About
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...
Known for
Great PerformancesSeries • 1971
American PlayhouseSeries • 1982
The CesaronisSeries • 2006
PinocchioMovie • 2019
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?Movie • 1978
D'Artagnan's DaughterMovie • 1994
BambinaMovie • 1974
The InheritanceMovie • 1976
Brancaleone at the CrusadesMovie • 1970
The LibertineMovie • 1968
Beach HouseMovie • 1977
A summer at the seaMovie • 2008
A WeddingMovie • 1978
The HowlMovie • 1970
Lady LibertyMovie • 1971
Saint Philip Neri: I Prefer HeavenMovie • 2010
Horse Fever: The Mandrake StingMovie • 2002
Property Is No Longer a TheftMovie • 1973
Box Office 3D: The Filmest of FilmsMovie • 2011
Let's Talk About WomenMovie • 1964
Indovina chi viene a Natale?Movie • 2013
A Summer in the CaribbeanMovie • 2009
Ma tu di che segno 6?Movie • 2014
I Am Santa ClausMovie • 2021