Gianni Lunadei
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| Born | May 1, 1938 Rome, Italy |
| Died | June 17, 1998 (aged 60) Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Nationality | Italian, Argentine |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Website | facebook: Gianni Lunadei |
Gianni Lunadei (May 1, 1938 – June 17, 1998) was an Italian Argentine actor. He is considered as one of the most versatile actors of his generation, and is best known for his work in Argentine comedy.
Lunadei was born in Rome in 1938. His mother was a seamstress and his father a brick mason, and the young Lunadei first developed an interest in acting when at age five, his parents introduced him to the cinema and theater. The family struggled during World War II, however, and his mother emigrated to Buenos Aires, Argentina, where Gianni arrived in 1950, followed by his father shortly afterward.
He debuted in the local theater in 1954 playing George in a local production of Arthur Miller's All My Sons, and was later cast in Seán O'Casey's The Shadow of a Gunman and Anton Chekhov's Platonov. His career on the stage flourished, and he worked as a resident actor in the National Comedy for eleven years, and in the General San Martín Theatre for six. Beyond the stage, he had a turn as Count Dracula in a 1968 made-for-television special starring veteran horror film actor Narciso Ibáñez Menta. Among Lunadei's notable stage roles from this era include those in Peter Weiss' Marat/Sade, Carlo Goldoni's Servant of Two Masters, as well as the title role in Pantaleon, a Comedia dell'arte work by Argentine playwright Villanueva Cosse. This latter role won Lunadei the city of Mar del Plata's "Star of the Sea" in 1975 with co-star China Zorilla. He earned a Molière Prize for this role, and won a second one in 1977. He married actress Stella Maris Lanzani, and they had four children.
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