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Gigi Proietti

Born
November 2, 1940
Died
November 2, 2020
Wikipedia
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.
Known For
Pinocchio
(2019)
Mangiafuoco
Bambina
(1974)
Saverio Mazzacolli
The Libertine
(1968)
Sandro Maldini
The Howl
(1970)
Carlo detto 'Coso'
Saint Philip Neri: I Prefer Heaven
(2010)
San Filippo Neri
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
(1978)
Ravello
Horse Fever
(1976)
Bruno "Mandrake" Fioretti
A Wedding
(1978)
Dino Corelli I
Beach House
(1977)
Gigi
The Jokes
(2004)
il Padreterno/cameriere/portantino ospedaliero/cantante messicano/contadino/avvocato e cliente/direttore d'orchestra
Indovina chi viene a Natale?
(2013)
Leonardo Sereni
Full Filmography
Acting
Let's Talk About Women
(1964)
Omero (uncredited)
Pleasant Nights
(1966)
Maresciallo (as Luigi Proietti)
Catch As Catch Can
(1967)
Truccatore
The Misanthrope
(1967)
Acasto
Soldier's Girl
(1967)
Cesare Bottazzi
Vietnam guerra senza fronte
(1967)
Voce
Piccoli borghesi
(1968)
Nil
The Libertine
(1968)
Sandro Maldini
A Rather Complicated Girl
(1969)
Pietro
The Appointment
(1969)
La fantastica storia di Don Chisciotte della Mancia
(1970)
Don Chisciotte della Mancia
Brancaleone at the Crusades
(1970)
Pattume; Colombino; la Morte
The Howl
(1970)
Carlo detto 'Coso'
Dropout
(1970)
Cieco
Bubu
(1971)
Giulio - the Thief
Lady Liberty
(1971)
Michel Bruni
Meo Patacca
(1972)
Meo Patacca
Orders are Orders
(1972)
Mario Pasini
Property Is No Longer a Theft
(1973)
Paco
La Tosca
(1973)
Mario Cavaradossi
Bambina
(1974)
Saverio Mazzacolli
The Sex Machine
(1975)
Prof. Enrico Coppola
Horse Fever
(1976)
Bruno "Mandrake" Fioretti
Chi dice donna, dice donna
(1976)
Sonia / Filippo
Languidi baci... perfide carezze
(1976)
Orfeo Scardamazzi
The Inheritance
(1976)
Pippo Ferramonti
House of Pleasure for Women
(1976)
Ivanoe (as Luigi Proietti)
Beach House
(1977)
Gigi
Edipo Re
(1977)
A Wedding
(1978)
Dino Corelli I
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
(1978)
Ravello
Two Pieces of Bread
(1979)
Albergatore
I Don't Understand You Anymore
(1980)
Alberto Spinelli
Di padre in figlio
(1982)
Self
Gigi Proietti - La canzone del cane Milù
(1983)
FF.SS. cioè '...che mi hai portato a fare sopra a Posillipo se non mi vuoi più bene?'
(1983)
Curtatone
Sue Me
(1985)
Luigi Marchetti
I 7 Re di Roma
(1989)
Tiberino, Enea, Fauno Luperco, Romolo, Numa Pompilio, Tullo Ostilio, padre degli Orazi, Anco Marzio, Tarquinio Prisco, Servio Tullio, Tarquinio il Superbo, Bruto
Mille bolle blu
(1993)
Narratore
D'Artagnan's Daughter
(1994)
Giulio Mazarino
Un nero per casa
(1998)
Lorenzo Paradisi
Dirty Linen
(1999)
Prof. Rodolfo Melchiorri
Gigi Proietti Show - A me gli occhi 2000
(2000)
Horse Fever: The Mandrake Sting
(2002)
Mandrake/Bruno Fioretti
Mai storie d'amore in cucina
(2004)
The Jokes
(2004)
il Padreterno/cameriere/portantino ospedaliero/cantante messicano/contadino/avvocato e cliente/direttore d'orchestra
Il veterinario
(2005)
Gigi Garulli
Serata d'Onore: Gigi Proietti
(2005)
A summer at the sea
(2008)
Giulio / Narrator
A Summer in the Caribbean
(2009)
Alberto
Vittorio racconta Gassman: Una vita da mattatore
(2010)
Self
Saint Philip Neri: I Prefer Heaven
(2010)
San Filippo Neri
Life Is a Wonderful Thing
(2010)
Claudio
Voi siete qui
(2011)
Self
All at Sea
(2011)
Smemorato
Il signore della truffa
(2011)
Box Office 3D: The Filmest of Films
(2011)
Professor Silenzio
Indovina chi viene a Natale?
(2013)
Leonardo Sereni
Istintobrass
(2013)
Self
Alberto il grande
(2013)
Self
Ma tu di che segno 6?
(2014)
Avvocato Giuliano De Marchis
A qualcuno piacerà - Storia e storie di Elio Pandolfi
(2015)
Sé stesso
Playback - Il caso Malien
(2016)
Uberto degli specchi
(2016)
Il premio
(2017)
Giovanni Passamonte
Sono Gassman! - Vittorio re della commedia
(2018)
Self
Pinocchio
(2019)
Mangiafuoco
Fellini of the Spirits
(2020)
Self
We Are Cinema
(2021)
Self (archive footage)
I Am Santa Claus
(2021)
Nicola Natalizzi/Babbo Natale
Luigi Proietti detto Gigi
(2022)
Self
Writing
Directing
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