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Cesare Danova

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Actor

The Resume

    (March 1, 1926-March 19, 1992)
    Born in Bergamo, Italy
    Birth name was Cesare Deitinger
    Portrayed Mayor Carmine DePasto in 'National Lampoon's Animal House' (1978)
    Also appeared in the films 'The Holy Nun' (1945), 'El Correo del Rey' (1951), 'I Tre Corsari' (1952), 'L'Eterna Feminia' (1954), 'Don Juan' (1955), 'The Man Who Understood Women' (1959), 'Cleopatra' (1963), 'Gidget Goes to Rome' (1963), 'Viva Las Vegas' (1964), 'Che!' (1969), 'Mean Streets' (1973) and 'Tentacles' (1977)

Why he might be annoying:

    He planned to become a doctor until he suffered a nervous breakdown shortly before he was to complete his degree.
    He was originally to have been the lead in 'Ben-Hur' (1959) until director William Wyler decided he did not want an actor with an accent in the role and chose Charlton Heston.
    After he became a born-again Christian, he appeared regularly on Pat Robertson's '700 Club' and took part in '700 Club' telethons.
    He suffered a fatal heart attack at the headquarters of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences during a meeting of the foreign language film committee.

Why he might not be annoying:

    While recovering from his breakdown, he was discovered by Dino DeLaurentiis, who insisted that he take a screen test.
    He was a fencing champion by age 15, a member of the Italian national rugby team at age 17, a champion amateur swimmer, and an expert polo player and archer.
    He spoke five languages: Italian, English, French, Spanish and German.

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 348 Votes: 29.89% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 22 Votes: 4.55% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 48 Votes: 52.08% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 97 Votes: 44.33% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 2769 Votes: 45.36% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 4740 Votes: 46.05% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 6868 Votes: 36.65% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 10893 Votes: 35.34% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 9160 Votes: 34.12% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 30454 Votes: 25.40% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 172094 Votes: 17.87% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 27421 Votes: 3.87% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 23 Votes: 52.17% Annoying