Giovanni Camillo Canzachi was an Italian actor, mainly performing Commedia dell'Arte. He was born in

Bologna Bologna (, , ; egl, label=Emilian language, Emilian, Bulåggna ; lat, Bononia) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in Northern Italy. It is the seventh most populous city in Italy with about 400,000 inhabitants and 1 ...

and mainly active in the first half of the 18th century. he was renowned as the character wearing the mask of the ''

Dottore Il Dottore (, 'the Doctor'), commonly known in Italian as ''Dottor Balan'' or simply ''Balanzone'' (; Bolognese egl, Dutåur Balanzån) is a '' commedia dell'arte'' stock character, in one scenario being an obstacle to young lovers. Il Dottore ...

''. He was recruited to perform in

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for the court of Emperor Charles the VI. Fluent in many languages, he invented the spirited and comic character of the ''Italianized Frenchman''. In 1740, while in

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, he published a comedy titled ''l' Adulatore'' (The Adulater). His play was not popular locally. Disenchanted, he then moved to

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, to perform for the elector's court.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Canzachi, Giovanni Camillo Commedia dell'arte 18th-century Italian male actors Italian male stage actors 18th-century Italian dramatists and playwrights Year of birth missing Year of death missing Actors from Bologna