About
Giani Esposito
Overview
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
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| 1971 | The Decameron | Actor | 62 Fair |
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| 1966 | The Big Hit of Surcouf | Actor | Napoléon | 58 Average |
| 1966 | The Sea Pirate | Actor | Napoléon | 58 Average |
| 1964 | Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Françoise | Actor | Ettore | 58 Average |
| 1964 | Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Jean-Marc | Actor | Ettore | 58 Average |
| 1962 | Cross of the Living | Actor | Yan | 59 Average |
| 1961 | Paris Belongs to Us | Actor | Gerard Lenz | 59 Average |
| 1960 | Towards Ecstasy | Actor | Jérôme | N/A N/A |
| 1960 | Normandy - Neman | Actor | Lemaître | 58 Average |
| 1960 | Le Bel Âge | Actor | Claude | 58 Average |
| 1958 | Les Misérables | Actor | Marius de Pontmercy | 60 Fair |
| 1957 | Reproduction interdite | Actor | Claude Watroff | 59 Average |
| 1956 | Forgive Our Trespasses | Actor | Vani | 58 Average |
| 1956 | That Is the Dawn | Actor | Sandro Galli | 59 Average |
| 1955 | The Hussars | Actor | Pietro | 59 Average |
| 1955 | Bad Liaisons | Actor | Pierre Jaeger | 59 Average |
| 1955 | Black Dossier | Actor | Jean de Montesson | 58 Average |
| 1954 | French Cancan | Actor | Prince Alexandre | 60 Fair |
| 1954 | Quai des blondes | Actor | un tueur | 58 Average |
| 1953 | Poison Ivy | Actor | Le capitaine du bateau | 58 Average |
| 1953 | My Husband Is Marvelous | Actor | Un journaliste (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1953 | One Hundred Francs Per Second | Actor | Un cheminot en grève (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1952 | Matrimonial Agency | Actor | (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1952 | Leathernose | Actor | A young guest | 59 Average |
| 1951 | Skipper Next to God | Actor | A Jewish passenger (uncredited) | N/A N/A |
| The wretched 1st era | Actor | Marius de Pontmercy | 60 Fair |
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| The miserable 2nd era | Actor | ThénardierMarius de Pontmercy | 60 Fair |
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