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
- Gigi Rizzi in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Obituary for Gigi Rizzi in: Corriere Della Sera
- Obituary for Gigi Rizzi in: Il Secolo XIX
Individual evidence
- ^ Obituary for Gigi Rizzi in: La Stampa
- ↑ Gigi Rizzi in: Giornalettismo
- ^ Obituary for Gigi Rizzi in: Il Giornale
personal data | |
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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 |