Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
August 23, 1930
Place of Birth:
Etterbeek, Belgium
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Giani Esposito
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.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | The Decameron | |
| 1966 | The Sea Pirate | Napoléon |
| 1966 | The Big Hit of Surcouf | Napoléon |
| 1964 | Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Jean-Marc | Ettore |
| 1964 | Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Françoise | Ettore |
| 1962 | Cross of the Living | Yan |
| 1961 | Paris Belongs to Us | Gerard Lenz |
| 1960 | Normandy - Neman | Lemaître |
| 1960 | Le Bel Âge | Claude |
| 1960 | Towards Ecstasy | Jérôme |
| 1958 | Les Misérables | Marius de Pontmercy |
| 1957 | Reproduction interdite | Claude Watroff |
| 1956 | That Is the Dawn | Sandro Galli |
| 1956 | Forgive Our Trespasses | Vani |
| 1955 | The Hussars | Pietro |
| 1955 | Black Dossier | Jean de Montesson |
| 1955 | Bad Liaisons | Pierre Jaeger |
| 1955 | French Cancan | Prince Alexandre |
| 1954 | Quai des blondes | un tueur |
| 1953 | One Hundred Francs Per Second | Un cheminot en grève (uncredited) |
| 1953 | My Husband Is Marvelous | Un journaliste (uncredited) |
| 1953 | Poison Ivy | Le capitaine du bateau |
| 1952 | Leathernose | A young guest |
| 1952 | Matrimonial Agency | (uncredited) |
| 1951 | Skipper Next to God | A Jewish passenger (uncredited) |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Graf Yoster gibt sich die Ehre | Mario Cortese |
| 1959 | Discorama | Self |
| 1956 | Cinépanorama | Self |
| 1954 | Reflets de Cannes | Self |