Massimo Ranieri

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1951-05-03 (73 years old)

Place of Birth Naples, Campania, Italy

Also Known As Giovanni Calone, Массимо Раньери, Gianni Rock

Massimo Ranieri

Biography

Massimo Ranieri (born Giovanni Calone, May 3, 1951), is an Italian pop singer, film and stage actor. He was born in Naples (at Santa Lucia), the fourth of eight children in the family. When he was 10, young Giovanni would sing at restaurants, wedding receptions, etc. He was discovered by a music producer about 4 years later and was flown to New York to record an EP under the name of Gianni Rock. He recorded 4 songs in 1964: Tanti auguri signora, Se mi aspetti stasera, Non chiudere la porta, and La Prima Volta. None of the records were successful, because young Gianni's voice was changing. Two years later, he would later re-emerge under his new stage name, Massimo Ranieri. In 1966, he made his TV debut singing "Bene Mio". A year later, he made another TV appearance singing, "Pietà per chi ti ama". In 1968, he recorded 2 more songs: "Da Bambino", Ma L'amore cos'è" and "Preghiera". But it wasn't until 1969, when he really became successful and became a teen idol making all the young girls scream for him, when he sang "O Sole Mio" on live TV. Soon, in most every TV appearance he made, you could hear the girls screaming in the background. That same year, he had a string of hits: "Rita", "Se bruciasse la citta", "Quando l'amore diventa poesia", "Il mio amore resta sempre" and "Zingara". In 1970, "Vent'anni", "Sogno d'amore", "Sei l'amore mio", "Aranjuez Amore Mio", "Candida". During that year, Massimo decided to venture into acting. His screen debut, Metello received rave reviews by critics, and he even won an award for portraying the title character. He co-starred with Anna Magnani in La Sciantosa, later that year. In 1971, "Adagio Veneziano", "Via del Conservatorio", "Io e Te". He represented Italy in the 1971 Eurovision Song Contest in Dublin, Ireland, where he placed 5th with the song, "L'Amore E' Un Attimo. " That same year he had fathered a daughter, Cristiana, out of wedlock with Franca Sebastiani. He didn't want to have anything to do with her, saying that he was too young and inexperienced, and that it was damage to his career. He didn't have any contact with her until she was about 20. In 1972, "Ti Ruberei", "O Surdato 'nnamurato", "Erba di Casa Mia". In 1973, "Amo Ancora Lei". He returned to the Eurovision Song Contest that year in Luxembourg to represent Italy with "Chi sarà con te", where he placed 13th. And in 1974, "Te Voglio Bene Assaie", "Immagina", "Per Una Donna". During that year, he filmed Salvo D'Acquisto, where he portrayed a Carabinieri policeman who was executed by the Nazis during World War II. Description above from the Wikipedia article Massimo Ranieri, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Actor

2023
La voce che hai dentro

as Michele Ferrara

2020
Ferro

as Self

2020
I Hate Summer

as se stesso

2020
TV Story Superstar

as Self (archive footage)

2019
ExtraVergine

as Lo psicanalista

2016
The Ploy

as Pier Paolo Pasolini

2012
Gli Squallor

as Self

2012
Sabato, domenica e lunedì

as Peppino Priore

2012
Scossa

as Salvatore

2011
Questi Fantasmi

as Pasquale Lojacono

2011
Napoli milionaria!

as Gennaro Jovine

2010
Filumena Marturano

as Domenico Soriano

2009
L'ultimo Pulcinella

as Michelangelo Fracanzan

2007
Civico zero

as Giuliano

2007
No way out - A broken love

as Matteo Della Torre

2007
Pilot Operation

as Raffaele

2005
1999
To Fly!

as Antonio

1989
Il ricatto

as Commissario Massimo Fedeli

1987
L'ombra nera del Vesuvio

as Toni Carità

1982
1981
A Gun for a Cop

as Paolo Palumbo

1981
Chaste and Pure

as Fernando

1981
L'ultima volta insieme

as Paolo Antonelli

1981
Priest of Love

as Piero Pini

1979
Hot Potato

as Claudio

1976
Born Winner

as Sandro

1976
Death Rage

as Angelo

1975
1974
Salvo D'Acquisto

as Salvo D'Acquisto

1974
The Cousin

as Enzo

1972
1971
Romance

as Sandro Zanichelli

1971
Tre donne - La sciantosa

as Tonino / young soldier

1971
Bubu

as Piero

1971
Samedi soir

as Self

1970
Metello

as Metello Salani

1951
Sanremo Music Festival

as Self - Contestant

1951
Sanremo Music Festival

as Self - Special Guest

Writer

2012
2011
Questi Fantasmi

as Adaptation

2010

Creator

2023