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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Filmography
all 89
Movies 72
TV Shows 17
self 13
Narrator 2
Director 2
Luigi Proietti detto Gigi (2022)
We Are Cinema (2021)
I Am Santa Claus (2021)
Fellini of the Spirits (2020)
TV Story Superstar (2020)
Pinocchio (2019)
Sono Gassman! - Vittorio re della commedia (2018)
Meraviglie. La penisola dei tesori (2018)
Il premio (2017)
Cavalli di battaglia (2017)
Uberto degli specchi (2016)
Playback - Il caso Malien (2016)
A qualcuno piacerà - Storia e storie di Elio Pandolfi (2015)
Ma tu di che segno 6? (2014)
Una pallottola nel cuore (2014)
Indovina chi viene a Natale? (2013)
Istintobrass (2013)
L'ultimo Papa Re (2013)
Alberto il grande (2013)
Il signore della truffa (2011)
Box Office 3D: The Filmest of Films (2011)
Voi siete qui (2011)
All at Sea (2011)
Saint Philip Neri: I Prefer Heaven (2010)
Vittorio racconta Gassman: Una vita da mattatore (2010)
Life Is a Wonderful Thing (2010)
A Summer in the Caribbean (2009)
A summer at the sea (2008)
I Cesaroni (2006)
Il veterinario (2005)
Serata d'Onore: Gigi Proietti (2005)
Mai storie d'amore in cucina (2004)
The Jokes (2004)
Horse Fever: The Mandrake Sting (2002)
Ulisse. Il piacere della scoperta (2001)
Gigi Proietti Show - A me gli occhi 2000 (2000)
Chi ha incastrato Peter Pan? (1999)
Dirty Linen (1999)
Un nero per casa (1998)
L'avvocato Porta (1997)
Il maresciallo Rocca (1996)
Carràmba! Che sorpresa (1995)
Italian Restaurant (1994)
D'Artagnan's Daughter (1994)
Mille bolle blu (1993)
Villa Arzilla (1990)
I 7 Re di Roma (1989)
Sue Me (1985)
Sogni e bisogni (1985)
The Innocents Abroad (1983)
Gigi Proietti - La canzone del cane Milù (1983)
FF.SS. cioè '...che mi hai portato a fare sopra a Posillipo se non mi vuoi più bene?' (1983)
Di padre in figlio (1982)
I Don't Understand You Anymore (1980)
Two Pieces of Bread (1979)
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? (1978)
A Wedding (1978)
Edipo Re (1977)
Beach House (1977)
Languidi baci... perfide carezze (1976)
Horse Fever (1976)
The Inheritance (1976)
Chi dice donna, dice donna (1976)
House of Pleasure for Women (1976)
The Sex Machine (1975)
Bambina (1974)
Property Is No Longer a Theft (1973)
La Tosca (1973)
Meo Patacca (1972)
Orders are Orders (1972)
Lady Liberty (1971)
Bubu (1971)
Great Performances (1971)
Brancaleone at the Crusades (1970)
Dropout (1970)
La fantastica storia di Don Chisciotte della Mancia (1970)
The Howl (1970)
The Appointment (1969)
A Rather Complicated Girl (1969)
The Libertine (1968)
Piccoli borghesi (1968)
Tartarino sulle Alpi (1968)
Il Circolo Pickwick (1968)
Catch As Catch Can (1967)
Soldier's Girl (1967)
Vietnam guerra senza fronte (1967)
The Misanthrope (1967)
Pleasant Nights (1966)
Let's Talk About Women (1964)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1940-11-02
Deathday2020-11-02 (80 years old)
Birth NameLuigi Proietti
Birth PlaceRome, Italy
ChildrenCarlotta Proietti
RelativesRaffaele Proietti
CitizenshipsKingdom of Italy, Italy
Also Known AsLuigi Proietti
AwardsNastro d'argento for career, Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, Nastro d'Argento for Best Actor
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