Adriano Celentano

Biography

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 influe…

Movies & TV Shows

1. La Dolce Vita (1960) — Self (uncredited)
2. The Taming of the Scoundrel (1980) — Elia Codogno
3. Madly in Love (1981) — Barnaba Cecchini
4. Ace (1981) — Asso
5. Grand Hotel Excelsior (1982) — Taddeus
6. Bingo Bongo (1982) — Bingo Bongo
7. The Con Artists (1976) — Félix
8. He's Worse than Me (1985) — Leonardo
9. Velvet Hands (1979) — Ingegner Quiller
10. Special Features: Handsome (1983) — Mattia
11. Il burbero (1986) — Tito Torrisi
12. Serafino (1968) — Serafino Fiorin
13. The Monk of Monza (1963) — Un falso frate
14. Rugantino (1973) — Rugantino
15. Sing Sing (1983) — Alfredo "Boghy"
16. Yuppi Du (1975) — Felice della Pietà
17. Here We for Example... (1977) — Antonmatteo Colombo detto Click
18. The Five Days (1973) — Cainazzo
19. Di che segno sei? (1975) — Alfredo Astariti detto "Fred Astaire"
20. Joan Lui (1985) — Joan Lui
21. The Story of Romance and Knife (1971) — Nino "Ninetto" Patroni, detto Er Più di Borgo
22. Saturday, Sunday and Friday (1979) — Mr. Constantin (episodio "Venerdì")
23. Give Me Five (1980) — don Fulgenzio
24. La locandiera (1980) — Cavaliere di Ripafretta
25. Little Funny Guy (1973) — Peppino Cavallo
26. White Sister (1972) — Annibale Pezzi
27. Loggerheads (1978) — Herman / Gustav
28. The Seven Deadly Sins (1962) — Self (segment "La colère") (archive footage) (uncredited)
29. Howlers of the Dock (1960) — Adriano il molleggiato
30. Adrian (2019) — Adrian (voice)
31. The Strange Type (1963) — Peppino
32. Geppo il folle (1978) — Geppo
33. Robbery Roman Style (1964) — Sergio
34. Lunatics and Lovers (1976) — Sprint Boss
35. 1960 (2010) — Self (archive footage)
36. The Jukebox Kids (1959) — Adriano
37. Malamondo (1964) — Narrator
38. L'altra metà del cielo (1977) — Don Vincenzo Ferrari
39. Juke Box - Screams of Love (1959) — Singer
40. Cyber Eden (1992) — Furio

Directed

1. Yuppi Du (1975) — Director
2. Joan Lui (1985) — Director
3. Adrian (2019) — Director
4. Geppo il folle (1978) — Director
5. Robbery Roman Style (1964) — Director
6. Rockpolitik (2005) — Director