
Gigi Proietti
Known for Acting · 97 credits
- Born
- 1940-11-02
- Died
- 2020-11-02
- Place of birth
- Rome, Lazio, Italy
- Also known as
- Luigi Proietti
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.
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Known For
TV Shows (21)

Great Performances
1971
as Ferguson

The Cesaronis
2006
as Se stesso

Ulisse - The Pleasure of Discovery
2001
as Self

The Marshal Rocca
1996
as Maresciallo Giovanni Rocca

Chi ha incastrato Peter Pan?
1999
as Ospite

TV Story Superstar
2020
as Self (archive footage)

Wonders - The Peninsula of Treasures
2018

Sogni e bisogni
1985
as Pompeo

Warhorses
2017
as Self

L'avvocato Porta
1997
as Antonio Porta

Una pallottola nel cuore
2014
as Bruno Plamieri

Italian Restaurant
1994
as Giulio Broccoli

Il Circolo Pickwick
1968
as Jingle

L'ultimo Papa Re
2013
as cardinal Romeo Colombo da Priverno

Tartarino sulle Alpi
1968

Saint Philip Neri: I Prefer Heaven
2010
as San Filippo Neri
Club 92
1990

Villa Arzilla
1990
as Il giardiniere

The Lord of the Scam
2011
as Federico Sinacori/Nicola Persico

La fantastica storia di Don Chisciotte della Mancia
1970
as Don Chisciotte
Sabato sera dalle nove alle dieci
1974
as Conduttore / protagonista
Movies (76)

The Howl
1970
as Carlo detto 'Coso'

Bambina
1974
as Saverio Mazzacolli

Beach House
1977
as Gigi

Pinocchio
2019
as Mangiafuoco

A Wedding
1978
as Dino Corelli I

The Libertine
1968
as Sandro Maldini

Istintobrass
2013
as Self

The Sex Machine
1975
as Prof. Enrico Coppola

Saint Philip Neri: I Prefer Heaven
2010
as San Filippo Neri

Catch As Catch Can
1967
as Truccatore

Lady Liberty
1971
as Michel Bruni

Brancaleone at the Crusades
1970
as Pattume; Colombino; la Morte

A Rather Complicated Girl
1969
as Pietro

We Are Cinema
2021
as Self (archive footage)

I Don't Understand You Anymore
1980
as Alberto Spinelli

Il premio
2017
as Giovanni Passamonte

D'Artagnan's Daughter
1994
as Giulio Mazarino

Sue Me
1985
as Luigi Marchetti

A Summer In The Caribbean
2009
as Alberto

Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
1978
as Ravello

Life Is a Wonderful Thing
2010
as Claudio

Box Office 3D: The Filmest of Films
2011
as Professor Silenzio

Horse Fever
1976
as Bruno "Mandrake" Fioretti

Monster Mash
2000
as Yorik (voice)

Pleasant Nights
1966
as Maresciallo (as Luigi Proietti)

The Inheritance
1976
as Pippo Ferramonti

The Jokes
2004
as il Padreterno/cameriere/portantino ospedaliero/cantante messicano/contadino/avvocato e cliente/direttore d'orchestra

House of Pleasure for Women
1976
as Ivanoe (as Luigi Proietti)

La Tosca
1973
as Mario Cavaradossi

Property Is No Longer a Theft
1973
as Paco

FF.SS. cioè '...che mi hai portato a fare sopra a Posillipo se non mi vuoi più bene?'
1983
as Curtatone

I Am Santa Claus
2021
as Nicola Natalizzi/Babbo Natale

Horse Fever: The Mandrake Sting
2002
as Mandrake/Bruno Fioretti

A summer at the sea
2008
as Giulio / Narrator

Dropout
1970
as Cieco

Soldier's Girl
1967
as Cesare Bottazzi

Mille bolle blu
1993
as Narratore

Orders are Orders
1972
as Mario Pasini

Chi dice donna, dice donna
1976
as Sonia / Filippo

Languidi baci... perfide carezze
1976
as Orfeo Scardamazzi

Mai storie d'amore in cucina
2004

All at Sea
2011
as Smemorato

Ma tu di che segno 6?
2014
as Avvocato Giuliano De Marchis

Let's Talk About Women
1964
as Omero (uncredited)

The Appointment
1969

Bubu
1971
as Giulio - the Thief

Meo Patacca
1972
as Meo Patacca

Fellini of the Spirits
2020
as Self

Two Pieces of Bread
1979
as Albergatore

Alberto il grande
2013
as Self

Il veterinario
2005
as Gigi Garulli

Vittorio racconta Gassman: Una vita da mattatore
2010
as Self

Luigi Proietti detto Gigi
2022
as Self

Dirty Linen
1999
as Prof. Rodolfo Melchiorri
Gigi Proietti - La canzone del cane Milù
1983

Indovina chi viene a Natale?
2013
as Leonardo Sereni

Di padre in figlio
1982
as Self

Viaggio senza ritorno
2022

Edipo Re
1977

Playback - Il caso Malien
2016

Il signore della truffa
2011
The Misanthrope
1967
as Acasto

Sono Gassman! - Vittorio re della commedia
2018
as Self

Un nero per casa
1998
as Lorenzo Paradisi

Gigi Proietti Show - A me gli occhi 2000
2000

I 7 Re di Roma
1989
as Tiberino, Enea, Fauno Luperco, Romolo, Numa Pompilio, Tullo Ostilio, padre degli Orazi, Anco Marzio, Tarquinio Prisco, Servio Tullio, Tarquinio il Superbo, Bruto
Uberto degli specchi
2016

Il nostro campione
1955

Piccoli borghesi
1968
as Nil

Voi siete qui
2011
as Self

Il Maresciallo Rocca e l'amico d'infanzia
2008
as Giovanni Rocca

Vietnam guerra senza fronte
1967
as Voce

Gigi Proietti in Edmund Kean
2017

La fantastica storia di Don Chisciotte della Mancia
1970
as Don Chisciotte della Mancia

A qualcuno piacerà - Storia e storie di Elio Pandolfi
2015
as Sé stesso

Serata d'Onore: Gigi Proietti
2005
About Gigi Proietti
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 b… With 97 credits spanning from 1955 to 2022, Gigi Proietti has appeared in 76 films and 21 TV shows.
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- The Howl (1970) — as Carlo detto 'Coso'
- Bambina (1974) — as Saverio Mazzacolli
- Beach House (1977) — as Gigi
- Pinocchio (2019) — as Mangiafuoco
- A Wedding (1978) — as Dino Corelli I
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