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/ref> film actor and singer-songwriter. Esposito was born from the union of a French mother with an Italian father in

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(Belgium), and he died from

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, France. He appeared in 50 films between 1951 and 1973. As singer-songwriter, between 1958 and 1973, he recorded numerous albums marked with spirituality and poetry. His biggest success is ''The Clowns'' (''Les Clowns'', 1957), several covers by

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and

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. He was married with the French actress Pascale Petit and they had a girl, Doushka Esposito (born in 1963), today singer, and younger, under the name of Douchka, she was ambassadress of

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's productions on the French television.

Partial filmography

* ''

Maître après Dieu ''Maître après Dieu'' (German title: ''Schiff ohne Hafen'') is a 1951 French film directed by Louis Daquin. It stars Pierre Brasseur and Yvette Etiévant Yvette Etiévant (1922–2003) was a French actress. She starred in Yves Robert's '' ...

'' (1951) – Un passager juif (uncredited) * ''

My Wife Is Formidable ''My Wife Is Formidable'' (French: ''Ma femme est formidable'') is a 1951 French comedy film directed by André Hunebelle and starring Fernand Gravey, Sophie Desmarets and Simone Valère.Rège p.43 It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Par ...

'' (1951) – Le barman de l'hôtel (uncredited) * ''

Leathernose ''Leathernose'' (French: ''Nez de cuir'', Italian: ''Naso di cuoio'') is a 1952 French-Italian historical drama film directed by Yves Allégret and starring Jean Marais, Françoise Christophe and Mariella Lotti.Hayward p.68 It is an adaptation of ...

'' (1952) – Un jeune invité * ''Agence matrimoniale'' (1952) – (uncredited) * ''

My Husband Is Marvelous ''My Husband Is Marvelous'' (French: ''Mon mari est merveilleux'') is a 1952 French comedy film directed by André Hunebelle and starring Fernand Gravey, Sophie Desmarets and Elina Labourdette.Rège p.512 The film's sets were designed by the ar ...

'' (1952) – Un journaliste * ''

A Hundred Francs a Second ''A Hundred Francs a Second'' (French: ''Cent francs par seconde'') is a 1953 French comedy film directed by Jean Boyer and starring Henri Génès, Philippe Lemaire and Jeannette Batti.Krautz p.476 It is a spin-off from the French radio game show ...

'' (1953) – Un cheminot en grève (uncredited) * ''

La môme vert-de-gris ''La môme vert-de-gris'' ( French for "The Greyish-Green Dame"), released in the USA as ''Poison Ivy'', is a 1953 French crime film. It was French director Bernard Borderie's first film, as well as American-born French actor Eddie Constantine's ...

'' (1953) – Le capitaine du bateau * ''

Quay of Blondes ''Quay of Blondes'' (French: ''Quai des blondes'') is a 1954 French crime film directed by Paul Cadéac and starring Michel Auclair, Barbara Laage and Madeleine Lebeau.Kermabon p.461 It was produced and distributed by Pathé and shot in Gevacolor. ...

'' (1954) – Un tueur * ''

The Women Couldn't Care Less ''The Women Couldn't Care Less'' or ''Dames Get Along'' (French: ''Les femmes s'en balancent'') is a 1954 French crime film directed by Bernard Borderie and starring Eddie Constantine, Nadia Gray and Dominique Wilms. It features Peter Cheyney's ...

'' (1954) – Man at the Poker Game (uncredited) * '' Cadet Rousselle'' (1954) – Monseigneur * ''

Huis clos ''No Exit'' (french: Huis clos, links=no, ) is a 1944 existentialist French play by Jean-Paul Sartre. The play was first performed at the Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier in May 1944. The play begins with three characters who find themselves waiting ...

'' (1954) – Diego – le disciple de Garcin * ''

French Cancan ''French Cancan'' (also known as ''Only the French Can'') is a 1955 French-Italian musical film written and directed by Jean Renoir and starring Jean Gabin and Francoise Arnoul. Where Renoir's previous film ''Le Carosse d’or'' had celebrated ...

'' (1955) – Prince Alexandre * '' Black Dossier'' (1955) – Jean de Montesson * '' Les mauvaises rencontres'' (1955) – Pierre Jaeger * ''

Les Hussards ''Les Hussards'' ( en, Cavalrymen), is a French comedy film from 1955, directed by Alex Joffé, written by Gabriel Arout, starring Bernard Blier, Giovanna Ralli, Bourvil, and with Georges Wilson, Virna Lisi, Louis de Funès playing supporting rol ...

'' (1955) – Pietro * ''

Cela s'appelle l'aurore ''Cela s'appelle l'aurore'' (English: ''This is Called Dawn'') is a 1956 Franco-Italian film, directed by Luis Buñuel. It was written by Buñuel and Jean Ferry, based on a novel by Emmanuel Roblès. Synopsis In a town in Corsica, Dr. Valerio ...

'' (1956) – Sandro Galli * ''Pardonnez nos offenses'' (1956) – Vani * ''Reproduction interdite'' (1957) – Claude Watroff * ''

Les Misérables ''Les Misérables'' ( , ) is a French historical novel by Victor Hugo, first published in 1862, that is considered one of the greatest novels of the 19th century. In the English-speaking world, the novel is usually referred to by its original ...

'' (1958) – Marius Pontmercy * ''Le bel âge'' (1960) – Claude * ''Normandie – Niémen'' (1960) – Lemaître * ' (1960) – Jérôme * ''

Paris Belongs to Us ''Paris Belongs to Us'' (french: Paris nous appartient, sometimes translated as ''Paris Is Ours'') is a 1961 French mystery film directed by Jacques Rivette. Set in Paris in 1957 and often referencing Shakespeare's play ''Pericles'', the title i ...

'' (1961) – Gerard Lenz * ''

Cross of the Living ''Cross of the Living (La Croix des vivants) (L'amore impossibilie)'' is a 1962 French-Italian film. It stars Pascale Petit, Karlheinz Böhm and Gabriele Ferzetti. Cast * Karlheinz Böhm - Gus * Pascale Petit - Maria * Giani Esposito - Yan * ...

'' (1962) – Yan * '' Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Jean-Marc'' (1964) – Ettore * '' Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Françoise'' (1964) – Ettore * ''

The Sea Pirate ''The Sea Pirate'' (french: Surcouf, le tigre des sept mers, it, Surcouf, l'eroe dei sette mari, es, El tigre de los siete mares, also known as ''The Fighting Corsair'') is a 1966 French-Italian-Spanish adventure film directed by Sergio Bergonz ...

'' (1966) – Napoléon * ''Il grande colpo di Surcouf'' (1966) – Napoléon * ''

The Decameron ''The Decameron'' (; it, label=Italian, Decameron or ''Decamerone'' ), subtitled ''Prince Galehaut'' (Old it, Prencipe Galeotto, links=no ) and sometimes nicknamed ''l'Umana commedia'' ("the Human comedy", as it was Boccaccio that dubbed Dan ...

'' (1971)

Discography

* ''Les Clowns'' (1959) * ''Jardiniers qui doutez de l'arbre de vie'' (1967) * ''Un noble rossignol à l'époque Ming'' (1968) * ''Les ombres sont chinoises'' (1970) * ''Paris, le désert'' (1972)

References

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