- Joseph Giampietro was born on June 21, 1866 in Vienna, Austrian Empire [now Austria]. He was an actor, known for Komm du kleines Kohlenmädchen (1907) and Don Juan heiratet (1909). He died on December 29, 1913 in Berlin, Germany.
- Father of actress Christl Giampietro.
- Josef Giampietro belonged to the top earner of the German variety theater and together with Alexander Girardi belonged the two Austrians to the superstars in that epoch.
- He acted together with the up-and-coming Fritzi Massary at the Metropol. Before he was engaged by Max Reinhardt but thought, that he couldn't develop there and went to Schultz's Metropol as a character comedian.
- Josef Giampietro attracted also attention in his private life. Although he wasn't of an impressive beauty he was regarded as the best suited lady-killer of the city. And when he went for a walk with his noble dogs in the Tiergarten, all passers-by turned to the illustrate group.
- Josef Giampietro knew like no one else how to caricature his time, both as a Prussian and an Austrian officer. In the empire he was famous for his refrain "Donnerwetter, Donnerwetter, diese Kerle. Jeder einzelne von ihnen eine Perle! Donnerwetter, Donnerwetter, tadellos!".
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