Gigi Proietti
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
ActingBirthday
November 2, 1940Deathday
November 2, 2020Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
73Place of birth
Rome, Lazio, ItalyAlso known as
Luigi Proietti![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/rgTazZ5DYTHBzARl3IyAAqpJrNL.jpg)
Cast credits
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The Howl
Carlo detto 'Coso'![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/N98Pdb4hdNqZsYO5bBXXb897RS.jpg)
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
Ravello![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/g6NsLKL4bZcjd8g6BnIuc6TM5Zs.jpg)
Life Is a Wonderful Thing
Claudio![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/JHvazx5RZDu1boEbJ9iowxVsPj.jpg)
The Jokes
il Padreterno/cameriere/portantino ospedaliero/cantante messicano/contadino/avvocato e cliente/direttore d'orchestra![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/o6oT09vKGLxcKLk9UyIUg3XyNvf.jpg)
FF.SS. cioè '...che mi hai portato a fare sopra a Posillipo se non mi vuoi più bene?'
Curtatone![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/wqQFslMnLKI42EEJAfWn5lFc53u.jpg)
Horse Fever: The Mandrake Sting
Mandrake/Bruno Fioretti![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/hNNWLv5aERQsh5p9puIVIUps8WY.jpg)
All at Sea
Smemorato![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/cscbVMzq5w7AlZd2aVnR4bdR91w.jpg)
Bambina
Saverio Mazzacolli![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/ixPyUor6uHLIPTLDd4C0cg15AfS.jpg)
The Libertine
Sandro Maldini![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/8YXQUdw6YZhZvxrENBskBM7LQXv.jpg)
A summer at the sea
Giulio / Narrator![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/6LRWYGrUjT6zTwDmfrDgJ9R3H8Z.jpg)
Beach House
Gigi![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/cV45blk6nxj8xCySa1iLyiOmAfD.jpg)
Sue Me
Luigi Marchetti![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/z9OsQoM343WsIrP0zMEE06pO1vH.jpg)
Saint Philip Neri: I Prefer Heaven
San Filippo Neri![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/kqVp6B7VYHxdGssqU8EhJHJeBie.jpg)
Bubu
Giulio - the Thief![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/bD7VryaPAOXvS3j4WSqTAUj4BvP.jpg)
Mille bolle blu
Narratore![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/1gqFXFpk4VSB7txx31RmSdMctU1.jpg)
Lady Liberty
Michel Bruni![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/rs5vIM2zWDQsN2kSJJjTL7PdmUY.jpg)
Vietnam guerra senza fronte
Voce![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/8TvWhHIJU4NuIIKRcJivHTscuqm.jpg)
Chi dice donna, dice donna
Sonia / Filippo![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/jyJX4h4F1qBGmNj6UfBoBZPalSb.jpg)
La Tosca
Mario Cavaradossi![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/1b7wRw9c0lAv5glzK3Ialf2uqMO.jpg)
I Don't Understand You Anymore
Alberto Spinelli![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/vKnHounRM44VY8MIDdYp1dvTDRi.jpg)
Orders are Orders
Mario Pasini