Walter Santesso

Walter Santesso
Born	27 February 1931 Padua, Italy
Died	20 January 2008 (aged 76) Padua, Italy
Occupation	Actor, director
Years active	1951–1969

Walter Santesso (27 February 1931 in Padua, Italy – 20 January 2008) was an Italian film actor and director. His character name "Paparazzo" in Federico Fellini's 1960 film La Dolce Vita^[1] has become synonymous with modern celebrity/tabloid photographers, who are collectively referred to as paparazzi.

Selected filmography

• 1952 : L'Homme de ma vie, directed by Guy Lefranc
• I cinque dell'Adamello (1954)
• The Sky Burns (1958)

References

1. Times retrieved 15th Sept 2010

External links

• Walter Santesso at the Internet Movie Database