Gabriele Muccino

Career overview

Gabriele Muccino is an Italian film director and screenwriter born in Rome on May 20, 1967. He is the elder brother of actor Silvio Muccino, who frequently appears in his films. Early in his career, Muccino directed short films that were aired on Italian television. He later achieved success with Italian-language features including L'ultimo bacio, also known as The Last Kiss, and Ricordati di me, titled Remember Me, My Love in English, which featured actress Monica Bellucci. The 2001 film The Last Kiss brought him to the attention of the American film industry after it won the Audience Award for World Cinema at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival.

Muccino transitioned into directing Hollywood productions, notably being selected by Will Smith to direct the 2006 film The Pursuit of Happyness. His American filmography also includes the 2008 title Seven Pounds. Throughout his career, he has demonstrated versatility in his production methods, including filming projects in multiple languages with the same cast. Muccino maintains 34 known credits in his professional portfolio. In his personal life, he has been married to Angelica Russo since December 2012, with whom he has one child, and he was previously married to Elena Majoni.