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.
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Movies (35)
Luigi Proietti detto Gigi
as Self
2022
Speciale Ulisse: Viaggio senza ritorno
2022
We Are Cinema
as Self (archive footage)
2021
I Am Santa Claus
as Nicola Natalizzi/Babbo Natale
2021
Fellini of the Spirits
as Self
2020
Pinocchio
as Mangiafuoco
2019
Sono Gassman! - Vittorio re della commedia
as Self
2018
Il premio
as Giovanni Passamonte
2017
Uberto degli specchi
2016
Playback - Il caso Malien
2016
A qualcuno piacerà - Storia e storie di Elio Pandolfi
as Sé stesso
2015
Ma tu di che segno 6?
as Avvocato Giuliano De Marchis
2014
Indovina chi viene a Natale?
as Leonardo Sereni
2013
Istintobrass
as Self
2013
Alberto il grande
as Self
2013
Il signore della truffa
2011
Box Office 3D: The Filmest of Films
as Professor Silenzio
2011
Voi siete qui
as Self
2011
All at Sea
as Smemorato
2011
Saint Philip Neri: I Prefer Heaven
as San Filippo Neri
2010
Vittorio racconta Gassman: Una vita da mattatore
as Self
2010
Life Is a Wonderful Thing
as Claudio
2010
A Summer In The Caribbean
as Alberto
2009
A summer at the sea
as Giulio / Narrator
2008
Il Maresciallo Rocca e l'amico d'infanzia
as Giovanni Rocca
2008
Il veterinario
as Gigi Garulli
2005
Serata d'Onore: Gigi Proietti
2005
Mai storie d'amore in cucina
2004
The Jokes
as il Padreterno/cameriere/portantino ospedaliero/cantante messicano/contadino/avvocato e cliente/direttore d'orchestra
2004
Horse Fever: The Mandrake Sting
as Mandrake/Bruno Fioretti
2002
Gigi Proietti Show - A me gli occhi 2000
2000
Dirty Linen
as Prof. Rodolfo Melchiorri
1999
Un nero per casa
as Lorenzo Paradisi
1998
D'Artagnan's Daughter
as Giulio Mazarino
1994
Mille bolle blu
as Narratore
1993
TV Shows (15)
TV Story Superstar
as Self (archive footage)
2020
Wonders - The Peninsula of Treasures
2018
Cavalli di battaglia
as Self
2017
Una pallottola nel cuore
as Bruno Plamieri
2014
L'ultimo Papa Re
as cardinal Romeo Colombo da Priverno
2013
The Lord of the Scam
as Federico Sinacori/Nicola Persico
2011
Saint Philip Neri: I Prefer Heaven
as San Filippo Neri
2010
The Cesaronis
as Se stesso
2006
Ulisse - Il piacere della scoperta
as Self
2001
Chi ha incastrato Peter Pan?
as Ospite
1999
L'avvocato Porta
as Antonio Porta
1997
The marshal Rocca
as Maresciallo Giovanni Rocca
1996
Italian Restaurant
as Giulio Broccoli
1994
Villa Arzilla
as Il giardiniere
1990
Club 92
1990