Actor
Leonardo Pieraccioni
Born February 17, 1965 in Florence, Tuscany, Italy25 films
Leonardo Pieraccioni (born 17 February 1965 in Florence, Italy) is an Italian actor, film director, producer, writer, and screenwriter. He grew up in Tuscany and began performing in cabaret as a teenager, later forming a comedy trio with Carlo Conti and Giorgio Panariello before moving into television and theatre.
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Pieraccioni made his first film appearance in the early 1990s and achieved major success with his own work as both director and actor. His breakthrough came with I laureati (1995) followed by the hugely popular Il ciclone (1996), for which he won the Nastri d’Argento Award for Best Actor in 1997.
Known for his distinctive blend of comedy and sentiment, Pieraccioni has written, directed, and starred in many Italian comedies over his long career. He has also published humorous prose and continues to be active in Italian cinema.
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First watchThe Cyclone19966.9as LevanteThe everyday life of accountant Levante, his family and the other people of a small town in the Tuscan countryside is taken by storm by the serendipitous arrival of five gorgeous Spanish…View filmEssential films
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Filmography
25 films as actor- 2026Un weekend artificiale
- 2024We Need to TalkPieraldo Naselli
- 2024A Lot Like ParisBernardo
- 2022The Sex of AngelsDon Simone
- 2020Panariello Conti Pieraccioni - Lo Show
- 2018If They're Roses...Leonardo Giustini
- 2015Mr. CinderellaUmberto Massaciuccoli
- 2013A Fantastic Back and ForthArnaldo Nardi
- 2011Happiness at LastBenedetto Parisi
- 2009Me & MarilynGualtiero Marchesi
- 2007A Beautiful WifeMariano Stoppani
- 2007Manual of Love 2uomo in discoteca
- 2005I Love You in All Languages of the WorldGilberto Rovai
- 2003Suddenly HeavenLorenzo Buccianti
- 2001The Prince and the PirateLeopoldo Natali
- 1999A Fish in LoveArturo Vannino
- 1998Gunslinger's RevengeDoc
- 1998Viola Kisses EverybodyTurista (as special thanks to:)
- 1997FireworksOttone
- 1996The CycloneLevante
- 1996Silenzio... si nascePadre (voice)
- 1995The GraduatesLeonardo Pace
- 1994Miracolo italianoSaverio
- 1993Bonus MalusNedo
- 1991Zitti e moscaPieraccioni