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 A…

Movies & TV Shows

1. Pinocchio (2019) — Mangiafuoco
2. Horse Fever (1976) — Bruno "Mandrake" Fioretti
3. Indovina chi viene a Natale? (2013) — Leonardo Sereni
4. Ma tu di che segno 6? (2014) — Avvocato Giuliano De Marchis
5. Box Office 3D: The Filmest of Films (2011) — Professor Silenzio
6. A Summer in the Caribbean (2009) — Alberto
7. A summer at the sea (2008) — Giulio / Narrator
8. Horse Fever: The Mandrake Sting (2002) — Mandrake/Bruno Fioretti
9. Il premio (2017) — Giovanni Passamonte
10. Brancaleone at the Crusades (1970) — Pattume; Colombino; la Morte
11. I Am Santa Claus (2021) — Nicola Natalizzi/Babbo Natale
12. D'Artagnan's Daughter (1994) — Giulio Mazarino
13. The Jokes (2004) — il Padreterno/cameriere/portantino ospedaliero/cantante messicano/contadino/avvocato e cliente/direttore d'orchestra
14. Life Is a Wonderful Thing (2010) — Claudio
15. Property Is No Longer a Theft (1973) — Paco
16. Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? (1978) — Ravello
17. Beach House (1977) — Gigi
18. Saint Philip Neri: I Prefer Heaven (2010) — San Filippo Neri
19. A Wedding (1978) — Dino Corelli I
20. The Cesaronis (2006) — Se stesso
21. All at Sea (2011) — Smemorato
22. Bambina (1974) — Saverio Mazzacolli
23. FF.SS. cioè '...che mi hai portato a fare sopra a Posillipo se non mi vuoi più bene?' (1983) — Curtatone
24. Let's Talk About Women (1964) — Omero (uncredited)
25. The Libertine (1968) — Sandro Maldini
26. The Howl (1970) — Carlo detto 'Coso'
27. Lady Liberty (1971) — Michel Bruni
28. The Inheritance (1976) — Pippo Ferramonti
29. Great Performances (1971) — Ferguson
30. Luigi Proietti detto Gigi (2022) — Self
31. La Tosca (1973) — Mario Cavaradossi
32. Fellini of the Spirits (2020) — Self
33. Sue Me (1985) — Luigi Marchetti
34. Bubu (1971) — Giulio - the Thief
35. A Rather Complicated Girl (1969) — Pietro
36. The Appointment (1969)
37. House of Pleasure for Women (1976) — Ivanoe (as Luigi Proietti)
38. I Don't Understand You Anymore (1980) — Alberto Spinelli
39. Orders are Orders (1972) — Mario Pasini
40. Meo Patacca (1972) — Meo Patacca

Directed

1. Un nero per casa (1998) — Director
2. Gigi Proietti in Edmund Kean (2017) — Director
3. Villa Arzilla (1990) — Director