Gigi Proietti
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Gigi Proietti, born in Rome in 1940, was one of the most versatile and beloved figures of Italian entertainment. Trained at the University of Rome and the Teatro Stabile school, he became a legend of the theatre with one-man shows like A Me Gli Occhi, Please and adaptations of Shakespeare, while also dubbing Sylvester Stallone and Robert De Niro in Italian. On the big screen he stood out in Febbre da Cavallo (1976) and the comedy Casotto (1977), and returned to wider audiences with the television juggernaut Il Maresciallo Rocca. Actor, singer, dubbing artist and teacher, he trained generations of Italian performers until his death in Rome in 2020.
Gigi Proietti
50 Movies
18 Series
Gigi Proietti, born in Rome in 1940, was one of the most versatile and beloved figures of Italian entertainment. Trained at the University of Rome and the Teatro Stabile school, he became a legend of the theatre with one-man shows like A Me Gli Occhi, Please and adaptations of Shakespeare, while also dubbing Sylvester Stallone and Robert De Niro in Italian. On the big screen he stood out in Febbre da Cavallo (1976) and the comedy Casotto (1977), and returned to wider audiences with the television juggernaut Il Maresciallo Rocca. Actor, singer, dubbing artist and teacher, he trained generations of Italian performers until his death in Rome in 2020.
Movies
Plays Mangiafuoco
Pinocchio
2019
Plays Saverio Mazzacolli
Bambina
1974
Plays Carlo detto 'Coso'
The Howl
1970
Plays Gigi
Beach House
1977
Plays Sandro Maldini
The Libertine
1968
Plays Giulio Mazarino
D'Artagnan's Daughter
1994
Plays Orfeo Scardamazzi
Languidi baci... perfide carezze
1976
Plays Ravello
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
1978
Plays Pattume; Colombino; la Morte
Brancaleone at the Crusades
1970
Plays Giulio - the Thief
Bubu
1971
Plays Dino Corelli I
A Wedding
1978
Plays San Filippo Neri
Saint Philip Neri: I Prefer Heaven
2010
Plays Gigi Garulli
Il veterinario
2005
Plays Pippo Ferramonti
The Inheritance
1976
Plays Tiberino, Enea, Fauno Luperco, Romolo, Numa Pompilio, Tullo Ostilio, padre degli Orazi, Anco Marzio, Tarquinio Prisco, Servio Tullio, Tarquinio il Superbo, Bruto
I 7 Re di Roma
1989
Plays Prof. Enrico Coppola
The Sex Machine
1975
Plays Prof. Rodolfo Melchiorri
Dirty Linen
1999
Plays Ivanoe (as Luigi Proietti)
House of Pleasure for Women
1976
Plays Michel Bruni
Lady Liberty
1971
Plays Yorik (voice)
Monster Mash
2000
Plays Bruno "Mandrake" Fioretti
Horse Fever
1976
Plays Mandrake/Bruno Fioretti
Horse Fever: The Mandrake Sting
2002
Plays Luigi Marchetti
Sue Me
1985
Plays Professor Silenzio
Box Office 3D: The Filmest of Films
2011
Plays Meo Patacca
Meo Patacca
1972
Plays Cieco
Dropout
1970
Plays Claudio
Life Is a Wonderful Thing
2010
Plays Alberto Spinelli
I Don't Understand You Anymore
1980
Plays il Padreterno/cameriere/portantino ospedaliero/cantante messicano/contadino/avvocato e cliente/direttore d'orchestra
The Jokes
2004
Plays Pietro
A Rather Complicated Girl
1969
Plays Mario Pasini
Orders are Orders
1972
Plays Maresciallo (as Luigi Proietti)
Pleasant Nights
1966
Plays Alberto
A Summer in the Caribbean
2009
Plays Sonia / Filippo
Chi dice donna, dice donna
1976
Plays Leonardo Sereni
Indovina chi viene a Natale?
2013
Plays Mario Cavaradossi
La Tosca
1973
Plays Giovanni Passamonte
Il premio
2017
Plays Truccatore
Catch As Catch Can
1967
Plays Nicola Natalizzi/Babbo Natale
I Am Santa Claus
2021
Plays Paco
Property Is No Longer a Theft
1973
Plays Curtatone
FF.SS. cioè '...che mi hai portato a fare sopra a Posillipo se non mi vuoi più bene?'
1983
Plays Smemorato
All at Sea
2011
Plays Avvocato Giuliano De Marchis
Ma tu di che segno 6?
2014
Plays Narratore
Mille bolle blu
1993
TV Shows
Plays Maresciallo Giovanni Rocca
The Marshal Rocca
1996
Plays Bruno Plamieri
Una pallottola nel cuore
2014
Plays generale Moureau
I grandi camaleonti
1964
Plays Pompeo
Sogni e bisogni
1985
Creator
Plays Giulio Broccoli
Italian Restaurant
1994
Plays Antonio Porta
L'avvocato Porta
1997
Plays Jingle
Il Circolo Pickwick
1968
Plays Don Chisciotte
La fantastica storia di Don Chisciotte della Mancia
1970
Creator
Plays Self
Warhorses
2017
Plays Conduttore / protagonista
Sabato sera dalle nove alle dieci
1974
Writer
Plays Conduttore
Attore, amore mio
1982
Plays cardinal Romeo Colombo da Priverno
L'ultimo Papa Re
2013
Plays San Filippo Neri
Saint Philip Neri: I Prefer Heaven
2010
Plays Federico Sinacori/Nicola Persico
The Lord of the Scam
2011
Director
Plays Il giardiniere
Villa Arzilla
1990
Plays Se stesso
The Cesaronis
2006
Plays Ferguson
Great Performances
1971
Plays Ferguson
American Playhouse
1982
Latest Trailers
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Pinocchio
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I Am Santa Claus
Nicola Natalizzi/Babbo Natale
2021
Film
Pinocchio
Mangiafuoco
2019
Film
Warhorses
Self · 4 episodes
2017
TV
Il premio
Giovanni Passamonte
2017
Film
Ma tu di che segno 6?
Avvocato Giuliano De Marchis
2014
Film
Una pallottola nel cuore
Bruno Plamieri · 14 episodes
2014–
TV
L'ultimo Papa Re
cardinal Romeo Colombo da Priverno · 2 episodes
2013
TV
Indovina chi viene a Natale?
Leonardo Sereni
2013
Film
The Cesaronis
Se stesso · 1 episode
2012
TV
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Gigi Proietti still alive?
Gigi Proietti passed away on November 2, 2020 at age 80.
What are the most famous roles of Gigi Proietti?
Gigi Proietti is best known for roles in Pinocchio, Horse Fever, Indovina chi viene a Natale?.
How many movies has Gigi Proietti been in?
Over a 65-year career (since 1955), Gigi Proietti has appeared in 49 movies and 16 TV shows.
What was Gigi Proietti's first movie?
The career of Gigi Proietti began with Il nostro campione (1955).
What is Gigi Proietti's most recent movie or series?
Gigi Proietti's most recent release is Luigi Proietti detto Gigi, which premiered on March 3, 2022.
What TV shows has Gigi Proietti appeared in?
On television, Gigi Proietti has appeared in The Cesaronis, Great Performances, Ulisse - The Pleasure of Discovery, The Marshal Rocca.
Gigi Proietti
1940-11-02 · 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.Gigi Proietti, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.