Gigi Proietti
Born November 02, 1940 (Age: 85)
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Rome, Lazio, Italy
Biography
Luigi "Gigi" Proietti (2 November 1940 – 2 November 2020) was an Italian actor, voice actor, comedian, musician, singer and television presenter. After several stage works, in 1966 Proietti debuted both in cinema, in Pleasant Nights, and on television, in the TV series I grandi camaleonti. His first personal success came in 1971, when he replaced Domenico Modugno in the stage musical Alleluja brava gente by Garinei & Giovannini, starring alongside Renato Rascel. In 1974, after playing the role of Neri Chiaramantesi in the drama La cena delle beffe, alongside Carmelo Bene and Vittorio Gassman, in 1976 started a fruitful collaboration with playwright Roberto Lerici, with whom he wrote and directed his stage plays, starting with the one-man show A me gli occhi, please (Give me your eyes, please, 1976, reported on the scene in 1993, 1996 and 2000, in a memorable performance at the Olympic Stadium in his hometown). Initially planned to be performed 6 times, the show exceeded 300 performances, with an average audience of 2,000 per performance. He took part in several international movies, including The Appointment (1969), directed by Sidney Lumet, A Wedding (1978), directed by Robert Altman, and Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? (1978), directed by Ted Kotcheff. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gigi Proietti, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Luigi "Gigi" Proietti (2 November 1940 – 2 November 2020) was an Italian actor, voice actor, comedian, musician, singer and television presenter.
After several stage works, in 1966 Proietti debuted both in cinema, in Pleasant Nights, and on television, in the TV series I grandi camaleonti. His first personal success came in 1971, when he replaced Domenico Modugno in the stage musical Alleluja brava gente by Garinei & Giovannini, starring alongside Renato Rascel. In 1974, after playing the role of Neri Chiaramantesi in the drama La cena delle beffe, alongside Carmelo Bene and Vittorio Gassman, in 1976 started a fruitful collaboration with playwright Roberto Lerici, with whom he wrote and directed his stage plays, starting with the one-man show A me gli occhi, please (Give me your eyes, please, 1976, reported on the scene in 1993, 1996 and 2000, in a memorable performance at the Olympic Stadium in his hometown). Initially planned to be performed 6 times, the show exceeded 300 performances, with an average audience of 2,000 per performance.
He took part in several international movies, including The Appointment (1969), directed by Sidney Lumet, A Wedding (1978), directed by Robert Altman, and Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? (1978), directed by Ted Kotcheff.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Gigi Proietti, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Filmography
Speciale Ulisse: Viaggio senza ritorno
2022
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Age: 81
We Are Cinema
2021
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 81
Pinocchio
2019
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as Mangiafuoco
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Age: 79
Gigi Proietti in Edmund Kean
2017
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Age: 76
No Image
Uberto degli specchi
2016
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Age: 76
A qualcuno piacerà - Storia e storie di Elio Pandolfi
2015
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as Sé stesso
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Age: 74
Ma tu di che segno 6?
2014
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as Avvocato Giuliano De Marchis
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Age: 74
Il signore della truffa
2011
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Age: 70
Box Office 3D: The Filmest of Films
2011
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as Professor Silenzio
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Age: 70
Saint Philip Neri: I Prefer Heaven
2010
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as San Filippo Neri
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Age: 69
Life Is a Wonderful Thing
2010
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as Claudio
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Age: 69
A Summer In The Caribbean
2009
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as Alberto
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Age: 68
A summer at the sea
2008
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as Giulio / Narrator
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Age: 67
Il veterinario
2005
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as Gigi Garulli
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Age: 64
Mai storie d'amore in cucina
2004
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Age: 63
Horse Fever: The Mandrake Sting
2002
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as Mandrake/Bruno Fioretti
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Age: 61
Monster Mash
2000
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as Yorik (voice)
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Age: 59
Un nero per casa
1998
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as Lorenzo Paradisi
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Age: 58
D'Artagnan's Daughter
1994
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as Giulio Mazarino
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Age: 53
Mille bolle blu
1993
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as Narratore
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Age: 52
I 7 Re di Roma
1989
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as Tiberino, Enea, Fauno Luperco, Romolo, Numa Pompilio, Tullo Ostilio, padre degli Orazi, Anco Marzio, Tarquinio Prisco, Servio Tullio, Tarquinio il Superbo, Bruto
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Age: 48
Sue Me
1985
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as Luigi Marchetti
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Age: 44
I Don't Understand You Anymore
1980
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as Alberto Spinelli
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Age: 39
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
1978
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as Ravello
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Age: 37
A Wedding
1978
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as Dino Corelli I
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Age: 37
Edipo Re
1977
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Age: 37
Beach House
1977
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as Gigi
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Age: 36
Bambina
1974
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as Saverio Mazzacolli
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Age: 33
Property Is No Longer a Theft
1973
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as Paco
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Age: 32
La Tosca
1973
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as Mario Cavaradossi
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Age: 32
Meo Patacca
1972
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as Meo Patacca
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Age: 31
Orders are Orders
1972
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as Mario Pasini
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Age: 31
La fantastica storia di Don Chisciotte della Mancia
1970
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as Don Chisciotte della Mancia
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Age: 29
The Appointment
1969
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Age: 28
A Rather Complicated Girl
1969
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as Pietro
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Age: 28
Piccoli borghesi
1968
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as Nil
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Age: 28
Let's Talk About Women
1964
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as Omero (uncredited)
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Age: 23
Il nostro campione
1955
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Age: 14