Massimo Ranieri

Massimo Ranieri

Born: May 3, 1951
in Naples, Campania, Italy
Massimo Ranieri (born Giovanni Calone, May 3, 1951), is an Italian pop singer, film and stage actor.

He was born in Naples (at Santa Lucia), the fourth of eight children in the family. When he was 10, young Giovanni would sing at restaurants, wedding receptions, etc. He was discovered by a music producer about 4 years later and was flown to New York to record an EP under the name of Gianni Rock.

He recorded 4 songs in 1964: Tanti auguri signora, Se mi aspetti stasera, Non chiudere la porta, and La Prima Volta. None of the records were successful, because young Gianni's voice was changing. Two years later, he would later re-emerge under his new stage name, Massimo Ranieri. In 1966, he made his TV debut singing "Bene Mio". A year later, he made another TV appearance singing, "Pietà per chi ti ama". In 1968, he recorded 2 more songs: "Da Bambino", Ma L'amore cos'è" and "Preghiera". But it wasn't until 1969, when he really became successful and became a teen idol making all the young girls scream for him, when he sang "O Sole Mio" on live TV. Soon, in most every TV appearance he made, you could hear the girls screaming in the background. That same year, he had a string of hits: "Rita", "Se bruciasse la citta", "Quando l'amore diventa poesia", "Il mio amore resta sempre" and "Zingara". In 1970, "Vent'anni", "Sogno d'amore", "Sei l'amore mio", "Aranjuez Amore Mio", "Candida". During that year, Massimo decided to venture into acting.

His screen debut, Metello received rave reviews by critics, and he even won an award for portraying the title character. He co-starred with Anna Magnani in La Sciantosa, later that year. In 1971, "Adagio Veneziano", "Via del Conservatorio", "Io e Te". He represented Italy in the 1971 Eurovision Song Contest in Dublin, Ireland, where he placed 5th with the song, "L'Amore E' Un Attimo. " That same year he had fathered a daughter, Cristiana, out of wedlock with Franca Sebastiani. He didn't want to have anything to do with her, saying that he was too young and inexperienced, and that it was damage to his career. He didn't have any contact with her until she was about 20. In 1972, "Ti Ruberei", "O Surdato 'nnamurato", "Erba di Casa Mia". In 1973, "Amo Ancora Lei". He returned to the Eurovision Song Contest that year in Luxembourg to represent Italy with "Chi sarà con te", where he placed 13th. And in 1974, "Te Voglio Bene Assaie", "Immagina", "Per Una Donna". During that year, he filmed Salvo D'Acquisto, where he portrayed a Carabinieri policeman who was executed by the Nazis during World War II.

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Title: La voce che hai dentro
Character: Michele Ferrara
Released: September 14, 2023
Type: TV
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Sanremo 2023. Tra Palco e realtà
Title: Sanremo 2023. Tra Palco e realtà
Character: Self
Released: April 10, 2023
Type: Movie
Gianni Morandi tells the story behind the scenes of the Ariston Theater, revealing the great work and the most secret and unpublished emotions of the Sanremo Festival.
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The Man Who Drew God
Title: The Man Who Drew God
Released: March 2, 2023
Type: Movie
The rise and fall of a blind artist who has the extraordinary gift of making true-to-life portraits just by listening to human voices, and of becoming a TV-junk star. A fable on the need to rediscover the miraculous power of dignity in a world where media's noise has solved the problem of man's imperfection simply by removing the problem itself.
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Sanremo 72. Il Festival da dove non l’avete mai visto
Title: Sanremo 72. Il Festival da dove non l’avete mai visto
Character: Se stesso
Released: May 15, 2022
Type: Movie
A documentary on the behind the scenes of the 2022 edition of the Sanremo Music Festival.
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Natural Lefty
Title: Natural Lefty
Released: March 31, 2022
Type: Movie
A widowed mother, tries desperately to get an entry into the ruthless world of professional football for her 12-yer-old son.
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Ferro
Title: Ferro
Character: Self
Released: November 6, 2020
Type: Movie
One of the most famous Italian singers opens up about his music and his journey through love and addiction.
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I Hate Summer
Title: I Hate Summer
Character: se stesso
Released: January 30, 2020
Type: Movie
Three families end up in the same rented house. Throughout the summer, they become friends and rediscover how to enjoy life.
