Luigi "Gigi" Proietti was an Italian actor, voice actor, comedian, musician, singer and television presenter.
14 Facts About Gigi Proietti
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Gigi Proietti was born in Rome to Romano Proietti, originally from Umbria, and Giovanna Ceci, a housewife.
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Gigi Proietti enrolled in the Faculty of Law at the La Sapienza University, where he attended the mimicry courses of the University Theatre Centre held by Giancarlo Cobelli, who immediately noticed his talent as a musician and booked him for an avantgarde play.
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Gigi Proietti was a voice dubber of films and television shows into the Italian language.
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Gigi Proietti has dubbed the voices of actors such as Robert De Niro, Sylvester Stallone, Richard Burton, Richard Harris, Dustin Hoffman, Paul Newman, Charlton Heston and Marlon Brando.
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Gigi Proietti's credits include the role of the Genie in the Italian version of the Aladdin film series and Draco in Dragonheart.
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Gigi Proietti provided the Italian voice of Gandalf in The Hobbit film series, replacing the late Gianni Musy, who dubbed Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings, as well as Sylvester from Looney Tunes during the 1960s.
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Gigi Proietti starred in and performed the opening and closing theme song for Il Circolo Pickwick which aired on Rai 1 in 1968 and at that time, he met Lucio Battisti, who was signed with the record label Dischi Ricordi.
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Gigi Proietti enjoyed a successful solo career and he released more than 11 albums and 15 singles.
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Gigi Proietti had been in a relationship since 1962 with Swedish former tour guide Sagitta Alter, with whom he had two daughters, Susanna and Carlotta.
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On 1 November 2020, Gigi Proietti suffered a heart attack whilst in the hospital, having been admitted fifteen days prior for heart-related problems.
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Gigi Proietti was transferred to intensive care where his condition was described as critical.
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Gigi Proietti died the following morning, in the early hours of 2 November 2020, the day of his 80th birthday.
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Gigi Proietti was cremated at the Cimitero Flaminio and his ashes were placed at Campo Verano.