In popular culture
Films
* '' Gigolo'' (1926) – American silent romance drama film produced by Cecil B. DeMille * '' Just a Gigolo'' (1931) – American romantic comedy directed by Jack Conway, starring William Haines, Irene Purcell, C. Aubrey Smith and Ray Milland * '' Evenings for Sale'' (1932) – American romantic comedy, starring Herbert Marshall, Sari Maritza, Charlie Ruggles and Mary Boland * '' Sunset Boulevard'' (1950) – American film noir co-written and directed by Billy Wilder, starring William Holden and Gloria Swanson * '' Female on the Beach'' (1955) – American crime-drama film directed by Joseph Pevney, starring Joan Crawford and Jeff Chandler * '' The Gigolo'' (1960) – French romantic drama film written and directed by Jacques Deray. It is loosely based on the novel Le Gigolo written by Jacques Robert. * '' Breakfast at Tiffany's'' (1961) – American romantic comedy starring Audrey Hepburn and George Peppard * '' Just a Gigolo'' (1978) – West German film directed by David Hemmings and starring David Bowie * '' American Gigolo'' (1980) – American romantic crime film written and directed by Paul Schrader, and starring Richard Gere, Lauren Hutton & Hector Elizondo * '' Galactic Gigolo'' (1987) – American science-fiction comedy film directed by Gorman Bechard * '' Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo'' (1999) – American sex comedy film starring Rob Schneider, followed by the 2005 sequel '' Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo'' * '' The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone'' (2003) – American television film remake of the 1961 film of the same name. Directed by Robert Allan Ackerman, it stars Helen Mirren and Brian Dennehy * '' The Gigolos'' (2005) – British comedy film directed by Richard Bracewell, starring Sacha Tarter, Ben Willbond, and Susannah York * '' A French Gigolo'' (2008) – French drama film directed by Josiane Balasko and starring Nathalie Baye. It was based on the novel "Cliente" by Josiane Balasko * '' Spread'' (2009) – American sex comedy film directed by David Mackenzie, starring Ashton Kutcher and Anne Heche. It was also released as ''L.A. Gigolo'' * '' Fading Gigolo'' (2013) – American comedy film directed, written by, and starring John Turturro, co-starring Woody Allen, Sharon Stone & Sofia Vergara * '' The Gigolo'' (Chinese: 鴨王) (2015) – Hong Kong erotic drama film directed and written by Au Cheuk-man and starring Dominic Ho and Candy Yuen, followed by the 2016 sequel '' The Gigolo 2'' (Chinese: 鴨王2) * '' Good Luck to You, Leo Grande'' (2022) – Directed by Sophie Hyde and written by Katy Brand. Stars Emma Thompson and Daryl McCormack.Music
* "I'm a Gigolo" – 1929 Broadway show tune by Cole Porter, written for the revue '' Wake Up and Dream'' * " Just a Gigolo" – adapted by Irving Caesar in 1929 from the Austrian tango "Schöner Gigolo, armer Gigolo"; paired as a medley with " I Ain't Got Nobody" by Louis Prima in 1956 * " The Gigolo" – 1966 album by jazz trumpeter Lee Morgan * “Gigolo Aunt” – 1970 song by Syd Barrett * " Minstrel Gigolo" – 1979 song by Christopher Cross * " Gigolo" – 1981 dance single by Mary Wells * "Gigolo" – 1982 song by Meiko Nakahara * " Gigolos Get Lonely Too" – 1983 song by The Time * " Gigolo" – 1987 single by The Damned * "Gigolo" – 1991 song by Liz Phair later rerecorded as "Can't Get Out of What I'm Into" * "American Gigolo" – 2001 song by Weezer * " Gigolo" – 2003 song by Nick Cannon featuring R. Kelly * " Gigolo" – 2006 song by Greek singer Helena Paparizou * " Gigolo" – 2008 song by Nicolae GuțăTV series
* '' Just a Gigolo'' (1993) – British sitcom starring Tony Slattery * '' Absolutely Fabulous'', TV episode "Sex", (1995) – British sitcom starring Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley * '' Gigolos'' (2011 – 2016) – American reality television series about the lives of five male escorts in Las Vegas * ''American Gigolo'' (2022) – Romance series starring Jon Bernthal.Novels
* '' Hold Back the Dawn'' (1940) by Ketti Frings * ''The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone'' (1950) by Tennessee Williams * '' Breakfast at Tiffany's'' (1958) by Truman Capote * ''Le Gigolo'' (1959) by Jacques Robert * ''Cliente'' (2004) by Josiane BalaskoSee also
* Cicisbeo * Escort agency * Female sex tourism * Male prostitution * Male prostitution in the arts * ProstitutionReferences
Further reading
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