Gigi Proietti
Known For
Acting
Born
1940-11-02 in Rome, Lazio, Italy
Died
2020-11-02
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.
Most Known For
Great Performances
as Ferguson
The Cesaronis
as Se stesso
Bubu
as Giulio - the Thief
Istintobrass
as Self
Ulisse - Il piacere della scoperta
as Self
Dirty Linen
as Prof. Rodolfo Melchiorri
L'ultimo Papa Re
as cardinal Romeo Colombo da Priverno
L'avvocato Porta
as Antonio Porta
Pinocchio
as Mangiafuoco
Wonders - The Peninsula of Treasures
Chi ha incastrato Peter Pan?
as Ospite
The marshal Rocca
as Maresciallo Giovanni Rocca
Beach House
as Gigi
Bambina
as Saverio Mazzacolli
The Misanthrope
as Acasto
D'Artagnan's Daughter
as Giulio Mazarino
TV Story Superstar
as Self (archive footage)
Una pallottola nel cuore
as Bruno Plamieri
A Wedding
as Dino Corelli I
Horse Fever: The Mandrake Sting
as Mandrake/Bruno Fioretti