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Title: TV Story Superstar
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: January 23, 2020
Type: TV
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Title: ExtraVergine
Character: Lo psicanalista
Released: September 6, 2019
Type: TV
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Title: Meraviglie. La penisola dei tesori
Released: January 4, 2018
Type: TV
The beautiful Italy
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Riccardo va all'inferno
Title: Riccardo va all'inferno
Released: November 30, 2017
Type: Movie
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Pino Daniele - Il tempo resterà
Title: Pino Daniele - Il tempo resterà
Character: Himself
Released: March 20, 2017
Type: Movie
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The Ploy
Title: The Ploy
Character: Pier Paolo Pasolini
Released: March 24, 2016
Type: Movie
In the summer of '75 Pier Paolo Pasolini's film, "Salò", is stolen from the lab where he is editing it. This is just the first step of an intricate plan that will bring the great poet to his violent death.
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Metti, una sera a cena con Peppino
Title: Metti, una sera a cena con Peppino
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 2016
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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Sabato, domenica e lunedì
Title: Sabato, domenica e lunedì
Character: Peppino Priore
Released: May 1, 2012
Type: Movie
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Scossa
Title: Scossa
Character: Salvatore
Released: March 16, 2012
Type: Movie
100 years ago, a terrible earthquake, followed by an equally terrible tidal wave, devastated and largely destroyed Messina and Reggio Calabria.
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Questi Fantasmi
Title: Questi Fantasmi
Character: Pasquale Lojacono
Released: November 16, 2011
Type: Movie
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La meravigliosa avventura di Antonio Franconi
Title: La meravigliosa avventura di Antonio Franconi
Character: Antonio Franconi
Released: October 29, 2011
Type: Movie
Just before sleeping, a small boy finds a crate of ancient toys: a little circus, lead soldiers and a book about circus legend Antonio Franconi - whose dream was creating a great show mixing all possible forms of art.
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Napoli milionaria!
Title: Napoli milionaria!
Character: Gennaro Jovine
Released: May 4, 2011
Type: Movie
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Filumena Marturano
Title: Filumena Marturano
Character: Domenico Soriano
Released: November 30, 2010
Type: Movie
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L'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo
Title: L'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo
Character: Self
Released: September 7, 2010
Type: Movie
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Passione
Title: Passione
Released: September 4, 2010
Type: Movie
John Turturro tells, shooting alleys and testimonies of real neapolitan people, the history and musical culture of Napoli, attending every event and tale with a song.
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Massimo Ranieri - Live dallo Stadio Olimpico
Title: Massimo Ranieri - Live dallo Stadio Olimpico
Released: July 2, 2010
Type: Movie
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L'ultimo Pulcinella
Title: L'ultimo Pulcinella
Character: Michelangelo Fracanzan
Released: March 13, 2009
Type: Movie
An Italian actor (Massimo Ranieri) and his son (Domenico Balsamo) stage a show in a Parisian theater.
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Civico zero
Title: Civico zero
Character: Giuliano
Released: November 23, 2007
Type: Movie
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No way out - A broken love
Title: No way out - A broken love
Character: Matteo Della Torre
Released: June 4, 2007
Type: Movie
After seven difficult years, Matteo Dell Torre withdraws his campaign from the crisis. But because of the work, he rarely sees with his wife, with children. When the case turned out to be imposed, the police accuse Matteo of murder and find 30 million of bad money on account of the company. Under the threat of business and marriage. Mateo will go to jail. In order to prove his innocence, he turns out to be incarcerated ...
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Pilot Operation
Title: Pilot Operation
Character: Raffaele
Released: February 18, 2007
Type: Movie
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The Courage to Love
Title: The Courage to Love
Character: Massimo
Released: June 29, 2005
Type: Movie
A picture of humankind in Paris: singers, shows, social gatherings, businessmen, nightclub barmen, bums, shoppers.
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Le genre humain - 1ère partie: Les Parisiens
Title: Le genre humain - 1ère partie: Les Parisiens
Released: September 15, 2004
Type: Movie
Paris, December 1999. A group of Parisians cross paths. A police commissioner madly in love with his colleague's wife, a director looking for a subject. A man who learns that he has lung cancer. A waitress in love with her boss. A wealthy owner of a pizza chain who falls in love with a former member of the Comédie Française when he wanted to buy her castle. Among them, there is also Shaa. She dreams of becoming a singer and starts a duet with Massimo, a street singer of Italian origin. They quickly fall in love with each other. But one day, a producer spots Shaa and offers her a solo career.
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Fondali notturni
Title: Fondali notturni
Released: October 4, 2002
Type: Movie
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A Kiss in the Dark
Title: A Kiss in the Dark
Released: May 31, 2000
Type: Movie
Alessandra Del Giudice, a successful lawyer with a few too many problems in the family, ends up in a coma for seven years following a road accident. When she wakes up she finds her husband waiting for her, who had just given permission to pull the plug on her life support, and her sister, who arrived at the last minute just in time to discover that Alessandra had lifted a finger and was about to reopen the eyes! Upon awakening, the worst surprise for the woman, however, is to discover that her son Yanneck has recently killed himself by jumping from a balcony. Convinced by a nightmare in which she sees the boy not jumping but being pushed by someone, she decides to investigate to understand what really happened.
