Gigi Proietti
Acting
- Born:
- 1940-11-02
- Died:
- 2020-11-02
- Place of birth:
- Rome, Lazio, Italy
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
Filmography
Luigi Proietti detto Gigi
Viaggio senza ritorno
We Are Cinema
I Am Santa Claus
Fellini of the Spirits
TV Story Superstar
Pinocchio
Sono Gassman! - Vittorio re della commedia
Wonders - The Peninsula of Treasures
Il premio
Warhorses
Gigi Proietti in Edmund Kean
Uberto degli specchi
Playback - Il caso Malien
A qualcuno piacerà - Storia e storie di Elio Pandolfi
Ma tu di che segno 6?
Una pallottola nel cuore
Indovina chi viene a Natale?
Istintobrass
L'ultimo Papa Re
Alberto il grande
L'Aquila - Cultura rinascente
Il signore della truffa
The Lord of the Scam
Box Office 3D: The Filmest of Films
Voi siete qui
All at Sea
Saint Philip Neri: I Prefer Heaven
Saint Philip Neri: I Prefer Heaven
Vittorio racconta Gassman: Una vita da mattatore
Life Is a Wonderful Thing
A Summer in the Caribbean
A summer at the sea
Il Maresciallo Rocca e l'amico d'infanzia
The Cesaronis
Serata d'Onore: Gigi Proietti
Mai storie d'amore in cucina
The Jokes
Horse Fever: The Mandrake Sting
Ulisse - The Pleasure of Discovery
Monster Mash
Gigi Proietti Show - A me gli occhi 2000
Chi ha incastrato Peter Pan?
Dirty Linen
Un nero per casa
L'avvocato Porta
The Marshal Rocca
Italian Restaurant
D'Artagnan's Daughter
Mille bolle blu
Villa Arzilla
Club 92
I 7 Re di Roma
Sue Me
Sogni e bisogni
FF.SS. cioè '...che mi hai portato a fare sopra a Posillipo se non mi vuoi più bene?'
Gigi Proietti - La canzone del cane Milù
American Playhouse
Attore, amore mio
Di padre in figlio
I Don't Understand You Anymore
Two Pieces of Bread
A Wedding
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
Edipo Re
Beach House
Languidi baci... perfide carezze
Horse Fever
The Inheritance
Chi dice donna, dice donna
House of Pleasure for Women
The Sex Machine
Bambina
Sabato sera dalle nove alle dieci
Property Is No Longer a Theft
La Tosca
Meo Patacca
Orders are Orders
Lady Liberty
Bubu
Great Performances
Brancaleone at the Crusades
Dropout
La fantastica storia di Don Chisciotte della Mancia
The Howl
The Appointment
A Rather Complicated Girl
The Libertine
Piccoli borghesi
Tartarino sulle Alpi
Il Circolo Pickwick
Catch As Catch Can
Soldier's Girl
The Misanthrope
Vietnam guerra senza fronte
Pleasant Nights
I grandi camaleonti
Let's Talk About Women
Il nostro campione