Luis Molteni

Gianluigi "Luis" Molteni (5 November 1950 – 28 February 2024) was an Italian actor, whose career spanned over 40 years.

Luis Molteni
Born	Gianluigi Molteni 5 November 1950 (1950-11-05) Seregno, Italy
Died	28 February 2024 (2024-02-29) (aged 73) Rome, Italy

Life and career

Born in Seregno, Molteni started his career in 1979, as a member of the theatrical company Quelli di Grok.^[1] He made his film debut in 1980 in I Made a Splash [it], directed by Maurizio Nichetti, with whom he frequently collaborated until mid-1990s.^[2]

A character actor mainly active in the comedy and thriller genres,^[3] Molteni often worked with Giovanni Veronesi, and his credits include works by Giuseppe Tornatore, Dario Argento, Gabriele Muccino, Carlo Verdone, Sergio Castellitto, Sergio Rubini.^[4] In 1993, he was nominated for the Ciak d'Oro for best supporting actor for his performance in Nero.^[1] Also a visual artist, Molteni died on 28 February 2024, at the age of 73.^[1]

Selected filmography

• Tomorrow We Dance (1983)
• The Icicle Thief (1989)
• Nero (1992)
• Let's Not Keep in Touch (1994)
• Viaggi di nozze (1995)
• Snowball (1995)
• The Phantom of the Opera (1998)
• The Legend of 1900 (1998)
• Dangerous Beauty (1998)
• 20 - Venti (1999)
• But Forever in My Mind (1999)
• Guardami (1999)
• Libero Burro (1999)
• Almost Blue (2000)
• The Triumph of Love (2001)
• Pinocchio (2002)
• The Vanity Serum (2004)
• What Will Happen to Us (2004)
• Il ritorno del Monnezza (2005)
• I Love You in Every Language in the World (2005)
• Manual of Love (2005)
• Really SSSupercool: Chapter Two (2006)
• Olé (2006)
• Ten Winters (2009)
• Giallo (2009)
• Lightning Strike (2012)
• The Fifth Wheel (2013)
• Ma tu di che segno 6? (2014)
• Amici come prima (2018)
• The King's Musketeers (2018)

References

1. Sica, Davide (29 February 2024). "Luis Molteni è morto, addio al noto caratterista di cinema e tv". Movieplayer (in Italian). Retrieved 9 April 2024.
2. Barone, Martina (29 February 2024). "È morto Luis Molteni, attore e caratterista del cinema italiano". The Hollywood Reporter Roma (in Italian). Retrieved 9 April 2024.
3. Secchi Frau, Fabio. "Luis Molteni: Chi ha paura del signore grasso e basso?". MyMovies. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
4. Redazione (29 February 2024). "È morto Luis Molteni, attore per Nichetti e Veronesi". la Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 9 April 2024.

External links

• Luis Molteni at IMDb