Francesco Nuti

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Francesco Nuti
Nuti in 1985
Born(1955-05-17)17 May 1955
Prato, Italy
Died12 June 2023(2023-06-12) (aged 68)
Rome, Italy
Occupations
  • Actor
  • film director
  • screenwriter
Years active1982–2005
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)

Francesco Nuti (17 May 1955 – 12 June 2023) was an Italian actor, film director and screenwriter.

Biography

Born in

RAI TV, and shot their first feature film, West of Paperino
(1981), written and directed by Benvenuti.

The following year Nuti abandoned the trio and began a solo career with three movies directed by

Sanremo Festival with the song "Sarà per te", later recorded by Mina. In 1992 he sang with Mietta in "Lasciamoci respirare", written by singer-songwriter Biagio Antonacci
.

The 1990s were however a period of decline for the Tuscan director, with unsuccessful movies such as OcchioPinocchio (1994), Mr. Fifteen Balls (1998), Io amo Andrea (2000) and Caruso, Zero for Conduct (2001). In the following years Nuti also started to suffer from depression and alcoholism.

Accident and permanent disability

On 2 September 2006, just before starting to shoot a new film (which was going to be titled Olga e i fratellastri Billi), Nuti was admitted to the hospital Policlinico Umberto I in Rome, following a severe fall from the stairs of his home.[1] The accident caused Nuti a subdural hematoma that led to serious cerebral damage, leaving him unable to speak or move.[2] In the following years, a few public appearances on Italian television publicly displayed his disabled condition, triggering both a powerful emotional response from Nuti's fans, and outrage for what was perceived as a ruthless exploitation of the former director's suffering.[3] On 21 September 2016, a second fall led to Nuti being hospitalized in critical condition again.[4] In July 2017, Nuti's daughter, Ginevra, became Nuti's legal guardian after her coming of age.[5] Nuti died on 12 June 2023, at the age of 68.[6]

Filmography

Director

Screenwriter

Actor

Producer

References

  1. Rai News
    website
  2. ^ (in Italian) [1]
  3. ^ (in Italian) [2][permanent dead link]
  4. ^ (in Italian) [3]
  5. ^ (in Italian) [4]
  6. ^ Morto Francesco Nuti, l'attore aveva 68 anni (in Italian)

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