Gigi Reder

Gigi Reder (25 March 1928 – 8 October 1998) was an Italian character actor, best known for the role of Filini in the Fantozzi film series.

Born in Naples as Luigi Schroeder in a family of German origin, Reder moved to Rome where started his career in radio as host and actor of radio-dramas. He also debuted on stage in "" and vaudeville, then performed in the stage companies of Peppino De Filippo, Turi Ferro, Giorgio Albertazzi and Mario Scaccia. Reder made his film debut in early 50's, but became popular in the seventies as the sidekick of Paolo Villaggio in some successful comedies, such as the Fantozzi and Fracchia series.

He was an atheist.

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