Francesco Nuti

Italian actor, film director and screenwriter. Nuti began his professional career as an actor in the late 1970s, when he formed the cabaret group Giancattivi together with Alessandro Benvenuti and Athina Cenci.

On 2 September 2006, just before starting to shoot a new film, Nuti was admitted to a hospital in Rome, following a severe fall from the stairs of his home. The accident caused Nuti a subdural hematoma that led to serious cerebral damage, leaving him unable to speak or move. In the following years, a few public appearances on Italian television publicly displayed his disabled condition, triggering both a powerful emotional response from Nuti's fans, and outrage for what was perceived as a ruthless exploitation of the former director's suffering.

On 21 September 2016, a second fall led to Nuti being hospitalized in critical condition again. In July 2017, Nuti's daughter, Ginevra, became Nuti's legal guardian after her coming of age. Nuti died on 12 June 2023 at the age of 68 in Rome.