Andy Luotto

André Paul "Andy" Luotto (born 30 July 1950) is an American actor, comedian, musician, chef, and restaurateur. He has resided in Italy since the mid-1970s, where he is a prolific television personality, and is the owner and operator of the Lá restaurant in Rome's Piazza Venezia.

Andy Luotto
Andy Luotto
Born
André Paul Luotto

(1950-07-30) July 30, 1950
New York City
OccupationActor, comedian, musician, chef, restaurateur, film director
Years active1976-present

Biography

Born as André Paul Luotto in New York, Luotto graduated in cinematography at the Boston University in 1969, then started working as dubbing voice for Italian films released in United States.[1][2] Later Luotto moved in Rome where in 1978 obtained a great success as "fantasista" in the Renzo Arbore's TV-show L'altra domenica.[1][2]

In 1979 he made his film debut as lead actor of SuperAndy, a bizarre parody of Superman,[3] then started a quite regular career as character actor.[1] In 1983 he wrote, directed and starred Grunt, a film parody of Jean-Jacques Annaud's Quest for Fire.[1][3]

Selected filmography

References
  1. Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi. Gli attori. Gremese Editore, 2003.
  2. Cappelli, Valerio (1 April 1998). "La seconda vita di Andy Luotto". Corriere della Sera. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
  3. Marco Giusti. Dizionario dei film italiani stracult. Sperling & Kupfer, 1999.
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