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Massimo Ranieri (Giovanni Calone) was born on 3 May, 1951 in Naples, Italy, is an An Italian male stage actor. Discover Massimo Ranieri's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 72 years old?
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Giovanni Calone |
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Singer
television presenter
actor
director |
Age |
72 years old |
Zodiac Sign |
Taurus |
Born |
3 May, 1951 |
Birthday |
3 May |
Birthplace |
Naples, Italy |
Nationality |
Italy
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He is a member of famous Singer-songwriter with the age 72 years old group.
Massimo Ranieri Height, Weight & Measurements
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Massimo Ranieri Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Massimo Ranieri worth at the age of 72 years old? Massimo Ranieri’s income source is mostly from being a successful Singer-songwriter. He is from Italy. We have estimated Massimo Ranieri's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
Massimo Ranieri (born Giovanni Calone on 3 May 1951) is an Italian singer, actor, television presenter and theatre director.
Ranieri was born in Naples (at Santa Lucia), the fifth 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 four years later and was flown to New York to record an EP under the name of Gianni Rock.
Ranieri recorded four songs in 1964: Tanti auguri signora, Se mi aspetti stasera, Non chiudere la porta, and La Prima Volta.
None of the records were successful, primarily because young Gianni's voice was changing.
Two years later, he would 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 two more songs: "Da Bambino", Ma L'amore cos'è" and "Preghiera".
It was not until 1969 when he achieved success and became a teen idol when he sang "O Sole Mio" on live TV.
That same year, he had a string of hits: "Rita", "Se bruciasse la citta", "Quando l'amore diventa poesia", "Il mio amore resta sempre", "Rose rosse" and "Zingara".
In 1970, "Vent'anni", "Sogno d'amore", "Sei l'amore mio", "Aranjuez Amore Mio", and "Candida".
In 1970, Ranieri decided to venture into acting.
His screen debut, Metello received rave reviews from critics, and won him the David DiDonatello award for best actor for portraying the title character.
He co-starred with Anna Magnani in the television film La Sciantosa later that year.
In 1971, Ranieri recorded the songs "Adagio Veneziano", "Via del Conservatorio", and "Io e Te".
He represented Italy in the 1971 Eurovision Song Contest in Dublin, Ireland, where he placed 5th with the song "L'Amore E' Un Attimo. " In 1972, he released the songs "Ti Ruberei", "O Surdato 'nnamurato", and "Erba di Casa Mia"; in 1973, "Amo Ancora Lei".
However, in 1971, he fathered a daughter, Cristiana, out of wedlock with Franca Sebastiani.
He did not have anything to do with the raising of his daughter, saying that he was too young and inexperienced for fatherhood, and that it would be damaging to his career.
He was never linked with any other woman thereafter.
In 1974, came the singles "Te Voglio Bene Assaie", "Immagina", and "Per Una Donna".
In 1974, he filmed Salvo D'Acquisto, where he portrayed a carabiniere who was executed by the Nazis during World War II.
In 1988, he made a comeback to his singing career with the song, "Perdere l'amore", which won the Sanremo Festival, that year.
In 1996, Ranieri provided the speaking and the singing voice of Quasimodo in the Italian-Language version of Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
He even reprised this role in the sequel.
In 1997, he made another comeback with "Ti parlerò d'amore".
On 16 October 2002, Massimo Ranieri was nominated Goodwill Ambassador of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
In 2004, he starred in his first French film, a trilogy series called Les Parisiens, where he played a street artist.
In 2005, he returned on the stage with the show "Accussì Grande", after a long bout with illness, from which he fully recovered.
In February 2007, he started a concert tour of Italy, titled "Canto perché non-so nuotare...da 40 anni" which lasted for more than two years, with more than 500 shows, was made into a CD and a DVD, which went platinum.
In 2022, he won the Mia Martini critics award at Sanremo Festival.
In 2007, he was in a docu-film called Civico 0, where he played Guilano, a fruit vendor, who becomes homeless after the death of his mother.
In 2008, he starred in the film L'Ultimo Pulcinella.
In 2009, he played the storyteller in the play, Polvere di Baghdad, directed by Maurizio Scaparro.
In 2010, Massimo was featured in Passione, a documentary about the history of music from Naples, Italy, directed by Italian-American actor, John Turturro.
In November 2010, he took part in the miniseries remake of the classic play, Filumena Marturano, produced by Italian TV RAI Uno, with Mariangela Melato in the title role.
Massimo portrayed Filumena's husband, Domenico Soriano.
He returned to the Eurovision Song Contest that year, in Luxembourg, to represent Italy with "Chi sarà con te", where he placed 13th.