Luca Guastini (born March 9, 1982, in

Livorno Livorno () is a port city on the Ligurian Sea on the western coast of the Tuscany region of Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Livorno, having a population of 152,916 residents as of 2025. It is traditionally known in English as Leghorn ...

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) is an Italian actor.

Biography

Guastini was born in

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, the son of a

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and an

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. He has one brother. He began playing piano when he was 5, with the hope of becoming a musician. Guastini played in various

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. Acting accidentally stepped into his life. After a few performances as a busker he will work with directors such as Serge Denoncourt,

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, Gabriele Paoli. Guastini's first major role was in the 2010 film '' Exit: una storia personale'', directed by Max Amato, for which he won the

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- Festival du Cinema Italien d'Annecy (2010). In 2011, he starred in ''

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'', based on the Silvia Avallone novel of the same name, directed by

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and presented at the

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(2012). In 2015, he starred in the

comedy Comedy is a genre of dramatic works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. Origins Comedy originated in ancient Greec ...

L'Universale ''L'Universale'' is a 2016 Italian comedy film directed by Federico Micali. The film is set in Florence, Tuscany during the 1970s and is centered on the story of the popular ''Cinema Universale'' in Oltrarno The Oltrarno (''beyond the Arno'') ...

'', directed by Federico Micali and '' L'ospite'', a

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based on the last days of the philosopher

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, directed by Ugo Frosi .

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Guastini, Luca Italian male film actors 1982 births Living people Actors from Livorno Male actors from Tuscany