Gigi Proietti
Born: 1940-11-02 in Rome, Lazio, Italy
Died: 2020-11-02
Known For: Acting
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 Altman, and Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? (1978), directed by Ted Kotcheff. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gigi Proietti, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
2022
2021
- We Are Cinema as Self (archive footage)
- I Am Santa Claus as Nicola Natalizzi/Babbo Natale
2020
- TV Story Superstar as Self (archive footage)
- Fellini of the Spirits as Self
2019
- Pinocchio as Mangiafuoco
2017
- Warhorses as Self
- Il premio as Giovanni Passamonte
- Gigi Proietti in Edmund Kean
2015
2014
- Una pallottola nel cuore as Bruno Plamieri
- Ma tu di che segno 6? as Avvocato Giuliano De Marchis
2013
- Istintobrass as Self
- L'ultimo Papa Re as cardinal Romeo Colombo da Priverno
- Alberto il grande as Self
- Indovina chi viene a Natale? as Leonardo Sereni
2011
- All at Sea as Smemorato
- The Lord of the Scam as Federico Sinacori/Nicola Persico
- Box Office 3D: The Filmest of Films as Professor Silenzio
- Voi siete qui as Self
- Il signore della truffa
2010
- Saint Philip Neri: I Prefer Heaven as San Filippo Neri
- Life Is a Wonderful Thing as Claudio
- Vittorio racconta Gassman: Una vita da mattatore as Self
- Saint Philip Neri: I Prefer Heaven as San Filippo Neri
2009
- A Summer In The Caribbean as Alberto
2008
- Il Maresciallo Rocca e l'amico d'infanzia as Giovanni Rocca
- A summer at the sea as Giulio / Narrator
- Il Maresciallo Rocca e l'amico d'infanzia as Giovanni Rocca
2006
- The Cesaronis as Se stesso
2005
- Il veterinario as Gigi Garulli
- Serata d'Onore: Gigi Proietti
2004
- Mai storie d'amore in cucina
- The Jokes as il Padreterno/cameriere/portantino ospedaliero/cantante messicano/contadino/avvocato e cliente/direttore d'orchestra
2002
- Horse Fever: The Mandrake Sting as Mandrake/Bruno Fioretti
2001
2000
- Monster Mash as Yorik (voice)
- Gigi Proietti Show - A me gli occhi 2000
1999
- Chi ha incastrato Peter Pan? as Ospite
- Dirty Linen as Prof. Rodolfo Melchiorri
1998
- Un nero per casa as Lorenzo Paradisi
1997
- L'avvocato Porta as Antonio Porta
1996
- The Marshal Rocca as Maresciallo Giovanni Rocca
1994
- D'Artagnan's Daughter as Giulio Mazarino
- Italian Restaurant as Giulio Broccoli
1993
- Mille bolle blu as Narratore
1990
- Club 92
- Villa Arzilla as Il giardiniere
1989
- I 7 Re di Roma as Tiberino, Enea, Fauno Luperco, Romolo, Numa Pompilio, Tullo Ostilio, padre degli Orazi, Anco Marzio, Tarquinio Prisco, Servio Tullio, Tarquinio il Superbo, Bruto
1985
- Sue Me as Luigi Marchetti
- Sogni e bisogni as Pompeo
1983
1982
- American Playhouse as Ferguson
- Attore, amore mio as Conduttore
- Di padre in figlio as Self
1980
- I Don't Understand You Anymore as Alberto Spinelli
1979
- Two Pieces of Bread as Albergatore
1978
- A Wedding as Dino Corelli I
- Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? as Ravello
1977
- Beach House as Gigi
- Edipo Re
1976
- The Inheritance as Pippo Ferramonti
- Languidi baci... perfide carezze as Orfeo Scardamazzi
- Horse Fever as Bruno "Mandrake" Fioretti
- House of Pleasure for Women as Ivanoe (as Luigi Proietti)
- Chi dice donna, dice donna as Sonia / Filippo
1975
- The Sex Machine as Prof. Enrico Coppola
1974
- Bambina as Saverio Mazzacolli
- Sabato sera dalle nove alle dieci as Conduttore / protagonista
1973
- La Tosca as Mario Cavaradossi
- Property Is No Longer a Theft as Paco
1972
- Meo Patacca as Meo Patacca
- Orders are Orders as Mario Pasini
1971
- Great Performances as Ferguson
- Bubu as Giulio - the Thief
- Lady Liberty as Michel Bruni
1970
- The Howl as Carlo detto 'Coso'
- Brancaleone at the Crusades as Pattume; Colombino; la Morte
- Dropout as Cieco
- La fantastica storia di Don Chisciotte della Mancia as Don Chisciotte
- La fantastica storia di Don Chisciotte della Mancia as Don Chisciotte della Mancia
1969
- A Rather Complicated Girl as Pietro
- The Appointment
1968
- The Libertine as Sandro Maldini
- Il Circolo Pickwick as Jingle
- Tartarino sulle Alpi
- Piccoli borghesi as Nil
1967
- The Misanthrope as Acasto
- Vietnam guerra senza fronte as Voce
- Catch As Catch Can as Truccatore
- Soldier's Girl as Cesare Bottazzi
1966
- Pleasant Nights as Maresciallo (as Luigi Proietti)
1964
- I grandi camaleonti as generale Moureau
- Let's Talk About Women as Omero (uncredited)