Giani Esposito

Giani Esposito

1930-08-23 – 1974-01-01 (age 43) Etterbeek, Belgium
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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

The Decameron
Les Misérables
Les Misérables

1958

as Marius de Pontmercy

French Cancan
French Cancan

1955

as Prince Alexandre

Matrimonial Agency
Matrimonial Agency

1952

as (uncredited)

The Hussars
The Hussars

1955

as Pietro

Black Dossier
Black Dossier

1955

as Jean de Montesson

Normandy - Neman
Normandy - Neman

1960

as Lemaître

Paris Belongs to Us
Paris Belongs to Us

1961

as Gerard Lenz

The Sea Pirate
The Sea Pirate

1966

as Napoléon

Bad Liaisons
Bad Liaisons

1955

as Pierre Jaeger

That Is the Dawn
That Is the Dawn

1956

as Sandro Galli

Poison Ivy
Poison Ivy

1953

as Le capitaine du bateau

The Big Hit of Surcouf
The Big Hit of Surcouf

1966

as Napoléon

Reproduction interdite
Reproduction interdite

1957

as Claude Watroff

Leathernose
Leathernose

1952

as A young guest

Cross of the Living
Quai des blondes
Quai des blondes

1954

as un tueur

Le Bel Âge
Le Bel Âge

1960

as Claude