Editing Giancarlo Giannini (section)

== Acting career ==

=== Stage ===
Giannini made his stage debut at the age of 18, opposite [[Lilla Brignone]] in ''In memoria di una signora amica'', directed by [[Giuseppe Patroni Griffi]]. His breakthrough came when he was cast by [[Franco Zeffirelli]] in a production of ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' which played at [[The Old Vic]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Davies |first=Melton S. |date=16 November 1975 |title='The Eyes Are the Most Mobile Part of My Body' |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1975/11/16/archives/the-eyes-are-the-most-mobile-part-of-my-body-the-eyes-are-the-most.html |access-date=22 September 2022 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

=== Film and television ===
[[File:Giancarlo Giannini 1973.jpg|thumb|Giannini on the set of the film ''[[The Sensual Man]]'', c. 1973]]
Giannini made his film debut in a small part in ''[[I criminali della metropoli]]'' in 1965. He appeared in supporting roles in ''[[Anzio (film)|Anzio]]'' and ''[[The Secret of Santa Vittoria]]'', and starred in the original version of ''[[Swept Away by an Unusual Destiny in the Blue Sea of August|Swept Away]]''. In 1967, he was a special guest on an episode of [[Mina (Italian singer)|Mina]]'s TV show "Sabato Sera". He had his breakthrough in 1970.<ref name=italbo>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|url=https://archive.org/details/sim_variety_1975-05-07_278_13/page/136/mode/2up?view=theater|page=137|title=Spencer, Hill Pace Talent Race At Italian Box Office|last=Rizzo|first=Eugene|date=7 May 1975|access-date=13 April 2024|via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref> In 1971, he appeared in ''[[E le stelle stanno a guardare]]'', a television adaptation of [[A.&nbsp;J. Cronin]]'s novel ''[[The Stars Look Down]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mymovies.it/biografia/?a=205 |title=Giancarlo Giannini|publisher=MYmovies |access-date= 21 December 2019}}</ref>

Giannini won a [[Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor]] for his performance in ''[[Love and Anarchy]]'' (1973).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cannes-fest.com/pr1973.htm |title=1973 – Le Jury, Les Prix |via=cannes-fest.com |language=fr|access-date=1 July 2017}}</ref><ref name="cinemafr">{{cite web|url=http://www.cinema-francais.fr/cannes/cannes_1973.htm |title=26ème Festival International du Film – Cannes |via=cinema-francais.fr |language=fr |access-date=4 June 2017}}</ref> He had big box office hits with ''[[How Funny Can Sex Be?]]'' (1973) and ''[[The Sensual Man]]'' (1974).<ref name=italbo/> In 1976, he starred in ''[[Seven Beauties]]'', for which he was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Actor]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1977 |title=The 49th Academy Awards (1977) Nominees and Winners |access-date=25 March 2012 |work=oscars.org}}</ref> Giannini is known for his starring roles in films directed by [[Lina Wertmüller]]. In addition to ''Seven Beauties'' and ''[[Swept Away (1974 film)|Swept Away]]'', he also appeared in ''[[The Seduction of Mimi]]'', ''[[Love and Anarchy]]'', ''A Night Full of Rain'', and ''Francesca e Nunziata''.{{citation needed|date=February 2020}}

Giannini has also achieved some international success. His fluency in English has brought him a number of featured roles in Hollywood productions, most notably as Inspector Pazzi in ''[[Hannibal (2001 film)|Hannibal]]''. He also appeared in ''[[Man on Fire (2004 film)|Man on Fire]]''. Giannini played Alberto Aragón in ''[[A Walk in the Clouds]]'' in 1995, and Emperor [[Shaddam IV]] in the [[Frank Herbert's Dune|2000 ''Dune'' miniseries]].<ref name="Cinescape 2000">{{cite web |url=http://www.cinescape.com/0/editorial.asp?aff_id=0&this_cat=Television&action=page&type_id=&cat_id=&obj_id=26343 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080316172142/http://www.mania.com/dune-remaking-classic-novel_article_26343.html |archive-date=16 March 2008 |title=''Dune'': Remaking the Classic Novel |access-date=9 November 2008 |last=Fritz |first=Steve |date=4 December 2000 |via=Cinescape.com|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2002, he starred in the [[horror film]] ''[[Darkness (2002 film)|Darkness]]''. He later portrayed French agent [[René Mathis]] in the [[James Bond]] films ''[[Casino Royale (2006 film)|Casino Royale]]'' (2006) and ''[[Quantum of Solace]]'' (2008).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ecodelcinema.com/giancarlo-giannini-biografia-filmografia.htm/|website=ecodelcinema.com|title=Giancarlo Giannini – Attore – Biografia e Filmographia – Ecodelcinema|date=15 July 2013 |access-date=18 December 2019}}</ref>

