- Born
- Died
- Gianfranco Manfredi was born on November 26, 1948 in Senigallia, Marche, Italy. He was a writer and actor, known for Valentina (1989), The Spider Labyrinth (1988) and Il trasformista (2002). He was married to Mirella. He died on January 24, 2025 in Senigallia, Marche, Italy.
- SpouseMirella(? - January 24, 2025) (his death, 2 children)
- From the early 1980s he almost completely abandoned the music to focus on writing. He 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.
- Debuted as a singer-songwriter in 1972 with La crisi, an album filled with political and social themes.
- His first daughter Diana Manfredi is a film director.
- Since 1974 he was active as a songwriter for other artists, including Mia Martini, Mina, PFM, Wess & Dori Ghezzi, Drupi, Heather Parisi, Donatello.
- Was a musical critic and wrote essays on Adriano Celentano, Lucio Battisti, Enzo Jannacci and other Italian music artists.
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