Leonardo Pieraccioni

Leonardo Pieraccioni
Born (1965-02-17) 17 February 1965
Florence, Italy
Occupations
  • Actor
  • film director
  • screenwriter
  • comedian
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)

Leonardo Pieraccioni (born 17 February 1965) is an Italian film director, actor, comedian, screenwriter and cabaret performer.[1]

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

Film
Year Title Actor Director Writer Notes Ref.
1991 The Party's OverYes No No [1]
1993 Bonus malusYes No No
1994 Miracolo italianoYes No No
1995 The GraduatesYes Yes Yes [1]
1996 The CycloneYes Yes Yes [1][7]
1997 FireworksYes Yes Yes [1]
1998 Viola Kisses EverybodyYes No No Cameo role
Gunslinger's RevengeYes No Yes
1999 The Fish in LoveYes Yes Yes
2001 The Prince and the PirateYes Yes Yes
2003 Suddenly ParadiseYes Yes Yes Also producer [1]
2005 I Love You in Every Language in the WorldYes Yes Yes
2007 Manual of Love 2Yes No No Uncredited cameo
A Beautiful WifeYes Yes Yes [1]
2009 Me and MarilynYes Yes Yes [1]
2011 Finalmente la felicitàYes Yes Yes [1]
2013 Un fantastico via vaiYes Yes Yes [1]
2014 Blame FreudNo No Story
2015 Il professor CenerentoloYes Yes Yes [1]
2018 Se son roseYes Yes Yes [1]
2022 Il sesso degli angeliYes Yes Yes [8]
2024 Pare parecchio ParigiYes Yes Yes [9]
Io e te dobbiamo parlareYes No No

References

  1. ^ abcdefghijklm"Pieraccioni, Leonardo". Treccani Encyclopedia. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  2. ^"E Il Ciclone, film record, va in tv". la Repubblica. 23 October 1999. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  3. ^"Vent'anni dopo Il Ciclone è un cult. Pieraccioni lo celebra tra Conti e Panariello". la Repubblica. 3 September 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  4. ^George Kincad (24 June 2010). "Gunslinger's Revenge mini-review". Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  5. ^"Pieraccioni gira Io e Marilyn con Suzie Kennedy". CineBlog. 4 June 2009. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  6. ^De Salvo, Daniele (25 February 2025). "'Volevo essere un duro', il video di Lucio Corsi con Pieraccioni l'esorcista e papà Ceccherini: la (brutta) pagella di Carletto, a letto senza cena". Il Giorno (in Italian).
  7. ^"Il Ciclone Pieraccioni". la Repubblica. 13 December 1996. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  8. ^"Il nuovo film di Pieraccioni, il set a Firenze. Ecco quando uscirà al cinema". Firenze Today (in Italian). 22 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  9. ^"Pieraccioni in Pare parecchio Parigi. "Il mio film dedicato ai sognatori"". La Nazione. 30 December 2023.