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Biography of Giancarlo Giannini - Actor
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Giancarlo Giannini (born August 1, 1942) is an Italy|Italian actor. Born in La Spezia, Italy, Giannini studied at the Academia Nazionale in Rome, and made his film debut in a small part in Fango sulla metropolis in 1965. He appeared in supporting roles in (movie)|Anzio and The Secret of Santa Vittoria, and starred in the original version of Swept Away by an Unusual Destiny in the Blue Sea of August|Swept Away. In 1976, he starred in Seven Beauties, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor, which is unusual in that his performance was given entirely in Italian language|Italian. He dubbed Jack Nicholson's voice in the Italian release of The Shining, for which Nicholson sent him congratulations. His fluency in English language|English has brought him a number of featured roles in Hollywood productions, most notably as inspector Pazzi in Hannibal (movie)|Hannibal. 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. In 2002, he starred in the horror film Darkness (2002 movie)|Darkness. ==External links== *imdb name | id=0316284 | name=Giancarlo Giannini

