Leonardo Pieraccioni (born 17 February 1965) is an Italian film director, actor, comedian and screenwriter.
Born in
Florence
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, he made his directorial debut with ''
The Graduates'' (1995).
[ In 1996 he directed his breakthrough film '' The Cyclone'', which grossed 75 billion lire at the box office.
In 1998, he starred with Harvey Keitel and ]David Bowie
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in the western comedy '' Gunslinger's Revenge'', 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 Pieraccio ...
.
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
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, in ''Me and Marilyn
''Me and Marilyn'' ( it, Io & Marilyn) is a 2009 Italian comedy film directed by Leonardo Pieraccioni
Leonardo Pieraccioni (born 17 February 1965) is an Italian film director, actor, comedian and screenwriter.
Born in Florence, he made his di ...
''.
Filmography
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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