Giani Esposito
Known for Acting · 30 credits
- Born
- 1930-08-23
- Died
- 1974-01-01
- Place of birth
- Etterbeek, Belgium
- Also known as
- Gianni Esposito · Giovanni 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
TV Shows (4)
Movies (26)
The Decameron
1971
Les Misérables
1958
as Marius de Pontmercy
Bad Liaisons
1955
as Pierre Jaeger
French Cancan
1955
as Prince Alexandre
The Sea Pirate
1966
as Napoléon
One Hundred Francs Per Second
1953
as Un cheminot en grève (uncredited)
Paris Belongs to Us
1961
as Gerard Lenz
Quai des blondes
1954
as un tueur
That Is the Dawn
1956
as Sandro Galli
Poison Ivy
1953
as Le capitaine du bateau
Black Dossier
1955
as Jean de Montesson
The Hussars
1955
as Pietro
Leathernose
1952
as A young guest
Matrimonial Agency
1952
as (uncredited)
Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Françoise
1964
as Ettore
La princesse vous demande
1969
The Big Hit of Surcouf
1966
as Napoléon
Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Jean-Marc
1964
as Ettore
Forgive Our Trespasses
1956
as Vani
Towards Ecstasy
1960
as Jérôme
Skipper Next to God
1951
as A Jewish passenger (uncredited)
Cross of the Living
1962
as Yan
Reproduction interdite
1957
as Claude Watroff
Normandy - Neman
1960
as Lemaître
My Husband Is Marvelous
1953
as Un journaliste (uncredited)
Le Bel Âge
1960
as Claude
About Giani Esposito
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 Lav… With 30 credits spanning from 1951 to 1971, Giani Esposito has appeared in 26 films and 4 TV shows.
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Most Popular Giani Esposito Movies
- The Decameron (1971)
- Les Misérables (1958) — as Marius de Pontmercy
- Bad Liaisons (1955) — as Pierre Jaeger
- French Cancan (1955) — as Prince Alexandre
- The Sea Pirate (1966) — as Napoléon
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