Achille Zavatta (6 May 1915 – 16 November 1993) was a French clown, artist and circus operator.
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.Achille Zavatta : «Le clown est un homme universel»
He committed suicideVie et mort d'un Auguste in 1993 in Ouzouer-des-Champs, Loiret and was interred in the Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris.Paul Bauer. Deux siècles d'histoire au Père Lachaise Mémoire et Documents, 2006,
Filmography Year Title Role Notes1951 Au fil des ondes Himself 1956 Trapeze Achille Zavatta Uncredited1957 Du sang sous le chapiteau Boniface 1959 Visa pour l'enfer Le Gitan 1959 The Green Mare Déodat - le facteur 1959 Match contre la mort Le clown 1964 Rien ne va plus Achille 1964 Tintin and the Blue Oranges Un invité au château de Moulinsart Uncredited1967 Fire of Love Pierre Michaux 1967 The Curse of Belphegor Hubert 1971 La grande maffia... Le papa #2
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Achille Zavatta en clown