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
74Place of birth
Rome, Lazio, ItalyAlso known as
Luigi ProiettiCast credits
Luigi Proietti detto Gigi
SelfThe Howl
Carlo detto 'Coso'A qualcuno piacerà - Storia e storie di Elio Pandolfi
Sé stessoWho Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
RavelloSerata d'Onore: Gigi Proietti
Gigi Proietti Show - A me gli occhi 2000
Life Is a Wonderful Thing
ClaudioPiccoli borghesi
NilThe Jokes
il Padreterno/cameriere/portantino ospedaliero/cantante messicano/contadino/avvocato e cliente/direttore d'orchestraFF.SS. cioè '...che mi hai portato a fare sopra a Posillipo se non mi vuoi più bene?'
CurtatoneHorse Fever: The Mandrake Sting
Mandrake/Bruno FiorettiThe Appointment
All at Sea
SmemoratoBambina
Saverio MazzacolliThe Libertine
Sandro MaldiniA summer at the sea
Giulio / NarratorBeach House
GigiSue Me
Luigi MarchettiSaint Philip Neri: I Prefer Heaven
San Filippo NeriBubu
Giulio - the Thief