Giani Esposito
Known For
Acting
Born
1930-08-23 in Etterbeek, Belgium
Died
1974-01-01
Biography
Giani Esposito (23 August 1930 – 1 January 1974) was a French film actor and singer-songwriter. Esposito was born from the union of a French mother with an Italian father in Etterbeek (Belgium), and he died from viral hepatitis in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France. He appeared in 50 films between 1951 and 1973. As singer-songwriter, between 1958 and 1973, he recorded numerous albums marked with spirituality and poetry. His biggest success is The Clowns (Les Clowns, 1957), several covers by Raymond Devos, Jeanne-Marie Sens, Hervé Vilard and Bernard Lavilliers. He was married with the French actress Pascale Petit and they had a girl, Doushka Esposito (born in 1963), today singer, and younger, under the name of Douchka, she was ambassadress of Walt Disney's productions on the French television. Source: Article "Giani Esposito" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
Most Known For
Cinépanorama
as Self
Discorama
as Self
Reflets de Cannes
as Self
Graf Yoster gibt sich die Ehre
as Mario Cortese
The Decameron
Les Misérables
as Marius de Pontmercy
French Cancan
as Prince Alexandre
Paris Belongs to Us
as Gerard Lenz
The Hussars
as Pietro
The Sea Pirate
as Napoléon
Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Françoise
as Ettore
Poison Ivy
as Le capitaine du bateau
That Is the Dawn
as Sandro Galli
Black Dossier
as Jean de Montesson
Quai des blondes
as un tueur
The Big Hit of Surcouf
as Napoléon
Normandy - Neman
as Lemaître
Cross of the Living
as Yan
My Husband Is Marvelous
as Un journaliste (uncredited)
Le Bel Âge
as Claude