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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.

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