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Also known as Sergio Reggiani

French singer and actor (1922–2004)

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Serge Reggiani was a singer, painter, stage actor, and film actor born on 2 May 1922 in Reggio Emilia. He held citizenship of France, Italy, and the Kingdom of Italy, and worked as a vocalist within the chanson genre. He began his career in 1940.

Reggiani was married to Noëlle Adam and Janine Darcey, and he resided in Reggio Emilia. He received the Officer of the Legion of Honour and the Knight of the Legion of Honour. He died of a myocardial infarction, of natural causes, on 23 July 2004, and was buried at Montparnasse Cemetery.

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Person · Open Library

Works
4

Top works

  • 16 grands succs̈
  • Dernier courrier avant la nuit
  • La question se pose
  • Un enfant de mon âge

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Film & TV

Acting · Reggio Emilia, Italy

Serge Reggiani (2 May 1922 – 23 July 2004) was an Italian-born French singer and actor. He was born in Reggio Emilia, Italy and moved to France with his parents at the age of eight. For many years, he struggled with alcoholism, caused in part by the 1980 suicide of his son Stephan. After acting school (Conservatoire des arts cinématographiques) he was discovered by Jean Cocteau and appeared in a…

Known for

  • La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président — Self (archive footage)2022
  • Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui2014
  • Il était une fois... Vincent, François, Paul et les autres — Self (archive footage)2011
  • They Saw Inferno — Self2010
  • Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno — Marcel (archive footage)2009
  • The Pianist — Rossell mayor1998
  • Vivement dimanche — Self1998
  • Heroines — monsieur Montgolfier1997
  • Les Enfoirés 1995 - Les Enfoirés à l'Opéra-Comique1995
  • The Little Boy — Germain1995

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
70,914
Total plays
700,430

Tags

chanson francaisefrenchchansonmelancholicpoetry

Serge Reggiani (May 2, 1922 - July 23, 2004) was an Italian-born French singer, painter and actor. He was born in Reggio Emilia, Italy and moved to France with his parents at the age of eight. For many years, he struggled with alcoholism, caused in part by the 1980 suicide of his son Stephan. After acting school he was discovered by Jean Cocteau and appeared in a wartime production of Les parents terribles ("The Terrible Parents"). His first feature film came in 1946 with his role in Les portes

via Last.fm · Serge Reggiani

Key facts

Born
Sergio Reggiani , ( 1922-05-02 ) 2 May 1922, Reggio Emilia , Italy
Died
23 July 2004 (2004-07-23) (aged 82), Boulogne-Billancourt , France
Genres
Chanson française
Occupations
Singer, actor, painter
Instrument
Vocals
Years active
1940–2004

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Sergio
Family name
Reggiani
Gender
male
Citizenship
Kingdom of Italy
Place of birth
Reggio Emilia
Place of death
Boulogne-Billancourt
Occupation
film actor
Languages spoken
French
Native language
Italian
Student of
Maurice Escande
Genre
chanson
Instrument
voice
Official website
serge-reggiani.com
Image
SergeReggiani-1970-Milan-Italie.png
Residence
Reggio Emilia
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place of burial
Montparnasse Cemetery
cause of death
myocardial infarction
Commons category
Serge Reggiani
date of birth
1922-05-02
date of death
2004-07-22
manner of death
natural causes
name in kana
セルジュ・レッジャーニ
name in native language
Sergio Reggiani
start of work period
1940-00-00
medical condition
depression
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Encyclopedic overview

Serge Reggiani (born Sergio Reggiani; 2 May 1922 – 23 July 2004) was an Italian-French actor and singer.

Biography

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