Leonardo Pieraccioni
Italian actor and film director (born 1965)
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Leonardo Pieraccioni (born 17 February 1965) is an Italian film director, actor, comedian, screenwriter and cabaret performer.[1]
- Actor
- film director
- screenwriter
- comedian
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| Born | 17 February 1965 Florence, Italy |
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| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Born in Florence, he made his directorial debut with The Graduates (1995).[1] In 1996 he directed his breakthrough film The Cyclone, which grossed 78 billion lire at the box office.[2][3]
In 1998, he starred with Harvey Keitel and David Bowie in the western comedy Gunslinger's Revenge, directed by Giovanni Veronesi.[4]
Also a writer of short stories, his books include Trent'anni, alta, mora (1998), Tre mucche in cucina (2002) and A un passo dal cielo (2003). Pieraccioni has starred with Suzie Kennedy, the impersonator of Marilyn Monroe, in Me and Marilyn.[5]
He plays a priest performing an exorcism in the music video for Lucio Corsi's song "Volevo essere un duro".[6]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Actor | Director | Writer | Notes | Ref. |
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| 1991 | The Party's Over | Yes | No | No | [1] | |
| 1993 | Bonus malus | Yes | No | No | ||
| 1994 | Miracolo italiano | Yes | No | No | ||
| 1995 | The Graduates | Yes | Yes | Yes | [1] | |
| 1996 | The Cyclone | Yes | Yes | Yes | [1][7] | |
| 1997 | Fireworks | Yes | Yes | Yes | [1] | |
| 1998 | Viola Kisses Everybody | Yes | No | No | Cameo role | |
| Gunslinger's Revenge | Yes | No | Yes | |||
| 1999 | The Fish in Love | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2001 | The Prince and the Pirate | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2003 | Suddenly Paradise | Yes | Yes | Yes | Also producer | [1] |
| 2005 | I Love You in Every Language in the World | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2007 | Manual of Love 2 | Yes | No | No | Uncredited cameo | |
| A Beautiful Wife | Yes | Yes | Yes | [1] | ||
| 2009 | Me and Marilyn | Yes | Yes | Yes | [1] | |
| 2011 | Finalmente la felicità | Yes | Yes | Yes | [1] | |
| 2013 | Un fantastico via vai | Yes | Yes | Yes | [1] | |
| 2014 | Blame Freud | No | No | Story | ||
| 2015 | Il professor Cenerentolo | Yes | Yes | Yes | [1] | |
| 2018 | Se son rose | Yes | Yes | Yes | [1] | |
| 2022 | Il sesso degli angeli | Yes | Yes | Yes | [8] | |
| 2024 | Pare parecchio Parigi | Yes | Yes | Yes | [9] | |
| Io e te dobbiamo parlare | Yes | No | No | |||
