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Giani Esposito

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Giani Esposito

Born August 23, 1930 in Etterbeek, BelgiumDied January 1, 197426 films

Giani Esposito (23 August 1930 – 1 January 1974) was a French film actor and singer-songwriter.

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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.

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Filmography

26 films as actor
  1. 1971The Decameron
  2. 1969La princesse vous demande
  3. 1966The Big Hit of SurcoufNapoléon
  4. 1966The Sea PirateNapoléon
  5. 1964Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Jean-MarcEttore
  6. 1964Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with FrançoiseEttore
  7. 1962Cross of the LivingYan
  8. 1961Paris Belongs to UsGerard Lenz
  9. 1960Towards EcstasyJérôme
  10. 1960Normandy - NemanLemaître
  11. 1960Le Bel ÂgeClaude
  12. 1958Les MisérablesMarius de Pontmercy
  13. 1957Reproduction interditeClaude Watroff
  14. 1956Forgive Our TrespassesVani
  15. 1956That Is the DawnSandro Galli
  16. 1955The HussarsPietro
  17. 1955Bad LiaisonsPierre Jaeger
  18. 1955Black DossierJean de Montesson
  19. 1955French CancanPrince Alexandre
  20. 1954Quai des blondesun tueur
  21. 1953Poison IvyLe capitaine du bateau
  22. 1953My Husband Is MarvelousUn journaliste (uncredited)
  23. 1953One Hundred Francs Per SecondUn cheminot en grève (uncredited)
  24. 1952Matrimonial Agency(uncredited)
  25. 1952LeathernoseA young guest
  26. 1951Skipper Next to GodA Jewish passenger (uncredited)