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To Fly!
Title: To Fly!
Character: Antonio
Released: January 16, 1999
Type: Movie
1950s. Gege (Giuseppe Cristofaro) is a delicate child who lives in a hard world that does not accept it. He thus takes refuge in the dream to escape the many small daily harassment. His desire would be to become an airplane pilot and for this the notes of "Volare" by Domenico Modugno accompany his days.
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La casa dove abitava Corinne
Title: La casa dove abitava Corinne
Character: Leonardi
Released: November 28, 1996
Type: Movie
The story of Doriana, a young lawyer, who moves to Rome, because a criminal she convicted has escaped prison and threatens to kill her. But the flat she takes in Rome doesn't bring her any luck either: In her new flat, unbeknownst to her, a call girl called Corinne has been stabbed to death almost a year ago, and the killer has never been caught. As soon as she lives there, she gets anonymous telephone calls and other hints to the murder. When she learns about the unsolved case, she starts to investigate by herself.
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Title: Il ricatto
Character: Commissario Massimo Fedeli
Released: April 23, 1989
Type: TV
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L'ombra nera del Vesuvio
Title: L'ombra nera del Vesuvio
Character: Toni Carità
Released: February 22, 1987
Type: Movie
Two families of the neapolitan camorra fight for the power.
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Bonded by Tender Friendship
Title: Bonded by Tender Friendship
Character: Dorino
Released: September 1, 1983
Type: Movie
A once famous actor, whose career was ruined after he was forced to undergo an operation on his vocal cords, is constantly pursued by creditors and his faithful servant Dorino where the two endure an 'impossible' friendship.
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Chaste and Pure
Title: Chaste and Pure
Character: Fernando
Released: October 30, 1981
Type: Movie
Antonio is married to a very wealthy woman but the sole heir of the family fortune is his daughter. He induce his dying wife to swear in the daughter of remaining "chaste and pure" ( so that she cannot marry ) until his own death.
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L'ultima volta insieme
Title: L'ultima volta insieme
Character: Paolo Antonelli
Released: October 21, 1981
Type: Movie
Paul, the son of a senior magistrate Neapolitan, was hired at the law firm of a friend's parent. The young man thinks he lost his mother, but the woman, who has long left the family, is now the mistress of the boss racket shops. Fleeing from prison, blackmail, murder, trials, recognition in extremis between mother and son more than a melodrama with strong colors, a real fumettone.
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Priest of Love
Title: Priest of Love
Character: Piero Pini
Released: October 11, 1981
Type: Movie
Following the banning and burning of his novel, "The Rainbow," D.H. Lawrence and his wife, Frieda, move to the United States, and then to Mexico. When Lawrence contracts tuberculosis, they return to England for a short time, then to Italy, where Lawrence writes "Lady Chatterley's Lover."
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Habibi, amor mío
Title: Habibi, amor mío
Released: March 2, 1981
Type: Movie
Young Stefano falls in love with a Spanish girl, Habibi. The two become engaged, but after a happy period, Stefano will discover the girl's betrayals. This will lead the protagonists to drift apart and seek new paths; this will be an opportunity for them to reflect on themselves and the loss of values in life.
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A Gun for a Cop
Title: A Gun for a Cop
Character: Paolo Palumbo
Released: January 1, 1981
Type: Movie
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Hot Potato
Title: Hot Potato
Character: Claudio
Released: November 16, 1979
Type: Movie
A factory worker known for his tough attitude and for fighting for workers' rights starts losing credibility when friends and co-workers see him helping a young gay man.
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Born Winner
Title: Born Winner
Character: Sandro
Released: December 1, 1976
Type: Movie
A young man whose passions are money, beautiful women and racing motorcycles comes up with a scheme that will allow him to combine all three, all while committing the "perfect" crime.
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Death Rage
Title: Death Rage
Character: Angelo
Released: October 22, 1976
Type: Movie
A professional killer is lured into a deadly double-cross when he agrees to assassinate a Mafia kingpin.
