Serge Reggiani

Serge Reggiani fascinates me as a true dual talent who refused to stay in one lane. Born in Reggio Emilia and becoming an Italian-French icon, he built a serious film and stage career and then reinvented himself as a chanson singer, which is a rare second act to pull off convincingly. The string of French honors, from the Legion of Honour to the Arts and Letters distinction, tells me his peers and country took his whole body of work seriously, not just one craft. I think there's something deeply European about an actor who could also command a song, and I find that versatility far more compelling than specialization. A figure worth rediscovering.

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Name (English)

Serge Reggiani

Name (Japanese)

セルジュ・レジアニ

Reading

せるじゅ・れじあに

Born

May 2, 1922 – July 23, 2004

Origin

Reggio Emilia, Province of Reggio Emilia, Italy

Occupation

singer / painter / stage actor / film actor / actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Dog

Awards & achievements

• 1995 Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎
• 1997 Officer of the Legion of Honour
• 2002 Commander of the National Order of Merit
• 2003 Victory of honor
• 1985 Knight of the Legion of Honour

• Official sitehttp://serge-reggiani.com/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serge%20Reggiani
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%BB%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AC%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A2%E3%83%8B
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q461111

Tags

• Province of Reggio Emilia
• singer
• painter
• stage actor

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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