Annesley Dias
Born	January 31, 1927
Died	June 12, 2009
Occupation	Teacher, Translator, Comedian

Annesley Dias (Sinhala : ඇනස්ලි ඩයස්) (31 January 1927 to 12 June 2009) was a popular Sri Lankan comedian.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Comedian career

He started his comedian career through radio shows and became popular along with his fellow actors Berty Gunathilake and Samuel Rodrigo, through the radio comedy show 'Vinoda Samaya' (විනෝද සමය) meaning fun time. This radio show was later telecasted as a TV show as well.He was one of the most respected comedians and earned a lot of espect from leading politicians and leading Planters like Dinal Hilary Samerenayeka as well.