| Gianfranco Manfredi | |
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| Born | (1948-11-26) 26 November 1948 (age 76) Senigallia, Ancona, Italy |
| Education | University of Milan |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, Composer, Author, Screenwriter, Actor, Cartoonist |
| Awards | U Giancu's Prize, 2008 |
Gianfranco Manfredi (born 26 November 1948) is an Italian singer-songwriter, composer, author, screenwriter, actor and cartoonist.
Life and career
Born in Senigallia, Manfredi graduated in History of Philosophy at the University of Milan with a thesis on Jean-Jacques Rousseau.
He debuted as a singer-songwriter in 1972 with La crisi, an album filled with political and social themes. In 1973 he started working at the Italian Institute of History of Philosophy. Since 1974 he was also active as a songwriter for other artists, including Mia Martini, Mina, PFM, Wess & Dori Ghezzi, Drupi, Heather Parisi, Donatello.
Starting from the early 1980s Manfredi almost completely abandoned the music to focus on writing. He has then published over a dozen novels and short stories, collaborated in various roles to several films, TV-series and plays, and created several comic series. He is also active as a musical critic, and wrote essays on Adriano Celentano, Lucio Battisti, Enzo Jannacci and other Italian music artists.
He lives with his wife Mirella in Italy. His first daughter Diana Manfredi is a film director.
Discography
- Album
- 1972 – La crisi
- 1976 – Ma non è una malattia
- 1977 – Zombie di tutto il mondo unitevi
- 1978 – Biberon
- 1981 – Gianfranco Manfredi
- 1985 – Dodici (with Ricky Gianco)
- 1993 – In paradiso fa troppo caldo
Novels
- Magia rossa, Milano, Feltrinelli, 1983. ISBN 88-07-04001-8; Roma, Gargoyle, 2006. ISBN 88-89541-12-1.
- Cromantica, Milano, Feltrinelli, 1985. ISBN 88-07-04007-7; Milano, Tropea, 2008. ISBN 978-88-558-0039-6.
- Ultimi vampiri, Milano, Feltrinelli, 1987. ISBN 88-07-01342-8; extended version, Roma, Gargoyle, 2009. ISBN 978-88-89541-35-7.
- Trainspotter, Milano, Feltrinelli, 1989. ISBN 88-07-01393-2.
- Il peggio deve venire, Milano, Mondadori, 1992. ISBN 88-04-35930-7.
- La fuga del cavallo morto, Milano, Anabasi, 1993. ISBN 88-417-3016-1.
- Una fortuna d'annata, Milano, Tropea, 2000. ISBN 88-438-0135-X.
- Il piccolo diavolo nero, Milano, Tropea, 2001. ISBN 88-438-0256-9.
- Nelle tenebre mi apparve Gesù, Milano, Tropea, 2005. ISBN 88-438-0500-2.
- Ho Freddo, Roma, Gargoyle, 2008. ISBN 978-88-89541-25-8.
- Tecniche di resurrezione, Roma, Gargoyle, 2010. ISBN 978-88-89541-51-7.
- La freccia verde, Milano, Mondadori, 2013. ISBN 978-88-04-62464-6.
References
- ^ Enrico Deregibus (8 October 2010). Dizionario completo della Canzone Italiana. Giunti Editore, 2010. ISBN 978-8809756250. pp. 275–6.
- ^ Enzo Giannelli. "Gianfranco Manfredi". Gino Castaldo (edited by). Dizionario della canzone italiana. Curcio Editore, 1990. pp. 973–4.
External links
- Official website
- Gianfranco Manfredi at AllMusic
- Gianfranco Manfredi discography at Discogs
- Gianfranco Manfredi at IMDb
- 1948 births
- Living people
- People from Senigallia
- Male actors from le Marche
- 20th-century Italian novelists
- 20th-century Italian male writers
- 21st-century Italian novelists
- Italian male singer-songwriters
- Italian singer-songwriters
- Italian lyricists
- Italian male composers
- Italian screenwriters
- Italian male screenwriters
- Italian dramatists and playwrights
- Italian male film actors
- Italian cartoonists
- University of Milan alumni
- 20th-century Italian male singers
- 20th-century Italian composers
- 21st-century Italian male writers