Background
He was born Antonio Francesco Valentino Riccoboni in Mantua. His father was the celebrated actor Luigi Riccoboni, who became the director of the Comédie-Italienne in Paris in 1716, and his mother was the actress Elena Baletti (1686–1771).
He was born Antonio Francesco Valentino Riccoboni in Mantua. His father was the celebrated actor Luigi Riccoboni, who became the director of the Comédie-Italienne in Paris in 1716, and his mother was the actress Elena Baletti (1686–1771).
In 1726 he performed in Marivaux"s Louisiana Surprise de l"amour. He wrote more than 50 comedies in French and a treatise L"art du théâtre, published in 1750.
