Leonardo Pieraccioni (born 17 February 1965) is an Italian film director, actor, comedian, screenwriter and cabaret performer.
Born in Florence, he made his directorial debut with The Graduates (1995). In 1996 he directed his breakthrough film The Cyclone, which grossed 78 billion lire at the box office.
In 1998, he starred with Harvey Keitel and David Bowie in the western comedy Gunslinger's Revenge, directed by Giovanni Veronesi.
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.
He plays a priest performing an exorcism in the music video for Lucio Corsi's song "Volevo essere un duro".
Filmography + Film Year TitleActorDirectorWriter Notes 1991 The Party's Over 1993 Bonus malus 1994 Miracolo italiano 1995 The Graduates 1996 The Cyclone 1997 Fireworks 1998 Viola Kisses Everybody Cameo role Gunslinger's Revenge 1999 The Fish in Love 2001 The Prince and the Pirate 2003 Suddenly Paradise Also producer 2005 I Love You in Every Language in the World 2007 Manual of Love 2 Uncredited cameo A Beautiful Wife 2009 Me and Marilyn 2011 Finalmente la felicità 2013 Un fantastico via vai 2014 Blame Freud 2015 Il professor Cenerentolo 2018 Se son rose 2022 Il sesso degli angeli 2024 Pare parecchio Parigi Io e te dobbiamo parlare
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