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Gabriele Muccino

Gabriele Muccino (born May 20, 1967) is an Italian director, writer, and actor. His first film experience on-the-set was volunteering as a director's assistant. This inspired his passion for filmmaking and he began to take courses on screenwriting and enrolled in a directing program at Rome's Experimental Cinematography Institute. Muccino has directed 13 films and is best known for The Pursuit of Happyness (2006), his first American film which earned an Oscar Nominated performance by actor Will Smith. He has been nominated for several awards including the David di Donatello Award for Best Director in 2001 for his film The Last Kiss.