Danilo Desideri (born 13 July 1940) is an Italian cinematographer.
Born in Rome, Desideri began his film career in the late 1950s as a camera assistant on the crew of Tonino Delli Colli.Stefano Masi, Dizionario mondiale dei direttori della fotografia, Recco, Le Mani, 2007. . He later worked as a camera operator with Gianni Di Venanzo, Ennio Guarnieri, Giuseppe Rotunno, and Luigi Kuveiller, among others.Stefano Masi, Dizionario mondiale dei direttori della fotografia, Recco, Le Mani, 2007. . After working in the advertising field, he made his debut as cinematographer for films in the late 60s;Stefano Masi, Dizionario mondiale dei direttori della fotografia, Recco, Le Mani, 2007. . his first major production was the film In the Name of the Pope King (1977), directed by Luigi Magni.Stefano Masi, Dizionario mondiale dei direttori della fotografia, Recco, Le Mani, 2007. . In 1983, he collaborated for the first time with Carlo Verdone, beginning a professional association that characterized his career in the following decades.Stefano Masi, Dizionario mondiale dei direttori della fotografia, Recco, Le Mani, 2007. . Desideri won the 1992 David di Donatello for Best Cinematography for Verdone's Damned the Day I Met You.
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