Massimiliano Bruno (born 4 June 1970) is an Italian director, screenwriter, playwright and actor.

Life and career

Born in

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into a family of Calabrian origins, Bruno formed as an actor in a drama laboratory "Torre Spaccata". He started his professional career in the Roman underground theatre, both as an actor and a playwright. Bruno made his professional debut as a screenwriter in 2000, for the television film ''Non ho l'età''. In 2006 he collaborated to the screenplay of the box office hit ''

Notte prima degli esami ''Notte prima degli esami'' (English: ''Night Before the Exams'') is a 2006 Italian comedy teen film, written and directed by Fausto Brizzi. It describes the lives of two groups of Italian teenagers during the preparation of the ''esame di mat ...

''. He made his directorial film debut in 2011 with '' Escort in Love'', which won the

Nastro d'Argento The Nastro d'Argento, also known by its translated name Silver Ribbon, is an Italian film award awarded each year since 1946 by the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists (Italian: ''Sindacato Nazionale Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani ...

for Best Comedy Film. For this film he was also nominated for a David di Donatello for Best New Director and for a Nastro d'Argento in the same category.

Selected filmography

* ''

'' (2006, screenwriter) * ''

Notte prima degli esami – Oggi ''Notte prima degli esami – Oggi'' () is a 2007 Italian comedy film directed by Fausto Brizzi. The film is a sequel/ remake to 2006 ''Notte prima degli esami''. Cast English Dub * Jim Cummings as Paolo Molinari *Mikey Kelley as Luca Molinari ...

'' (2007, screenwriter) * '' This Night Is Still Ours'' (2008, actor and screenwriter) * ''

Buongiorno papà ''Buongiorno papà'' (Italian for ''Good Morning Dad'') is a 2013 Italian comedy film written and directed by Edoardo Leo, who also stars in the film. It was nominated for two David di Donatello awards, for best supporting actor (Marco Giallini) a ...

'' (2013, screenwriter) * ''

Many Kisses Later ''Many Kisses Later '' ( it, Ex) is a 2009 Italian-French romantic comedy film directed and co-written by Fausto Brizzi and interpreted by an ensemble cast. The film, produced by Italian International Film, in co-production with the French comp ...

'' (2009, screenwriter) * '' Questo mondo è per te'' (2011, actor) * '' Boris: The Film'' (2011, actor) * '' Escort in Love'' (2011, actor, director and screenwriter) * '' Viva l'Italia'' (2012, actor, director and screenwriter) * ''

Happily Mixed Up ''Happily Mixed Up'' ( it, Confusi e felici) is a 2014 Italian comedy film directed by Massimiliano Bruno. Cast *Claudio Bisio as Marcello *Marco Giallini as Nazareno *Anna Foglietta as Silvia *Massimiliano Bruno as Pasquale * Paola Minaccioni as ...

'' (2014, actor, director and screenwriter) * ''

The Last Will Be the Last ''The Last Will Be the Last'' ( it, Gli ultimi saranno ultimi ) is a 2015 drama film written and directed by Massimiliano Bruno and starring Paola Cortellesi and Alessandro Gassmann. Plot In a city of Tuscia (Lazio), Luciana has a stable job i ...

'' (2015, director and screenwriter) * '' Ignorance Is Bliss'' (2017, director and screenwriter) * '' All You Need Is Crime'' (2019, actor, director and screenwriter) * '' Ritorno al crimine'' (2020, actor, director and screenwriter) * '' C'era una volta il crimine'' (2022, actor, director and screenwriter)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bruno, Massimiliano 1970 births Living people Italian film directors Italian theatre directors Italian screenwriters Male actors from Rome Film people from Rome Italian male film actors Italian male stage actors Italian male television actors Italian dramatists and playwrights Italian male screenwriters People of Calabrian descent