- Giancarlo Giannini
Infobox actor
birthdate = birth date and age|mf=yes|1942|8|1
birthplace =La Spezia ,Liguria , Italy
spouse =Livia Giampalmo (1967-1975)
yearsactive = 1965 - present
awards =Best Actor Award (Cannes Film Festival)
1973 "Love and Anarchy "Giancarlo Giannini (born August 1, 1942) is an Oscar-nominated Italian actor and dubber.
Giannini was born
La Spezia ,Liguria , Italy. He studied at the "Accademia Nazionale" in Rome, and made his film debut in a small part in "Fango sulla metropoli" in 1965. He appeared in supporting roles in "Anzio" and "The Secret of Santa Vittoria ", and starred in the original version of "Swept Away". In 1971, he appeared in "E le stelle stanno a guardare ", a television adaptation ofA. J. Cronin 's novel, "The Stars Look Down ".In 1976, he starred in "
Seven Beauties ", for which he was nominated for theAcademy Award for Best Actor , which is unusual in that his performance was given entirely in Italian. He dubbedJack Nicholson 's voice in the Italian release of both "The Shining" and "Batman"; and is the official Italian dubber ofAl Pacino . His fluency in English has brought him a number of featured roles inHollywood productions, most notably as Inspector Pazzi in "Hannibal". He has also appeared in "A Walk in the Clouds " and "Man on Fire".Giannini's best-known starring roles have been in films directed by
Lina Wertmuller . In addition to "Swept Away" and "Seven Beauties ", he also appeared in "The Seduction of Mimi ", "Love and Anarchy", "A Night Full of Rain", and "Francesca e Nunziata".He played the role of the protective father, Alberto Aragón, in "
A Walk in the Clouds " in 1995. [ [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114887/ A Walk in the Clouds (1995) ] ] He played thePadishah Emperor Shaddam IV in the 2000 "Dune" miniseries. In 2002, he starred in thehorror film "Darkness". He appears asRene Mathis in "Casino Royale" and has signed on to appear in the sequel, "Quantum of Solace".References
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Actor
DATE OF BIRTH= 1942-8-1
PLACE OF BIRTH=La Spezia ,Liguria , Italy
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