Italian actor, and singer Dino Cassio died in Italy July
9, 2012 from the effects of Alzheimer’s disease. Cassio had been in a coma
since late June when his health severely deteriorated.
Leonardo Cassio was born in Bari, Italy on April 2, 1934
and started his career as a vaudeville actor and character actor. He moved to
Rome and Turin in 1964 where he joined the group of ‘Il Brutos’ to replace
George Goshawk. The group embarked on the recording activity and continued as
actors. Since 1973 Dino pursued a solo
career as an actor well as remaining a part of the Il Brutos group. He often appeared in
Italian comedies. Notable of which is
“Il pap'occhio” “Non correre papa” directed by Renzo Arbore in which he sings
"Non corree papa”, a parody of the melodic tearjerker songs. One of his most famous roles was that of the
priest who meets Lino Banfi in the surreal scene in “Vieni avanti cretino” (1982). The following year he starred in “F.F.S.S.’,
cioè... che mi hai portato a fare sopra a Posillipo se non mi vuoi più
bene?" again directed by Renzo Arbore.
In recent years Cassio fell ill with Alzheimer's disease, and his health
deteriorated at the end of June 2012, when he fell into a coma.
Dino Cassio appeared in one Euro-western “Trinity and
Sartana are Coming” (1972) in the role as the sheriff.
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