Gigi Rizzi

Gigi Rizzi (born June 23, 1944 in Piacenza , Emilia-Romagna , † June 24, 2013 in Saint-Tropez , Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur ) was an Italian actor .

life and career

Born in Piacenza in 1944, Gigi Rizzi turned to film in the late 1960s. He made his screen debut in Paolo Spinola's drama La donna invisibile . At the beginning of the 1970s he was seen in Duccio Tessari's crime film The horror came out of the fog , in the comedy Roma bene - love and sex in Rome by director Carlo Lizzani or in Enzo G. Castellari's film production The horse came without socks .

Rizzi was considered one of the most famous playboys in Italy and France during the 1960s and early 1970s . He was a lover and partner of some of the most beautiful and prominent women of his time, among others he had relationships with Brigitte Bardot , Veruschka , Dominique Sanda , Fiona Lewis , Isa Stoppi and others. In the mid-1970s he moved to Argentina, where he made some wealth as a farmer.

In the Italian television series La fattoria in 2004 he was seen in a small guest role as himself.

Rizzi died on June 24, 2013 one day after his 69 birthday in Saint-Tropez.

Filmography (selection)

1969: La donna invisibile
1970: The horror came out of the fog (La morte risale a ieri sera)
1971: Roma bene - love and sex in Rome (Roma bene)
1972: The horse came without socks (Ettore lo fusto)
1972: L'occhio nel labirinto

Web links

Individual evidence

personal data
SURNAME	Rizzi, Gigi
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Italian actor
DATE OF BIRTH	June 23, 1944
PLACE OF BIRTH	Piacenza , Emilia-Romagna , Italy
DATE OF DEATH	June 24, 2013
Place of death	Saint-Tropez , Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur , France

[1] Obituary for Gigi Rizzi in: La Stampa

[2] Gigi Rizzi in: Giornalettismo

[3] Obituary for Gigi Rizzi in: Il Giornale