In 2009, Giannini received a star on the [[Italian Walk of Fame]] in Toronto, Canada.<ref>{{cite news|last=Connor|first=Kevin|date=8 September 2009|title=Walking proud in Little Italy|url=http://www.torontosun.com/news/torontoandgta/2009/09/08/10783341-sun.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150604062854/http://www.torontosun.com/news/torontoandgta/2009/09/08/10783341-sun.html|archive-date=4 June 2015|access-date=25 October 2018|newspaper=[[Toronto Sun]]}}</ref> On March 6, 2023, he received a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]].<ref>[https://www.adnkronos.com/Archivio/spettacoli/hollywood-posata-la-stella-di-giancarlo-giannini-sulla-walk-of-fame_1O32H3zW6ANnOmoBFQCZmr Hollywood, posata la stella di Giancarlo Giannini sulla Walk of Fame] (in Italian)</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=OTRC|date=18 June 2020|title=LA DJ "Big Boy" getting a star on Hollywood Walk of Fame|url=https://abc7.com/6254545/|access-date=1 July 2020|website=ABC7 Los Angeles|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Giancarlo Giannini riceverà la stella sulla Walk of Fame di Hollywood|url=http://www.awardstoday.it/2020/06/giancarlo-giannini-ricevera-la-stella.html|access-date=1 July 2020|website=Awards Today – news, trailer, recensioni, cinema, serie tv, oscar|date=20 June 2020 }}</ref>

=== Voice acting ===
[[File:Giancarlo Giannini - Dramma della gelosia.png|thumb|right|Giannini in ''[[The Pizza Triangle]]'' (1970)]]
Giannini has had a successful career as a voice actor and dubber. He helped with the foundation of the [[:it:Cine Video Doppiatori|C.V.D.]] along with [[Renato Turi]], [[Corrado Gaipa]], [[Valeria Valeri]], [[Oreste Lionello]], [[Wanda Tettoni]] and other dubbers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://popcorntv.it/guide/attori-doppiati-da-giancarlo-giannini/32597/ |title=Attori doppiati da Giancarlo Giannini |language=it | publisher=news.popcorn.it|date=17 November 2019 |access-date=14 February 2020}}</ref><ref>[https://www.antoniogenna.net/doppiaggio/speciali/cronologia.htm Cronologia fondamentale dell'epoca d'oro del doppiaggio italiano Dagli albori agli anni 1970] (in Italian)</ref>

Giannini is the official Italian voice dubber of [[Al Pacino]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.lascimmiapensa.com/2020/01/17/hunters-trailer-italiano/|title= Hunters, il trailer riunisce Al Pacino e Giancarlo Giannini |date=17 January 2020|publisher=lascimmiapensa.com|language=it|access-date=4 April 2020}}</ref> Both he and [[Ferruccio Amendola]] were the primary dubbers of Pacino until Amendola's death in 2001 when Giannini became the main voice dubber.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.madmass.it/the-irishman-doppiaggio-italiano-netflix-giancarlo-giannini-leo-gullotta-stefano-de-sando/|title= The Irishman doppiaggio italiano: Netflix arruola Giancarlo Giannini, Leo Gullotta e Stefano De Sando |date=23 October 2019|publisher=madmass.it|language=it|access-date=10 March 2020}}</ref> He also dubbed [[Jack Nicholson]]'s voice as [[Jack Torrance]] in the Italian release of ''[[The Shining (film)|The Shining]]'' and the [[Joker (Jack Napier)|Joker]] in ''[[Batman (1989 film)|Batman]]'' and [[Michael Douglas]] as [[Gordon Gekko]] in ''[[Wall Street (1987 film)|Wall Street]]'' and the [[Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps|2010 sequel]] as well as dubbing other actors such as [[Dustin Hoffman]], [[Gérard Depardieu]], [[Ryan O'Neal]], [[Jeremy Irons]], [[Mel Gibson]], [[Tim Allen]], [[Leonard Whiting]] and [[Ian McKellen]] in some of their work.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.artspecialday.com/9art/2018/08/01/giancarlo-giannini-76-anni-cinema/|title= Giancarlo Giannini, 76 anni di anima e voce del cinema mondiale |date=1 August 2018|publisher=artspecialday.com|language=it|access-date=16 February 2020}}</ref>

In Giannini's animated roles, he voiced Carl Fredricksen (voiced by [[Ed Asner]]) in the Italian dub of the Pixar film ''[[Up (2009 film)|Up]]''. He also provided the Italian voice of Raul Menendez in the ''[[Call of Duty]]'' game franchise.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://multiplayer.it/notizie/109240-call-of-duty-black-ops-ii-giancarlo-giannini-parla-della-sua-esperienza-con-il-doppiaggio-di-call-of-duty-black-ops-ii.html|title= Giancarlo Giannini parla della sua esperienza con il doppiaggio di Call of Duty: Black Ops II |date=3 March 2012|publisher=multiplayer.it|language=it|access-date=16 February 2020}}</ref> Outside of dubbing, he provided a voice role in the 2001 Italian animated film ''[[Momo (2001 film)|Momo]]'' in which he voiced the main antagonist.