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87 years |
Birth date |
February 20, 1937 |
Zodiac sign |
Pisces |
Place of Birth |
Italy |
Occupation |
Singer, actor |
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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.
He spent his childhood in the USA, where his father, Nino D'Aurelio (born Aurelio Guidi), opera singer, moved to find work. Dorelli, studied the double bass and the piano at the High School of Music and Art in New York, and he returned in Italy in 1955.
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).
Height | 5 ft 7 in / 170 cm |
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Weight | 159 lb / 72 kg |
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Hair Color | Gray |
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Eye Color | Dark brown |
Nationality | Italian |
Race / ethnicity | White |