Gigi Proietti

Acting

Born November 2, 1940 — Died November 2, 2020 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gigi Proietti, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movies(76)

Luigi Proietti detto Gigi

Self

2022

Speciale Ulisse: Viaggio senza ritorno

2022

We Are Cinema

Self (archive footage)

2021

I Am Santa Claus

Nicola Natalizzi/Babbo Natale

2021

Fellini of the Spirits

Self

2020

Pinocchio

Mangiafuoco

2019

Sono Gassman! - Vittorio re della commedia

Self

2018

Il premio

Giovanni Passamonte

2017

Gigi Proietti in Edmund Kean

2017

Uberto degli specchi

2016

Playback - Il caso Malien

2016

A qualcuno piacerà - Storia e storie di Elio Pandolfi

Sé stesso

2015

Ma tu di che segno 6?

Avvocato Giuliano De Marchis

2014

Indovina chi viene a Natale?

Leonardo Sereni

2013

Istintobrass

Self

2013

Alberto il grande

Self

2013

Il signore della truffa

2011

Box Office 3D: The Filmest of Films

Professor Silenzio

2011

Voi siete qui

Self

2011

All at Sea

Smemorato

2011

Saint Philip Neri: I Prefer Heaven

San Filippo Neri

2010

Vittorio racconta Gassman: Una vita da mattatore

Self

2010

Life Is a Wonderful Thing

Claudio

2010

A Summer In The Caribbean

Alberto

2009

A summer at the sea

Giulio / Narrator

2008

Il Maresciallo Rocca e l'amico d'infanzia

Giovanni Rocca

2008

Il veterinario

Gigi Garulli

2005

Serata d'Onore: Gigi Proietti

2005

Mai storie d'amore in cucina

2004

The Jokes

il Padreterno/cameriere/portantino ospedaliero/cantante messicano/contadino/avvocato e cliente/direttore d'orchestra

2004

Horse Fever: The Mandrake Sting

Mandrake/Bruno Fioretti

2002

Monster Mash

Yorik (voice)

2000

Gigi Proietti Show - A me gli occhi 2000

2000

Dirty Linen

Prof. Rodolfo Melchiorri

1999

Un nero per casa

Lorenzo Paradisi

1998

D'Artagnan's Daughter

Giulio Mazarino

1994

Mille bolle blu

Narratore

1993

I 7 Re di Roma

Tiberino, Enea, Fauno Luperco, Romolo, Numa Pompilio, Tullo Ostilio, padre degli Orazi, Anco Marzio, Tarquinio Prisco, Servio Tullio, Tarquinio il Superbo, Bruto

1989