Description
Johnny Dorelli is an Italian actor, singer and showman.
Born as Giorgio Guidi in Meda, he debuted as singer in the late 1950s for CGD label. In 1958 he won the Sanremo Festival in duo with Domenico Modugno, with the songs "Nel blu dipinto di blu" and "Piove". "L'immensit�" earned Dorelli a ninth place at the 1967 edition of the Sanremo Song Festival.
His greatest success was the musical Aggiungi un posto a tavola, which was also performed at the Adelphi Theatre in London's West End in an English version entitled Beyond the Rainbow in 1978.
After a period of absence, he returned to success in the 1980s. In 1983, he played St. Philip Neri in Luigi Magni's TV film State buoni se potete. Dorelli's latest feature film role is in Pupi Avati's Ma quando arrivano le ragazze.
After marriages to actresses Lauretta Masiero and Catherine Spaak, he is currently married to Gloria Guida, a former actress. [More at Wikipedia]
Other Names
- Giorgio Guidi
Born
February 20th, 1937 in Meda (Age 87)
Films
Last Changes
2019/05/09
New Address: Available to members only
2018/09/13
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2018/09/13
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