Gianfranco Manfredi (born 26 November 1948) is an Italian singer-songwriter, composer, author, screenwriter, actor and cartoonist.

Gianfranco Manfredi
Born	(1948-11-26) 26 November 1948 (age 73) Senigallia, Ancona, Italy

Life and career

Born in Senigallia, Manfredi graduated in History of Philosophy at the University of Milan with a thesis on Jean-Jacques Rousseau.[1]

He debuted as a singer-songwriter in 1972 with La crisi, an album filled with political and social themes.[1][2] In 1973 he started working at the Italian Institute of History of Philosophy. Since 1974 he was also active as a songwriter for other artists, including Mia Martini, Mina, PFM, Wess & Dori Ghezzi, Drupi, Heather Parisi, Donatello.[2][1]

Starting from the early 1980s Manfredi almost completely abandoned the music to focus on writing. He has 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.[2][1] He is also active as a musical critic, and wrote essays on Adriano Celentano, Lucio Battisti, Enzo Jannacci and other Italian music artists.[2][1]

He lives with his wife Mirella in Italy. His first daughter Diana Manfredi is a film director.

Discography

Album

• 1972 – La crisi
• 1976 – Ma non è una malattia
• 1977 – Zombie di tutto il mondo unitevi
• 1978 – Biberon
• 1981 – Gianfranco Manfredi
• 1985 – Dodici (with Ricky Gianco)
• 1993 – In paradiso fa troppo caldo

Novels

• Magia rossa, Milano, Feltrinelli, 1983. ISBN 88-07-04001-8; Roma, Gargoyle, 2006. ISBN 88-89541-12-1.
• Cromantica, Milano, Feltrinelli, 1985. ISBN 88-07-04007-7; Milano, Tropea, 2008. ISBN 978-88-558-0039-6.
• Ultimi vampiri, Milano, Feltrinelli, 1987. ISBN 88-07-01342-8; extended version, Roma, Gargoyle, 2009. ISBN 978-88-89541-35-7.
• Trainspotter, Milano, Feltrinelli, 1989. ISBN 88-07-01393-2.
• Il peggio deve venire, Milano, Mondadori, 1992. ISBN 88-04-35930-7.
• La fuga del cavallo morto, Milano, Anabasi, 1993. ISBN 88-417-3016-1.
• Una fortuna d'annata, Milano, Tropea, 2000. ISBN 88-438-0135-X.
• Il piccolo diavolo nero, Milano, Tropea, 2001. ISBN 88-438-0256-9.
• Nelle tenebre mi apparve Gesù, Milano, Tropea, 2005. ISBN 88-438-0500-2.
• Ho Freddo, Roma, Gargoyle, 2008. ISBN 978-88-89541-25-8.
• Tecniche di resurrezione, Roma, Gargoyle, 2010. ISBN 978-88-89541-51-7.
• La freccia verde, Milano, Mondadori, 2013. ISBN 978-88-04-62464-6.

References

External links

• Official website
• Gianfranco Manfredi at AllMusic
• Gianfranco Manfredi discography at Discogs
• Gianfranco Manfredi at IMDb