Massimo Ranieri
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 3, 1951 (age 75)
- Birthplace
- Naples, Campania, Italy
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
Filmography
Storie Della Camorra
TV · as Gennaro Abbatemaggio · 6 eps
Il mio nome è Riccardo Cocciante
Movie
Sanremo 2023. Tra Palco e realtà
Movie · as Self
The Man Who Drew God
Movie · as Bettler
La voce che hai dentro
TV · as Michele Ferrara · 8 eps
Natural Lefty
Movie
Sanremo 72. Il Festival da dove non l’avete mai visto
Movie · as Self
Steno
Movie · as Sé stesso
Stanotte a Napoli
Movie · as Ospite
I Hate Summer
Movie · as se stesso
Ferro
Movie · as Self
TV Story Superstar
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep
ExtraVergine
TV · as Lo psicanalista · 10 eps
Wonders - The Peninsula of Treasures
TV · 1 ep
Pino Daniele - Il tempo resterà
Movie · as Himself
Bloody Richard
Movie · as Riccardo Mancini
Metti, una sera a cena con Peppino
Movie · as Self
The Ploy
Movie · as Pier Paolo Pasolini
Ennio Morricone dirige l'OSN
Movie
Scossa
Movie · as Salvatore
Sabato, domenica e lunedì
Movie · as Peppino Priore
Gli Squallor
Movie · as Self
Napoli milionaria!
Movie · as Gennaro Jovine
La meravigliosa avventura di Antonio Franconi
Movie · as Antonio Franconi
Questi fantasmi
Movie · as Pasquale Lojacono
Passione
Movie · as Singer
Filumena Marturano
Movie · as Domenico Soriano
L'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo
Movie · as Self
Massimo Ranieri - Live dallo Stadio Olimpico
Movie
L'ultimo Pulcinella
Movie · as Michelangelo Fracanzan
Pilot Operation
Movie · as Raffaele
Civico zero
Movie · as Giuliano
No way out - A broken love
Movie · as Matteo Della Torre
Omaggio a Fabrizio De André
Movie · as Self
The Courage to Love
Movie · as Massimo
Le genre humain - 1ère partie: Les Parisiens
Movie · as Massimo
Fondali notturni
Movie
A Kiss in the Dark
Movie
To Fly!
Movie · as Antonio
Ama il tuo nemico
TV · as Don Paolo · 2 eps
La casa dove abitava Corinne
Movie · as Leonardi
LA GRANDE MAGIA. Appunti attorno a un set
Movie
Il ricatto
TV · as Commissario Massimo Fedeli · 1 ep
L'ombra nera del Vesuvio
TV · as Toni Carità · 4 eps
Bonded by Tender Friendship
Movie · as Dorino
The Magic Screen
Movie · as Angelo
L'ultima volta insieme
Movie · as Paolo Antonelli
Chaste and Pure
Movie · as Fernando
A Gun for a Cop
Movie · as Paolo Palumbo
Priest of Love
Movie · as Piero Pini
Habibi, amor mío
Movie
Hot Potato
Movie · as Claudio
Born Winner
Movie · as Sandro
Death Rage
Movie · as Angelo
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Midi Première
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Cousin
Movie · as Enzo
Salvo D'Acquisto
Movie · as Salvo D'Acquisto
Chronicle of a Homicide
Movie · as Fabio Sola
The Light at the Edge of the World
Movie · as Felipe
Bubu
Movie · as Piero
Tre donne - La sciantosa
Movie · as Tonino / young soldier
Romance
Movie · as Sandro Zanichelli
Samedi soir
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Metello
Movie · as Metello Salani
Cerca di capirmi
Movie · as Franco
Eurovision Song Contest
TV · as Self - Italy Contestant · 2 eps
Sanremo Music Festival
TV · as Self - Contestant, Self - Special Guest · 8 eps