Born: 18-Dec-1778
Birthplace: London, England
Died: 31-May-1837
Location of death: London, England
Cause of death: unspecified

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Occupation: Performance Artist

Nationality: England
Executive summary: Celebrated English clown

The most celebrated of English clowns, born in London on the 18th of December 1779, the son of an Italian actor. When less than two years old he was brought upon the stage at Drury Lane; at the age of three he began to appear at Sadler's Wells Theatre; and he did not finally retire until 1828. As the clown of pantomime he was considered without an equal, his greatest success being in Mother Goose, at Covent Garden (1806 and often revived). Grimaldi died on the 31st of May 1837. His Memoirs in two volumes (1838) were edited by Charles Dickens.

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