Johnny Dorelli

Acting

Born Feb 20, 1937

From Milan, Lombardy, Italy

Johnny Dorelli (born 20 February 1937) 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" (also known as "Volare") and "Piove (Ciao ciao bambina)". "L'immensità" 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 (2004). After marriages to actresses Lauretta Masiero and Catherine Spaak (1972–1979), he is currently married to Gloria Guida, a former actress. Description above from the Wikipedia article Johnny Dorelli, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

5.1

Filmography — Acting

5.1

1978

How to Lose a Wife and Find a Lover

Alberto Castelli

7.2

1974

Bread and Chocolate

Italian Industrialist

6.8

1983

State buoni se potete

Don Filippo Neri

Occhio, malocchio, prezzemolo e finocchio

5.8

1983

Occhio, malocchio, prezzemolo e finocchio

Il mago Gaspar (episodio "Il mago")

4.8

1980

I'm Getting a Yacht

Dr. Piero Savelli

5.0

1977

La Presidentessa

Ottavio Beghin

3.9

1979

Tesoro mio

Enrico Moroni

6.6

1976

And Agnes Chose to Die

Walter

6.2

1980

I Don't Understand You Anymore

Paolo Malpieri

3.0

1976

Love in 4 Easy Lessons

Marco Antonioli (segment "La visita")

4.2

1982

Sesso e volentieri

Husband of Linda / Nino Pacini / Luca / Client of Antonio / Pino Franceschi / Garbelli / Giorgio Giovanardi / Supermarket client / Vito Punturieri / Stelio Rapazzoni