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

The Sea Pirate
The Sea Pirate

1966

as Napoléon

French Cancan
French Cancan

1955

as Prince Alexandre

Paris Belongs to Us
Paris Belongs to Us

1961

as Gerard Lenz

The Hussars
The Hussars

1955

as Pietro

Poison Ivy
Poison Ivy

1953

as Le capitaine du bateau

Forgive Our Trespasses
The Big Hit of Surcouf
The Big Hit of Surcouf

1966

as Napoléon

That Is the Dawn
That Is the Dawn

1956

as Sandro Galli

Leathernose
Leathernose

1952

as A young guest

Reproduction interdite
Reproduction interdite

1957

as Claude Watroff

Bad Liaisons
Bad Liaisons

1955

as Pierre Jaeger

One Hundred Francs Per Second
One Hundred Francs Per Second

1953

as Un cheminot en grève (uncredited)

Cross of the Living
Le Bel Âge
Le Bel Âge

1960

as Claude

My Husband Is Marvelous
My Husband Is Marvelous

1953

as Un journaliste (uncredited)