Yari Gugliucci
- Actor
- Writer
- Producer
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
