Giani Esposito
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1930-08-23
Day of Death
1974-01-01 (43 years old)
Place of Birth
Etterbeek, Belgium
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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Acting
(1971)
(1966)
The Big Hit of Surcouf
as Napoléon
(1966)
The Sea Pirate
as Napoléon
(1964)
(1964)
(1962)
Cross of the Living
as Yan
(1961)
Paris Belongs to Us
as Gerard Lenz
(1960)
Normandy - Neman
as Lemaître
(1960)
Le Bel Âge
as Claude
(1960)
Towards Ecstasy
as Jérôme
(1958)
Les Misérables
as Marius de Pontmercy
(1957)
Reproduction interdite
as Claude Watroff
(1956)
That Is the Dawn
as Sandro Galli
(1956)
Forgive Our Trespasses
as Vani
(1955)
French Cancan
as Prince Alexandre
(1955)
Black Dossier
as Jean de Montesson
(1955)
Bad Liaisons
as Pierre Jaeger
(1955)
The Hussars
as Pietro
(1954)
Quai des blondes
as un tueur
(1953)
Poison Ivy
as Le capitaine du bateau
(1953)
My Husband Is Marvelous
as Un journaliste (uncredited)
(1953)
One Hundred Francs Per Second
as Un cheminot en grève (uncredited)
(1952)
Matrimonial Agency
as (uncredited)
(1952)
Leathernose
as A young guest
(1951)
Skipper Next to God
as A Jewish passenger (uncredited)