Leonardo Pieraccioni

Known for

Acting

Born

February 17, 1965 (age 61)

Birthplace

Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Biography

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.

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, di...

Best known work

Tutta colpa di Freud

2014

The Cyclone

1996

I Love You in All Languages of the World

2005

A Beautiful Wife

2007

Me & Marilyn

2009

Suddenly Heaven

2003

A Fantastic Back and Forth

2013

Manual of Love 2

2007

Mr. Cinderella

2015

A Fish in Love

1999

Filmography

2026
Un weekend artificiale
Director, Screenplay
2026
Juso per ferie
as Self
2025
Edoardo Bennato - Sono solo canzonette
as Self
2024
We Need to Talk
as Pieraldo Naselli, Screenplay
2024
A Lot Like Paris
as Bernardo, Screenplay, Story, Producer, Director
2023
People from Cecchetto
as Himself
2022
The Sex of Angels
as Don Simone, Director, Screenplay, Story, Producer
2021
Lui è peggio di meTV
2020
Panariello Conti Pieraccioni - Lo Show
2019
Cecchi Gori - Una famiglia italiana
as Self
2018
If They're Roses...
as Leonardo Giustini, Story, Director, Screenplay
2015
Mr. Cinderella
as Umberto Massaciuccoli, Story, Screenplay, Director
2014
Enrico Lucherini - Ne ho fatte di tutti i colori
as Self
2014
Tutta colpa di Freud
Story
2013
A Fantastic Back and Forth
as Arnaldo Nardi, Director, Producer, Story, Screenplay
2011
Happiness at Last
as Benedetto Parisi, Director, Story, Screenplay, Producer
2010
Francesco Nuti… e vengo da lontano
as Self
2009
Me & Marilyn
as Gualtiero Marchesi, Director, Screenplay, Producer
2007
A Beautiful Wife
as Mariano Stoppani, Director, Story, Screenplay, Producer
2007
Manual of Love 2
as uomo in discoteca
2005
I Love You in All Languages of the World
as Gilberto Rovai, Director, Screenplay, Story, Producer
2003
Suddenly Heaven
as Lorenzo Buccianti, Director, Producer, Screenplay, Story
2001
The Prince and the Pirate
as Leopoldo Natali, Director, Producer, Screenplay, Story
2001
Leonardo Pieraccioni Show 2000-2001
as Self, Writer, Stage Director
1999
A Fish in Love
as Arturo Vannino, Director, Story, Screenplay