John D'Silva

João Francisco Silva (born 20 February 1964), known professionally as John D'Silva, is an Indian actor, comedian, playwright, and director known for his work in Konkani films and tiatr productions. D'Silva is the first tiatrist to enter the Limca Book of Records in 2010 for acting, writing, directing and producing 25 tiatrs having a double alphabet in their titles.

For other people with similar names, see John D'Silva (disambiguation).

John D'Silva
D'Silva at the Kala Academy, 2015
Born
João Francisco Silva

(1964-02-20) 20 February 1964
Sancoale, Goa, India
Occupations
  • Actor
  • comedian
  • playwright
  • director
Years active1982–present
Awards
  • Yuva Srujan Puraskar (2008)
  • Limca Book of Records (2010)

He is the first tiatrist to have released his 25th tiatr Nattok in London and Germany and thereafter to have staged it throughout the state of Goa. He has also acted in the Konkani movies Padri (2005), O Maria (2010), Nachom-ia Kumpasar (2015), Nirmon (2015) and O La La (2018). He is the first tiatrist to have received the first Yuva Srujan Puraskar award for Art and Culture in 2009 from the Government of Goa for contributions to Konkani theatre.

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