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Giani Esposito

Aug 23, 1930 - Jan 01, 1974 (43 years old) in Etterbeek, Belgium

Giani Esposito (23 August 1930 – 1 January 1974) was a French film actor and singer-songwriter.

Esposito was born from the union of a French mother with an Italian father in Etterbeek (Belgium), and he died from viral hepatitis in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France. He appeared in 50 films between 1951 and 1973.

As singer-songwriter, between 1958 and 1973, he recorded numerous albums marked with spirituality and poetry. His biggest success is The Clowns (Les Clowns, 1957), several covers by Raymond Devos, Jeanne-Marie Sens, Hervé Vilard and Bernard Lavilliers.

He was married with the French actress Pascale Petit and they had a girl, Doushka Esposito (born in 1963), today singer, and younger, under the name of Douchka, she was ambassadress of Walt Disney's productions on the French television.

Source: Article "Giani Esposito" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.

Known For

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Graf Yoster gibt sich die Ehre
Mario Cortese
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Reflets de Cannes
Self
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The Decameron
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Les Misérables
Marius de Pontmercy
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French Cancan
Prince Alexandre
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Bad Liaisons
Pierre Jaeger
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Paris Belongs to Us
Gerard Lenz
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Poison Ivy
Le capitaine du bateau
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The Big Hit of Surcouf
Napoléon
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The Sea Pirate
Napoléon

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