Italian Americans have been highly influential on American cinema, notably as directors, but also as actors, producers and screenwriters.
Notable directors
Alan Alda Lucia Aniello Greg Antonacci Emile Ardolino Paul Attanasio Edoardo Ballerini Joseph Barbera Richard Benedict Andrew Berardini Adam Bernstein Matt Bettinelli-Olpin Mike Birbiglia Lizzy Borden Frank Borzage Steve Buscemi Tom Byron Antonio Campos Giovanni Capitello Frank Capra Don Capria John Carluccio D.J. Caruso Damian Chapa David Chase Matt Cimber Michael Cimino Chris Columbus Marjorie Conrad Jackie Cooper Christopher Coppola Francis Ford Coppola Gia Coppola Roman Coppola Sofia Coppola Frank Coraci Don Coscarelli Adamo Paolo Cultraro Philip D'Antoni Gerard Damiano Frank De Felitta Robert De Niro Brian De Palma Michael DeLuise William DeMeo James DeMonaco Danny DeVito Denise Di Novi Tom DiCillo Anthony DiMaria Vincent D'Onofrio Illeana Douglas Ben Falcone Jon Favreau Anthony C. Ferrante Abel Ferrara Soleil Moon Frye Vincent Gallo Tony Giglio Frank D. Gilroy Tony Gilroy Bob Giraldi Caroline Giuliani Francesca Gregorini James William Guercio Anthony Michael Hall Alexandra Hedison Anjelica Huston John Mese Ariana Jollee Sebastian Junger John Krokidas Gregory La Cava Richard LaGravenese Frank LaLoggia Walter Lantz John Lavachielli John Leslie Joe Lipari Robert Longo William Lustig Albert Magnoli Julie Mallozzi Don Mancini Garry Marshall Penny Marshall Scott Marshall Gregori J. Martin Armand Mastroianni Theodore Melfi Vincente Minnelli Kate and Laura Mulleavy Nica Noelle Steve Oedekerk Joe Oriolo Al Pacino Tom Palmer Chazz Palminteri Matt Pizzolo Edoardo Ponti Derek Estlin Purvis Kym Ragusa Yvonne Rainer Chris Reccardi Godfrey Reggio Rob Renzetti James Rolfe Bonnie Rotten Tao Ruspoli David O. Russell Russo brothers Bettina Santo Domingo Tom Savini Nancy Savoca Lorene Scafaria John Scagliotti Martin Scorsese Gary Sinise Steven Soderbergh Vincent Spano John Stagliano Sylvester Stallone Michael Stefano Connie Stevens Tony Stevens Crafty St. James Quentin Tarantino Chris Terrio Joey Travolta Adriana Trigiani Stanley Tucci John Turturro Nick Vallelonga Robert G. Vignola Antonio Zarro Robert Zemeckis
See also List of Italian Americans List of Italian-American actors List of Italian American entertainers List of Italian-American television characters
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