John D'Silva (born 20 February 1970)[1] is an Indian Konkani actor, playwright and director.[2] 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.[3]

John D'Silva
D'Silva in 2012
Born	(1970-02-20) 20 February 1970 (age 52) Goa, India
Other names	Comedian John D'silva
Occupation	Actor playwright director
Years active	1982 - present
Awards	Yuva Srujan Puraskar for Art and Culture (2009) Limca Book of Records (2010)
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Years active	2013 - present
Genre	Comedy
Subscribers	89,500
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Last updated: 13 September 2022

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 O Maria (2010), Nachom-ia Kumpasar (2015),[4] 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[5] from the Government of Goa for contributions to Konkani theatre.[6]

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