Joan Capri | |
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| Born | July 10, 1917 Barcelona |
| Died | February 4, 2000 (aged 82) |
| Occupation | humorist |
| Years active | 20th century |
| Known for | Irony monologues |
Joan Capri (Barcelona, July 10, 1917 - Barcelona, February 4, 2000) was a Catalan actor, humorist, and monologuist. His real name was Joan Camprubí i Alemany. His participation in plays and monologues made him an emblem of Catalan humor in the 20th century. With a kindly but incisive irony, he became a caricature of the average urban Catalan that made several generations laugh.
Capri's discs, with his recorded monologues, became very popular in Catalonia, even surpassing the Beatles sales in 1964.