Annesley Dias [SEP] date of death
Annesley Dias
Annesley Dias (Sinhala : ඇනස්ලි ඩයස්) (31 January 1927 to 12 June 2009) was a popular Sri Lankan comedian.
Early life.
Annesley Dias had his primary education at St. Francis College, Dalugama, and his secondary education at St. Joseph's College Colombo 10. He studied pali and Sanskrit from the Vidyalankara Pirivena Kelaniya (කැළණිය විද්‍යාලංකාර පිරිවෙන).
He started his career as an English teacher, and later joined the Official Language Department as a language translator.
Comedian career.
Dias (surname)
Dias is a common surname in the Portuguese language, namely in Portugal and Brazil. It is cognate to the Spanish language surname "Díaz".
It is a name associated with :
- Albertina Dias, Portuguese long-distance runner
- Aline Dias, Brazilian actress
- Alycia Dias (born 1992), Pakistani playback singer
- Ana Dias (photographer) (born 1984), Portuguese photographer
- André Dias, Brazilian football player
- Annesley Dias, Sri Lankan Sinhalese