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Title: Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Character: Self
Released: January 12, 1975
Type: TV
A talk show presented by Michel Drucker
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Title: Midi Première
Character: Self
Released: January 6, 1975
Type: TV
Midi Première is a French variety show presented by Danièle Gilbert, directed by Jacques Pierre and broadcast from January 6, 1975 until January 1, 1982 on TF1. The program was generally broadcast between 12:15 p.m. and 12:55 p.m., then giving way to the 1:00 p.m. TV news. However, the broadcast schedule could change, depending on the guests, and the setting where the recording of the program was shot. Certain performances by artists who have become cult like the one where Ringo jostles with a demonstrator in interpretation (1977), that of Dalida with the title There is always a song with the soundtrack that does not start, twice, at the right speed (1978), Claude François and his Clodettes, who, in the provinces, are unable to join "the set" in order to interpret his song, the latter being taken by the crowd of delirious fans (summer 1977) . The group Supertramp performed there with the title "Dreamer" on March 8, 1975.
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Salvo D'Acquisto
Title: Salvo D'Acquisto
Character: Salvo D'Acquisto
Released: December 3, 1974
Type: Movie
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The Cousin
Title: The Cousin
Character: Enzo
Released: July 26, 1974
Type: Movie
Italian coming of age story about two cousins, Enzo and Agata, told in three stages.
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Chronicle of a Homicide
Title: Chronicle of a Homicide
Character: Fabio Sola
Released: February 4, 1972
Type: Movie
Roma.During a clash between demonstrating laborers (whose fight the students have joined) a policeman and a student are both killed. The investigating magistrate - in charge of the case with two commissioners - wants to believe to the version of the police: the student was killed by one of the laborers, while the policeman would have been killed by Massimo Trotti.
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Romance
Title: Romance
Character: Sandro Zanichelli
Released: October 29, 1971
Type: Movie
Love story between a young man and a married woman. She's married to a businessman who's neglecting her. She would like to leave him but she's afraid of the age difference between her and her lover.
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Tre donne - La sciantosa
Title: Tre donne - La sciantosa
Character: Tonino / young soldier
Released: September 26, 1971
Type: Movie
La Sciantosa is part of a project created by writer/director Alfredo Gianetti for the Italian TV. The objective was to portrait a hundred years of Italian history through three movies, all of them with Anna Magnani. The other two are "1943: un incontro" and "L'autmobile". In this first movie, La Magnani is Flora Torres, a "sciantosa" (kind of a small stage diva) who is forgotten during the WWI, living only to remember her past glory. One day she receives a letter to present herself to the high command. There, Flora is called to go to the front and entertain the troops. Along with her maid Cristina, Flora goes to the front. There they are welcomed by the young private Tonino (Massimo Ranieri). Flora starts to act like a prima donna, making absurd demands to everyone. But when she is about to present herself, the vision of the wounded soldiers makes her change her way
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The Light at the Edge of the World
Title: The Light at the Edge of the World
Character: Felipe
Released: July 16, 1971
Type: Movie
Pirates take over a lighthouse on a rocky island. They then execute a devious plan to cause ships to run aground, pillaging their wrecks. A lone member of the lighthouse crew survives, and he deperately fights their plot. A shipwrecked maiden that avoids the pirates slaughter soon complicates the situation.
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Bubu
Title: Bubu
Character: Piero
Released: February 16, 1971
Type: Movie
Bubu leaves his job in a bakery, forces his girl-friend into prostitution, and from then on lives out of the money she makes. The young couple find their place in the world of prostitutes and pimps, but the lack of perspective in their life - which is permanently haunted by the possibility of an incurable and fatal venereal infection - and the humiliations the girl endures strain their relationship and lead to conflicts.
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Title: Samedi soir
Character: Self
Released: January 9, 1971
Type: TV
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Metello
Title: Metello
Character: Metello Salani
Released: March 10, 1970
Type: Movie
The story of a young man of the working class, who has grown up practically an orphan due to his father’s repeated jailings for anarchistic activism. Struggling with life in 19th-century Italy, Metello Salani is determined to change his situation for the better - but love, marriage and politics complicate things considerably...
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Title: Eurovision Song Contest
Released: May 24, 1956
Type: TV
The Eurovision Song Contest is an international song competition, organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and featuring participants representing primarily European countries. Each participating country submits an original song to be performed on live television and radio, transmitted to national broadcasters via the EBU's Eurovision and Euroradio networks, with competing countries then casting votes for the other countries' songs to determine the winner.
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Title: Sanremo Music Festival
Character: Self - Special Guest
Released: January 29, 1951
Type: TV
The Sanremo Music Festival is the most popular Italian song contest and awards, held annually in the town of Sanremo, Imperia, Italy, and consisting of a competition amongst previously unreleased songs. The Festival was the inspiration for the Eurovision Song Contest.
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Title: Sanremo Music Festival
Character: Self - Contestant
Released: January 29, 1951
Type: TV
The Sanremo Music Festival is the most popular Italian song contest and awards, held annually in the town of Sanremo, Imperia, Italy, and consisting of a competition amongst previously unreleased songs. The Festival was the inspiration for the Eurovision Song Contest.