Dimitri the clown

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Dimitri and Dimitri, 1993 (RDB/Christian Lanz) RDB

Getting ready to go onstage, 2007 (RDB/Kurt Meier) RDB

Scenes from the Porteur show (Yves Burdet/clowndimitri.ch) Yves Burdet/clowndimitri.ch

1961 (RDB/ATP/Rutishauser) RDB

Dimitri in 1970 with his children in Bern's Kleintheater Kramgasse 6. (Keystone/Photopress) Keystone

(Rémy Steinegger/clowndimitri.ch) Christian Altdorfer/clowndimitri.ch

With the French mime Marcel Marceau in 2005. They first met in Paris in 1958. (Keystone/Karl Mathys) Keystone

In 1975, Dimitri opened his theatre school in Verscio, canton Ticino (Keystone/Gaetan Bally) Keystone

"The letter juggler", a special stamp designed by Dimitri for the Swiss Post in 2006 Keystone

The Famiglia Dimitri - his children Masha, David and Nina as well as his son-in-law Kai Leclerc in New York in 2009 (Keystone/AP Photo/Louis Lanzano) Keystone

In 2005, Dimitri starred in the Samuel Beckett play, Krapp's Last Tape (Wolf Fischer/clowndimitri.ch) Wolf Fischer/clowndimitir.ch

In 1970, 1973 and 1979, Dimitri toured the country with the Swiss National Circus (Keystone) Keystone

Roberto and Dimitri sang traditional songs from the southern canton of Ticino, producing three records over the years (clowndimitri.ch) clowndimitri.ch

Instrument testing, 1985 (RDB/Sobli/Laslo Irmes) RDB

Speaking at an anti-apartheid demonstration in 1988 (Keystone) Keystone

Curtains, 1965 (RDB/ATP/Cahppuis) RDB

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The Swiss director, actor, painter, musician, teacher and theatre owner turns 75.

Before he reached the age of 20, Dimitri had already decided to become a clown.Today, he is still considered one of the greatest living clowns, who not only makes spectators laugh, but can also make them cry.