Leonardo Pieraccioni (born 17 February 1965) is an Italian film director, actor, comedian and screenwriter. Born in

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, he made his directorial debut with '' The Graduates'' (1995). In 1996 he directed his breakthrough film ''

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'', which grossed 75 billion lire at the box office. In 1998, he starred with

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and

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in the western comedy ''

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'', directed by

Giovanni Veronesi Giovanni Veronesi (born 1962) is an Italian film screenwriter, actor and director. Born in Prato, he is the brother of the writer Sandro Veronesi. He started his career writing scripts for directors such as Francesco Nuti, Leonardo Pieraccioni, ...

. 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

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, the impersonator of

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, in ''

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''.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pieraccioni, Leonardo 1965 births Living people Film people from Florence Italian film directors Italian male film actors Italian screenwriters Italian male screenwriters Nastro d'Argento winners Ciak d'oro winners