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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

104

Gender

Male

Birthday

1940-11-02

Day of Death

2020-11-02 (80 years old)

Place of Birth

Rome, Lazio, Italy

Also Known As

Luigi Proietti

Gigi Proietti

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.

Known For

Acting

The Howl

1970

The Howl

as

Carlo detto 'Coso'

The Jokes

2004

The Jokes

as

il Padreterno/cameriere/portantino ospedaliero/cantante messicano/contadino/avvocato e cliente/direttore d'orchestra

Horse Fever: The Mandrake Sting

2002

Horse Fever: The Mandrake Sting

as

Mandrake/Bruno Fioretti

All at Sea

2011

All at Sea

as

Smemorato

Bambina

1974

Bambina

as

Saverio Mazzacolli

The Libertine

1968

The Libertine

as

Sandro Maldini

A summer at the sea

2008

A summer at the sea

as

Giulio / Narrator

Beach House

1977

Beach House

as

Gigi

Sue Me

1985

Sue Me

as

Luigi Marchetti

Bubu

1971

Bubu

as

Giulio - the Thief

The Misanthrope

1967

The Misanthrope

as

Acasto

Mille bolle blu

1993

Mille bolle blu

as

Narratore

Pleasant Nights

1966

Pleasant Nights

as

Maresciallo (as Luigi Proietti)

Catch As Catch Can

1967

Catch As Catch Can

as

Truccatore

Lady Liberty

1971

Lady Liberty

as

Michel Bruni

Chi dice donna, dice donna

1976

Chi dice donna, dice donna

as

Sonia / Filippo

La Tosca

1973

La Tosca

as

Mario Cavaradossi

House of Pleasure for Women

1976

House of Pleasure for Women

as

Ivanoe (as Luigi Proietti)

I Don't Understand You Anymore

1980

I Don't Understand You Anymore

as

Alberto Spinelli

Voi siete qui

2011

Voi siete qui

as

Self

Orders are Orders

1972

Orders are Orders

as

Mario Pasini

Edipo Re

1977

Edipo Re

as

Dirty Linen

1999

Dirty Linen

as

Prof. Rodolfo Melchiorri

Ma tu di che segno 6?

2014

Ma tu di che segno 6?

as

Avvocato Giuliano De Marchis

A Wedding

1978

A Wedding

as

Dino Corelli I

Horse Fever

1976

Horse Fever

as

Bruno "Mandrake" Fioretti

Meo Patacca

1972

Meo Patacca

as

Meo Patacca

We Are Cinema

2021

We Are Cinema

as

Self (archive footage)

The Sex Machine

1975

The Sex Machine

as

Prof. Enrico Coppola

Il veterinario

2005

Il veterinario

as

Gigi Garulli

Soldier's Girl

1967

Soldier's Girl

as

Cesare Bottazzi

Dropout

1970

Dropout

as

Cieco

I 7 Re di Roma

1989

I 7 Re di Roma

as

Tiberino, Enea, Fauno Luperco, Romolo, Numa Pompilio, Tullo Ostilio, padre degli Orazi, Anco Marzio, Tarquinio Prisco, Servio Tullio, Tarquinio il Superbo, Bruto

Indovina chi viene a Natale?

2013

Indovina chi viene a Natale?

as

Leonardo Sereni

Il premio

2017

Il premio

as

Giovanni Passamonte

The Inheritance

1976

The Inheritance

as

Pippo Ferramonti

Two Pieces of Bread

1979

Two Pieces of Bread

as

Albergatore

Brancaleone at the Crusades

1970

Brancaleone at the Crusades

as

Pattume; Colombino; la Morte

Let's Talk About Women

1964

Let's Talk About Women

as

Omero (uncredited)

D'Artagnan's Daughter

1994

D'Artagnan's Daughter

as

Giulio Mazarino

Un nero per casa

1998

Un nero per casa

as

Lorenzo Paradisi

Languidi baci... perfide carezze

1976

Languidi baci... perfide carezze

as

Orfeo Scardamazzi

Box Office 3D: The Filmest of Films

2011

Box Office 3D: The Filmest of Films

as

Professor Silenzio

Pinocchio

2019

Pinocchio

as

Mangiafuoco

I Am Santa Claus

2021

I Am Santa Claus

as

Nicola Natalizzi/Babbo Natale

Istintobrass

2013

Istintobrass

as

Self

Monster Mash

2000

Monster Mash

as

Yorik (voice)

L'ultimo Papa Re

L'ultimo Papa Re

as

cardinal Romeo Colombo da Priverno

The marshal Rocca

The marshal Rocca

as

Maresciallo Giovanni Rocca

Italian Restaurant

Italian Restaurant

as

Giulio Broccoli

TV Story Superstar

TV Story Superstar

as

Self (archive footage)

Villa Arzilla

Villa Arzilla

as

Il giardiniere

The Cesaronis

The Cesaronis

as

Se stesso

Una pallottola nel cuore

Una pallottola nel cuore

as

Bruno Plamieri

L'avvocato Porta

L'avvocato Porta

as

Antonio Porta

The Lord of the Scam

The Lord of the Scam

as

Federico Sinacori/Nicola Persico

Production

Crew

Directing