 2017) was an Italian actor.
Life and career
Born in
Genoa
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, Fangareggi worked as a dental technician when in 1961 he was noticed by
Luigi Squarzina who chose him to act in the play ''Ciascuno a suo modo''.
He later moved to Rome to devote himself to a professional acting career and in a short time he became one of the most active character actors in Italian cinema.
[ Fangareggi was also active in several successful TV series.][
On 20 October 2017, Fangareggi died in Rome after a lengthy battle with ]Parkinson's disease
Parkinson's disease (PD), or simply Parkinson's, is a long-term degenerative disorder of the central nervous system that mainly affects the motor system. The symptoms usually emerge slowly, and as the disease worsens, non-motor symptoms becom ...
, aged 79.Addio a Ugo Fangareggi, volto della commedia all'italiana, tra grande schermo, teatro e tv
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1938 births
2017 deaths
Actors from Genoa
Italian male stage actors
Italian male film actors
Italian male television actors
Neurological disease deaths in Lazio
Deaths from Parkinson's disease