El Risitas

Also known as El Joker

Spanish comedian and actor (1956-2021)

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Juan Joya Borja, known by the nickname El Risitas, was a Spanish humorist, actor, and comedian. Born in Seville in 1956, he was a male citizen of Spain who spoke and wrote in Spanish. His professional career began in 1999 and concluded in 2021. He was also recognized as an internet meme.

He died in Seville at the Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío on April 28, 2021. The cause of death was a myocardial infarction, classified as natural causes. Prior to his death, he had a medical condition of diabetes. He was a Catholic by religion.

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Film & TV

Seville, Andalusia, Spain

Juan Joya Borja was a Spanish comedian and actor known by the stage name El Risitas. He gained widespread popularity in 2015 thanks to a series of memes based on a television interview from June 2007 on Jesús Quintero's show Ratones coloraos.

Known for

Torrente 3: The Protector — Robledillo2005

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Key facts

Born: Juan Joya Borja , ( 1956-04-05 ) 5 April 1956, Seville , Andalusia , Spain
Died: 28 April 2021 (2021-04-28) (aged 65), Seville, Andalusia, Spain
Occupations: Comedian actor
Years active: 2000–2021
Television: 2000–2002: El Vagamundo, Canal 2 Andalucía, 2002–2005: Ratones Coloraos, Canal Sur Televisión, 2006–2007: El loco de la colina, La1, 2007–2012: El Gatopardo, Canal Sur
Height: 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Juan
Gender: male
Citizenship: Spain
Place of birth: Seville
Place of death: Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío
Occupation: comedian
Languages spoken: Spanish
Native language: Spanish
Religion: Catholicism
Image: Risitas.jpg
Height: 170

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date of birth: 1956-04-05
start of work period: 1999-00-00
nickname: El Risitas
end of work period: 2021-00-00
medical condition: diabetes
cause of death: myocardial infarction
manner of death: natural causes
Commons category: El Risitas
date of death: 2021-04-28
birth name: Juan Joya Borja
subject has role: internet meme

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Encyclopedic overview

Juan Joya Borja (5 April 1956 – 28 April 2021), was a Spanish comedian and actor, better known by his stage name, El Risitas ([el ri.ˈsi.tas]; Andalusian Spanish: [e‿rːiˈsitah, ɛ‿rːɪˈsɪtæ]; lit. 'The Giggles'). He gained widespread popularity in 2015 thanks to a series of memes based on a television interview recorded in 2007 on Jesús Quintero's TV show Ratones Coloraos.

Biography

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