Johnny Dorelli

Known for

Acting

Born

February 20, 1937 (age 89)

Birthplace

Milan, Lombardy, Italy

Biography

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.

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...

Best known work

Occhio, malocchio, prezzemolo e finocchio

1983

Bread and Chocolate

1974

Totò, Peppino e le fanatiche

1958

State buoni se potete

1983

Tit for Tat

1984

God Makes and Then Pairs Them Up

1982

The Fiend

1977

Ma quando arrivano le ragazze?

2005

How to Lose a Wife and Find a Lover

1978

Hot Spirits

1981

Filmography

2021
Uno, nessuno, cento Nino
as Self
2005
Ma quando arrivano le ragazze?
as Ludovico Zanichelli
1992
Ma tu mi vuoi bene?
as Enrico Morosini
1990
Aggiungi un posto a tavola
as Don Silvestro
1989
La trappolaTV
as Bob Franchi (2 episodes)
1988
La coscienza di ZenoTV
as Zeno Cosini (2 episodes)
1986
Se devi dire una bugia dilla grossa
as Mario Girini
1984
Tit for Tat
as Emanuele Sansoni
1984
CuoreTV
as Maestro Perboni (6 episodes)
1984
Let's Make It Clear
as Alberto Catuzzi
1983
Occhio, malocchio, prezzemolo e finocchio
as Il mago Gaspar (episodio "Il mago")
1983
State buoni se potete
as Don Filippo Neri
1982
God Makes and Then Pairs Them Up
as Don Celeste Restani
1982
Sesso e volentieri
as Husband of Linda / Nino Pacini / Luca / Client of Antonio / Pino Franceschi / Garbelli / Giorgio Giovanardi / Supermarket client / Vito Punturieri / Stelio Rapazzoni
1982
The Odd Squad
as Ten. Federico Tocci
1981
Hot Spirits
as Giovanni degli Uberti / Guiscardo
1980
I'm Getting a Yacht
as Dr. Piero Savelli
1980
I Don't Understand You Anymore
as Paolo Malpieri
1980
The Persian Lamb Coat
as Piero / Maurice
1979
Tesoromio
as Enrico Moroni
1978
Per vivere meglio, divertitevi con noi
as Ottavio Del Bon (segment "Il teorema gregoriano")
1978
My Loves
as Marco Rossi
1978
How to Lose a Wife and Find a Lover
as Alberto Castelli
1978
Aggiungi un posto a tavola
as Don Silvestro
1977
La Presidentessa
as Ottavio Beghin