Peter Cattaneo

Peter Cattaneo
Born Peter Joseph Cattaneo
(1964-07-01) 1 July 1964
Twickenham, London, England
Nationality British
Years active 1989–present
Spouse(s) Julia Cattaneo
Children Freddie, Louis, Sonny and Stella

Peter Joseph Cattaneo (born 1 July 1964) is an English filmmaker most famous for directing the British film The Full Monty (1997).[1][2]

Life and career

Cattaneo was born and brought up in Twickenham, London, England. His father was a London-born animator of Italian descent.[3] After attending Leeds Polytechnic for a foundation art course, and graduating from the Royal College of Art in 1989, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for Dear Rosie (1990). He went on to make his feature film debut with The Full Monty (1997), which was a smash success both in the UK and internationally.[4] The comedy grossed £160,049,344 at the box office on a £3 million budget and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture and the Academy Award for Best Director.

Cattaneo has since directed several films including Opal Dream (2006) and The Rocker (2008). He has also directed every episode of the award-winning comedy television series Rev. for BBC Two. He was awarded an MBE in 1998.[5]

Filmography

Film

Year Film Notes
1990 Dear Rosie Short Film Subject
Nominated - Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film
Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Short Film
1997 The Full Monty MTV Movie Award for Best New Filmmaker
Nominated - Academy Award for Best Director
Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Direction
2001 Lucky Break Also Producer
2006 Opal Dream Also Writer
2008 The Rocker

Television

Year Title Notes
1993 Teenage Health Freak TV series
6 episodes
1993-1994 The Bill TV series
2 episodes
2010-2012 Little Crackers TV series
4 episodes
2010-2014 Rev. TV series
19 episodes
2016 The A Word TV series
3 episodes

References

  1. ↑ "FILM | Peter Cattaneo's lucky breaks". News.bbc.co.uk. 2001-08-17. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
  2. ↑ "Contemporary British and Irish Film Directors: A Wallflower Critical Guide - Yoram Allon, Del Cullen, Hannah Patterson - Google Books". Books.google.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
  3. ↑ "Winning Streak". The Guardian. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
  4. ↑ Sally Vincent. "Peter Cattaneo, director of The Full Monty | Film". Theguardian.com. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
  5. ↑ https://www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/news/alumni.htm


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