André Paul "Andy" Luotto (born 30 July 1950) is an American

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, and

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. He has resided in Italy since the mid-1970s, where he is a prolific

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, and is the owner and operator of the Lá restaurant in

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Biography

Born as André Paul Luotto in New York, Luotto graduated in cinematography at the

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in 1972, then started working as dubbing voice for Italian films released in United States. Later Luotto moved to Rome where in 1978 obtained a great success as "fantasista" in the

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's TV-show ''

L'altra domenica ''L’altra domenica'' ("Another Side of Sunday") was an Italian Sunday afternoon variety show, broadcast on Rai 2 between 1976 and 1979. It is regarded as one of the most innovative shows in Italian television. This show saw Milly Carlucci make ...

''. In 1979 he made his film debut as lead actor of ''SuperAndy'', a bizarre parody of ''

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'', then started a quite regular career as character actor. In 1983 he wrote, directed and starred ''Grunt'', a film parody of

Jean-Jacques Annaud Jean-Jacques Annaud (; born 1 October 1943) is a French film director, screenwriter and producer. He directed ''Quest for Fire (film), Quest for Fire'' (1981), ''The Name of the Rose (film), The Name of the Rose'' (1986), ''The Bear (1988 film), ...

's '' Quest for Fire''.

Selected filmography

* '' In the Pope's Eye '' (1980) * '' Ski Mistress '' (1981) * ''

I carabbimatti ''I carabbimatti'' is a 1981 Italian comedy film directed by Giuliano Carnimeo and starring Andy Luotto. Plot Cast * Andy Luotto – matto paranoico * Giorgio Ariani – primario di Villa Verde * Daniele Formica – Carabiniere Ceci * Lici ...

'' (1981) * '' "FF.SS." – Cioè: "...che mi hai portato a fare sopra a Posillipo se non mi vuoi più bene?" '' (1983) * '' The World of Don Camillo '' (1983) * '' Il mistero di Bellavista '' (1985) * '' Treasure Island in Outer Space '' (1987) * '' Mortacci '' (1989) * ''

The Truce ''The Truce'' (), titled ''The Reawakening'' in the US, is a book by the Italian author Primo Levi. It is the sequel to ''If This Is a Man'' and describes the author's experiences from the liberation of Auschwitz ( Monowitz), which was a concent ...

'' (1997) * ''

Excellent Cadavers ''Excellent Cadavers'' is a 1995 non-fiction book by American author Alexander Stille about the Sicilian Mafia, concentrating on magistrate Giovanni Falcone's fight against the Mafia and his 1992 assassination. Book title The name of the book ...

'' (1997) * ''

Canone inverso - Making Love ''Canone inverso - Making Love'', also known as ''The Inverse Canon'', is a 2000 Italian drama film directed by Ricky Tognazzi. It is based on the 1996 novel ''Canone Inverso'' by the Italian author Paolo Maurensig. The plot concerns how a distin ...

'' (2000) * ''

Household Accounts ''Household Accounts'' () is a 2003 Italian mystery-drama film directed by Tonino Cervi. Cast * Gabriele Lavia: Augusto Pavinato * Emanuela Muni: Antonia * Claudio Bigagli: Judge Di Giacomo * David Sebasti: Giuliano Mantegna *Carlo Croccolo: Cav ...

'' (2003) * ''

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'' (2004) * ''

Go Go Tales ''Go Go Tales'' is an independent 2007 film by Abel Ferrara. Ferrara based the film on '' The Killing of a Chinese Bookie'', directed by John Cassavetes. It stars Willem Dafoe as a strip club owner and co-stars Bob Hoskins, Asia Argento and M ...

'' (2007) * ''

Il sogno del maratoneta ''Il sogno del maratoneta'' (English: ''The Dream of the Marathon Runner'') is an Italian TV movie produced by RAI television. It is directed by Leone Pompucci and stars Luigi Lo Cascio and Laura Chiatti. It was aired on television as a two-par ...

'' (2012) * ''

Pinocchio Pinocchio ( , ) is a fictional character and the protagonist of the children's novel, ''The Adventures of Pinocchio'' (1883) by Italian writer Carlo Collodi of Florence, Tuscany. Pinocchio was carved by a poor man named Geppetto in a Tuscan vil ...

'' (2012) * ''Romeo and Juliet'' (2014) * ''

My Name Is Thomas ''My Name Is Thomas'' ( or ''La chiamavano Maryam'') is a 2018 Italian drama film directed by Terence Hill and starring Hill alongside Matt Patresi, Eva Basteiro-Bertoli, Veronica Bitto and Guia Jelo. The film is the return of Terence Hill since ...

'' (2018)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Luotto, Andy Living people Italian male film actors 1950 births Italian television personalities Comedians from New York (state) Boston University College of Communication alumni American people of Italian descent American expatriates in Italy American male comedians