Gianfranco Manfredi was born on November 26, 1948, in Senigallia, Italy. He was an Italian singer-songwriter, actor, writer, film and comic book screenwriter who began his career as a cantautor with the album La crisi (1972), an album addressing political themes of the era. Throughout the 1970s, he released several albums and wrote lyrics for artists like Mina Mazzini, Mia Martini, and Gino Paoli. In 1985, he collaborated with Ricky Gianco on Dodici. He began his acting debut in Salvatore Samperi’s Liquirizia (1979) and contributed as a screenwriter. Manfredi's musical output decreased in the 1980s as he shifted to film and screenwriting. In the 1990s, he became prolific in comic writing, creating works like Gordon Link, Dylan Dog, and Nick Raider. He returned to music with "Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish, Stay Home" on Auroro Borealo’s album Adoro Borealo (2019). Manfredi passed away on January 24, 2025.
