Yari Gugliucci

Yari Gugliucci is an Italian actor and performer He was born October 15, 1974, in Salerno, Italy. He graduated in Sociology and in Philosophy. He started to performed when he was 13 in Hennequen e Weber play "La Presidentessa". Amongst the many roles interpreted by Yari Gugliucci, his portrayal of Napolitan journalist, Giancarlo Siani stands out in the film by Maurizio Fiume, "E Io Ti Seguo". In Italy this film highly political film was boycotted by many Italian journalists but in the rest of Europe and outwith, this film was received differently and awarded commendations. Yari Gugliucci received a nomination at the International Film Festival of Montreal, then won the award for "Best Actor" at the Clorophilla Film Festival in Stockholm and Moscow and also received recognition in the New York Journalist Department and at Baden-Baden. Together with Member of Parliament Leoluca Orlando, he received the "Nastro D'Oro" (Gold Ribbon) for the Civil commitment against the on-going struggle with organised crime. Thanks to this role, the young actor has been quoted in at least 7 graduate thesis (5 in Germany and 2 in Italy) about the fight for Freedom to Print. Not forgetting also his collaboration with well known directors such as The Taviani Brothers in "Luisa Sanfelice", playing the role of political extremist Michele Capopolo, then with Lina Wertmuller in "Francesca e Nunziata" and "Ferdinando e Carolina " where he took on the role of Gennarino Rivelli, friend of the King Barbone. The Polish director Rebinsky wanted him for his production in England of William Shakespeare's The Tempest where he played "Caliban" alongside Michelle Pfeiffer and Kevin Kline. Also in England he was involved in the BBC film My House in Umbria by director Richard Loncraine, alongside Maggie Smith and Timothy Spall, the latter of which he would work with again some years later in the remake of "Room with a View" directed by Nick Renton for ITV. In his last role as the King of Naples, Francesco II in the TV Film "Eravamo solo mille" by Stefano Reali, Yari had already been on public television with his role as odd divorce lawyer in "Cuore contro Cuore" by Riccardo Mosca