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| Born | Robert Olivo June 16, 1937 New York City, US |
| Died | August 28, 1989(1989-08-28) (aged 52) New York City, US |
| Other names | Pope Ondine |
| Occupation | Actor |
Robert Olivo (June 16, 1937 – August 28, 1989), better known by his stage nameOndine, was an American actor. He is best known for appearing in a series of films in the mid-1960s byAndy Warhol, whom he claimed to have met in 1961 at anorgy:[1]
I was at an orgy, and he [Warhol] was, ah, this great presence in the back of the room. And this orgy was run by a friend of mine, and, so, I said to this person, 'Would you please mind throwing that thing [Warhol] out of here?' And that thing was thrown out of there, and when he came up to me the next time, he said to me, 'Nobody has ever thrown me out of a party.' He said, 'You know? Don't you know who I am?' And I said, 'Well, I don't give a good flying fuck who you are. You just weren't there. You weren't involved...'[2][3]
Ondine was the focus of Warhol's book,a, A Novel, based on transcripts of Ondine and others.[4] He appeared in films made by his lover,Roger Jacoby,Dream Sphinx Opera,L'Amico Fried's Glamorous Friends, andKunst Life.[5][6][7]
In later years, he supported himself by showing Warhol films and delivering a lecture on his days as aWarhol superstar on the college circuit. He died of AIDS-related liver disease inQueens, New York in 1989, aged 52. He was portrayed in the filmI Shot Andy Warhol byMichael Imperioli.[citation needed]
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