Franco Califano

Franco Califano

Born: September 14, 1938
Died: March 30, 2013
in Tripoli - Libya
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Franco Califano (14 September 1938 – 30 March 2013) was an Italianlyricist, composer, singer-songwriter, author and actor. During his career Califano has sold about 20 million records.

Life and career

Born in an airplane above Tripoli, Libya, Califano lived most of his life in Rome (in whose dialect he usually sang) and Milan. In the 1960s he began his career in music as a lyricist and a record producer;[3] among his first successes as author "La musica è finita", "E la chiamano estate", "Una ragione di più".He was arrested in 1970 and again 1984 for possession of drugs; in both cases, Califano was acquitted with the formula "because the fact does not exist". In 1976 Califano got his first and main success as a singer with the song "Tutto il resto è noia", included in his eponymous fourth album, for which the critics paired him to the traditional French chansonniers. During these years he continued his activity as lyricist signing, among others, the Sanremo Music Festival 1973 winner "Un grande amore e niente più" (performed by Peppino di Capri) and the Mia Martini's classic "Minuetto"; he also composed a whole album for Mina, Amanti di valore.  In 1978 he released his best-sold album, Tac.

In 1988 he entered the Sanremo Music Festival with the autobiographical song "Io per le strade di quartiere"; he came back to Sanremo two more times, in 1994 with "Napoli" and in 2005 with "Non escludo il ritorno".He was author of several books, including the autobiographical Senza Manette and Il cuore nel sesso. He also starred in several genre films, and had the leading roles in the poliziottesco Gardenia and in the comedy film Due strani papà. He died of a heart attack in his house in Acilia.

Movies for Franco Califano...

Tutto, in un tempo piccolo
Title: Tutto, in un tempo piccolo
Character: Self
Released: September 19, 2021
Type: Movie
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Gli Squallor
Title: Gli Squallor
Character: Self
Released: September 26, 2012
Type: Movie
A documentary about Squallor, Italy's first and most successful "ghost band" project, created by four big bosses of 70's-80's Italian music business.
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Roma nuda
Title: Roma nuda
Character: Romolo Sebastiani
Released: December 1, 2011
Type: Movie
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Questa notte è ancora nostra
Title: Questa notte è ancora nostra
Character: Franco Cicchilitti
Released: March 19, 2008
Type: Movie
When a producer refuses to cut Massimo and his band a record unless they hire an "ethnic" singer to spice up the act, he tries to seduce Jing, a Chinese girl with a beautiful voice disinterested in both him and rock, to get her on board. She pretends to cave in in order to escape an arranged marriage, but in the weeks preceding the concert the two begin to grow closer, complicating the secretly fake nature of their relationship.
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Title: Libero
Character: Ospite speciale
Released: January 27, 2000
Type: TV
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Title: Ciao Darwin
Character: Capitano Etero
Released: October 3, 1998
Type: TV
Ciao Darwin is a variety game show format from Italy sold under licence to several countries, including Romania, Hungary, Poland, Serbia, Canada, USA, China and Greece. There are two competing teams of about 50 people each, usually made up of people who fit certain opposing stereotypes. In each game two members of the audience are selected at random, one from each team, indicated by a light in front of them which remains illuminated when all the other team members' lights have gone off. The games involve contestants competing in acts of bravery, style and talent, some of which are designed to humiliate the contestants, especially an assault course which was introduced with the Italian version in 2010, and the Finale which is a water tank game.
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Viola bacia tutti
Title: Viola bacia tutti
Character: Samuele's father
Released: January 23, 1998
Type: Movie
Three deadbeat friends see their motorhome holiday trip hijacked by Viola, a beautiful girl on the run from the police after a robbery.
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Due strani papà
Title: Due strani papà
Character: Franco
Released: March 22, 1984
Type: Movie
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Gardenia
Title: Gardenia
Character: Gardenia
Released: May 5, 1979
Type: Movie
A businessman comes into conflict with a gangster when he refuses to allow drugs to be sold through his restaurant.
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Cherchez l'idole
Title: Cherchez l'idole
Character: Stage Director
Released: February 26, 1964
Type: Movie
After stealing a diamond from Mylène Demongeot, Richard hides it inside a guitar. But on returning to the music shop he discovers that the precious instrument has just been sold! The problem is complicated by the fact that five stars all bought the same model that morning...
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Appuntamento in Riviera
Title: Appuntamento in Riviera
Released: June 30, 1962
Type: Movie
In the study of a lawyer, two young spouses tell their story. The singer Tony manages to reach the much coveted success, and can thus marry his girlfriend. But a clause in his record contract obliges him to remain a bachelor for two years.
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Appuntamento a Ischia
Title: Appuntamento a Ischia
Character: contrabbassista di Mimmo
Released: September 26, 1960
Type: Movie