Achille Zavatta

Achille Zavatta (6 May 1915 – 16 November 1993) was a French clown, artist and circus operator.

Achille Zavatta
Zavatta in 1974
Born(1915-05-06)6 May 1915
La Goulette, Tunisia
Died16 November 1993(1993-11-16) (aged 78)
Ouzouer-des-Champs, Loiret, France
Cause of deathSuicide
Resting placePère Lachaise Cemetery
OccupationClown

Biography

Zavatta was born in La Goulette, Tunisia, the son of Federico Zavatta, a circus owner. He started performing in his family's circus show at the age of three, forming with his brothers Michel and Rolph, the Zavatta Trio. He was the interval act at the 1962 Eurovision Song Contest in Luxemburg. To this day the Zavatta Circus tours France and surrounding countries, these performances include live tiger acts, which means the circus cannot tour Britain under the Animal Welfare Act. The circus is rated as a top show in France.

He became famous for his skills as a pantomime.[1]

He committed suicide[2] in 1993 in Ouzouer-des-Champs, Loiret and was interred in the Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris.[3]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1951Au fil des ondesHimself
1956TrapezeAchille ZavattaUncredited
1957Du sang sous le chapiteauBoniface
1959Visa pour l'enferLe Gitan
1959The Green MareDéodat - le facteur
1959Match contre la mortLe clown
1964Rien ne va plusAchille
1964Tintin and the Blue OrangesUn invité au château de MoulinsartUncredited
1967Fire of LovePierre Michaux
1967The Curse of BelphegorHubert
1971La grande maffia...Le papa #2

References
  1. Achille Zavatta : «Le clown est un homme universel»
  2. Vie et mort d'un Auguste
  3. Paul Bauer. Deux siècles d'histoire au Père Lachaise Mémoire et Documents, 2006, ISBN 978-2914611480
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