Franco Diogene

Franco Diogene
Franco Franchi and Franco Diogene in Il giustiziere di mezzogiorno (1975)
Born	Concetto Francesco Diogene (1947-10-20)20 October 1947 Catania
Died	27 May 2005(2005-05-27) (aged 57) Genoa
Occupation	Actor

Franco Diogene (20 October 1947 – 27 May 2005) was an Italian actor and comedian.

Born Concetto Francesco Diogene in Catania, he was the son of a Sicilian father and a Ligurian mother. At 5 years old, Diogene moved to Genoa with his family. In Genoa he completed his studies, and also started acting in a little theater of a parish. Since the early 1970s, he was one of the most active character actors in Italian cinema, often cast in humorous roles. He was also cast in several international productions, such as Midnight Express and The Name of the Rose, mainly thanks to his foreign language skills. Diogene was also active as a stand-up comedian, and he was the organizer of the beauty contest "Miss Top Model Universe".

Diogene died of a heart attack, aged 57 years old.