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Gigi Proietti

Nov 02, 1940 - Nov 02, 2020 (80 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.

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Known For

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Great Performances
Ferguson
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Ulisse - Il piacere della scoperta
Self
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The Cesaronis
Se stesso
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L'avvocato Porta
Antonio Porta
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Una pallottola nel cuore
Bruno Plamieri
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Beach House
Gigi
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Club 92
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L'ultimo Papa Re
cardinal Romeo Colombo da Priverno
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The marshal Rocca
Maresciallo Giovanni Rocca
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The Lord of the Scam
Federico Sinacori/Nicola Persico

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