1938-01-06 ( 87 years old ) in Милано, Италия
Adriano Celentano (born 6 January 1938) is an Italian musician, singer, composer, actor, and filmmaker. He is dubbed il Molleggiato (the springy one) because of his dancing.
Celentano's many albums frequently enjoyed both commercial and critical success. With 150 million records sold worldwide, he is one of the best-selling Italian musical artists. Often credited as the author of both the music and lyrics of his songs, according to his wife Claudia Mori, some were written in collaboration with others. Due to his prolific career, both in Italy and abroad, he is considered one of the pillars of Italian music. Celentano is recognized for being particularly perceptive of changes in the music business, and is credited for having introduced rock and roll to Italy. As an actor, Celentano has appeared in 39 films, mostly comedies.
Celentano was born in Milan at 14 Via Cristoforo Gluck, and this address later became the subject of the famous song "Il ragazzo della via Gluck" ("The boy from Gluck Street"). His parents were from Foggia in Apulia and had moved north for work. His career as a singer started in 1959. Before his debut as an artist he was working as a watchmaker.
Heavily influenced by Elvis Presley and the 1950s rock 'n' roll scene as well as by American actor Jerry Lewis, Celentano started playing in a rock and roll band with Giorgio Gaber and Enzo Jannacci. Along with Gaber and Jannacci, he was discovered by Jolly Records A&R Executive Ezio Leoni, who signed him to his first recording contract and co-authored with Celentano some of his greatest early hits, including "24.000 baci", "Il tuo bacio è come un rock", and "Si è spento il Sole". He first appeared on screen in Ragazzi del Juke-Box, a 1959 Italian musical film directed by Lucio Fulci with music by Ezio Leoni. In 1960, Federico Fellini cast him as a rock and roll singer in his film La Dolce Vita.
In 1962, Celentano founded the Italian record label Clan Celentano (which is still active) with many performers such as Don Backy, Ola & the Janglers, Ricky Gianco, Katty Line, Gino Santercole, Fred Bongusto and his wife Claudia Mori.
As a film director, Celentano frequently cast Ornella Muti, Eleonora Giorgi and his wife Claudia Mori. He and Mori have three children, Rosita, Giacomo and Rosalinda Celentano. Rosalinda is most notable to worldwide audiences for playing Satan in Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ. Celentano has also hosted several Italian television shows.
Celentano has retained his popularity in Italy for over 50 years, selling millions of records and appearing in numerous TV shows and movies. As part of his TV and movie work, he created a comic genre, with a characteristic walk and facial expressions. For the most part, his films were commercially successful; indeed, in the 1970s and part of the 1980s, his low-budget movies were top of Italian box office rankings. As an actor, critics point to Serafino (1968), directed by Pietro Germi, as his best performance. ...
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Movies
1960
2010-09-05
Noi che abbiamo fatto la dolce vita
2009-08-08
Cyber Eden
1992-12-23
The Grumpy
1986-12-20
Joan Lui
1985-12-25
He's Worse than Me
1985-02-21
Special Features: Handsome
1983-12-22
Sing Sing
1983-10-15
Bingo Bongo
1982-12-23
Grand Hotel Excelsior
1982-10-07
Madly in Love
1981-12-18
Ace
1981-04-09
The Taming of the Scoundrel
1980-12-20
La locandiera
1980-10-02
Give Me Five
1980-03-28
Velvet Hands
1979-12-20
Saturday, Sunday and Friday
1979-06-06
Geppo il folle
1978-12-01
Loggerheads
1978-09-28
Here We for Example...
1977-10-28
L'altra metà del cielo
1977-03-04
Lunatics and Lovers
1976-05-29
The Con Artists
1976-04-15
Di che segno sei?
1975-10-23
Yuppi Du
1975-03-06
The Five Days
1973-12-20
Rugantino
1973-10-25
Little Funny Guy
1973-04-19
White Sister
1972-03-31
The Story of Romance and Knife
1971-09-18
Serafino
1968-12-17
La più bella coppia del mondo
1968-01-26
Robbery Roman Style
1964-12-17
Malamondo
1964-04-30
The Monk of Monza
1963-03-29
The Strange Type
1963-02-28
La colère
1962-03-07
The Seven Deadly Sins
1962-03-07
Hey, Let's Twist!
1961-12-31
I Kiss... You Kiss
1961-03-09
Sanremo - La grande sfida
1960-11-13
Howlers of the Dock
1960-03-13
La Dolce Vita
1960-02-05
Juke Box - Screams of Love
1959-11-28
The Jukebox Kids
1959-08-13
Go, Johnny, Go!
1959-06-01
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