1940-11-02 ( 84 years old ) in Rome, Lazio, Italy

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.

Movies

We Are Cinema 2021-12-16
Pinocchio 2019-12-19
Il premio 2017-12-06
Istintobrass 2013-08-30
Voi siete qui 2011-09-08
All at Sea 2011-03-11
Il veterinario 2005-01-30
The Jokes 2004-02-06
Dirty Linen 1999-01-29
I 7 Re di Roma 1989-01-01
Sue Me 1985-01-17
A Wedding 1978-08-29
Edipo Re 1977-12-11
Beach House 1977-10-27
Horse Fever 1976-10-29
Bambina 1974-09-17
La Tosca 1973-03-23
Meo Patacca 1972-09-27
Lady Liberty 1971-12-22
Bubu 1971-02-16
Dropout 1970-12-18
The Howl 1970-05-01
The Libertine 1968-12-23
Soldier's Girl 1967-04-13