Quick Facts
Born:
1930-08-23
Birthplace:
Etterbeek, Belgium
Credits:
33 Total Roles
Giani Esposito
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Biography
Giani Esposito (23 August 1930 – 1 January 1974) was a French film actor and singer-songwriter.
Esposito was born from the union of a French mother with an Italian father in Etterbeek (Belgium), and he died from viral hepatitis in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France. He appeared in 50 films between 1951 and 1973.
As singer-songwriter, between 1958 and 1973, he recorded numerous albums marked with spirituality and poetry. His biggest success is The Clowns (Les Clowns, 1957), several covers by Raymond Devos, Jeanne-Marie Sens, Hervé Vilard and Bernard Lavilliers.
He was married with the French actress Pascale Petit and they had a girl, Doushka Esposito (born in 1963), today singer, and younger, under the name of Douchka, she was ambassadress of Walt Disney's productions on the French television.
Source: Article "Giani Esposito" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
Esposito was born from the union of a French mother with an Italian father in Etterbeek (Belgium), and he died from viral hepatitis in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France. He appeared in 50 films between 1951 and 1973.
As singer-songwriter, between 1958 and 1973, he recorded numerous albums marked with spirituality and poetry. His biggest success is The Clowns (Les Clowns, 1957), several covers by Raymond Devos, Jeanne-Marie Sens, Hervé Vilard and Bernard Lavilliers.
He was married with the French actress Pascale Petit and they had a girl, Doushka Esposito (born in 1963), today singer, and younger, under the name of Douchka, she was ambassadress of Walt Disney's productions on the French television.
Source: Article "Giani Esposito" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
Known For
The Decameron
Self
Les Misérables
Marius de Pontmercy
French Cancan
Prince Alexandre
Paris Belongs to Us
Gerard Lenz
That Is the Dawn
Sandro Galli
Black Dossier
Jean de Montesson
The Hussars
Pietro
The Sea Pirate
Napoléon
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Le Provocateur TV | Pierre Valonne |
| 1971 | The Decameron MOVIE | Self |
| 1970 | Le Coeur cambriolé MOVIE | Franz Marertens |
| 1969 | La princesse vous demande MOVIE | Self |
| 1969 | Tout pour le mieux MOVIE | Flavio Gualdi |
| 1967 | Graf Yoster gibt sich die Ehre TV | Mario Cortese |
| 1966 | The Big Hit of Surcouf MOVIE | Napoléon |
| 1966 | The Sea Pirate MOVIE | Napoléon |
| 1964 | Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Jean-Marc MOVIE | Ettore |
| 1964 | Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Françoise MOVIE | Ettore |