Massimo Ranieri (born Giovanni Calone, May 3, 1951), is an Italian pop singer, film and stage actor. He was born in Naples (at Santa Lucia), the fourth of eight children in the family. When he was 10, young Giovanni would sing at restaurants, wedding receptions, etc. He was discovered by a music producer about 4 years later and was flown to New York to record an EP under the name of Gianni Rock. He recorded 4 songs in 1964: Tanti auguri signora, Se mi aspetti stasera, Non chiudere la porta, and La Prima Volta. None of the records were successful, because young Gianni's voice was changing. Two years later, he would later re-emerge under his new stage name, Massimo Ranieri. In 1966, he made his TV debut singing "Bene Mio". A year later, he made another TV appearance singing, "Pietà per chi ti ama". In 1968, he recorded 2 more songs: "Da Bambino", Ma L'amore cos'è" and "Preghiera". But it wasn't until 1969, when he really became successful and became a teen idol making all the young g...
Metello
1970
Bubu
1971
The Cousin
1974
Questi fantasmi
2011
Priest of Love
1981
Chaste and Pure
1981
Ferro
2020
The Light at the Edge of the World
1971
I Hate Summer
2020
The Man Who Drew God
2023
Romance
1971
Habibi, amor mío
1981
L'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo
2010
Hot Potato
1979
Fondali notturni
2002
Passione
2010
Scossa
2012
Metti, una sera a cena con Peppino
2016
Death Rage
1976
Tre donne - La sciantosa
1971
Natural Lefty
2022
Chronicle of a Homicide
1972
Sanremo 2023. Tra Palco e realtà
2023
Le genre humain - 1ère partie: Les Parisiens
2004
The Courage to Love
2005
Gli Squallor
2012
Born Winner
1976
Salvo D'Acquisto
1974
Civico zero
2007
The Magic Screen
1982
Pino Daniele - Il tempo resterà
2017
Sanremo 72. Il Festival da dove non l’avete mai visto
2022
Cerca di capirmi
1970
A Gun for a Cop
1981
Bloody Richard
2017
No way out - A broken love
2007
L'ultimo Pulcinella
2009
Il mio nome è Riccardo Cocciante
2026
The Ploy
2016