French actor and singer (1930–1974)
Giani Esposito |
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| Born | (1930-08-23)23 August 1930
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| Died | 1 January 1974(1974-01-01) (aged 43)
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| Other names | Gianni Esposito
Giovanni Esposito |
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| Occupation | Actor |
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| Years active | 1951–1973 |
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Giani Esposito (23 August 1930 – 1 January 1974) was a French[1] 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.
Partial filmography
Discography
- Les Clowns (1959)
- Jardiniers qui doutez de l'arbre de vie (1967)
- Un noble rossignol à l'époque Ming (1968)
- Les ombres sont chinoises (1970)
- Paris, le désert (1972)
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