Luca Vecchi (actor)

Luca Vecchi
Born1985 (age 40–41)
Rome, Italy[1]
Occupations
  • Actor
  • director
  • screenwriter
Years active2011–present

Luca Vecchi (born 1985) is an Italian actor, director, and screenwriter, best known as a member of the comedy group The Pills.

Life and career

In 2011, he co-founded The Pills with Matteo Corradini and Luigi Di Capua, gaining popularity online through their comedy videos.[2][3] He made his first television appearance on DeeJay TV with Late Night with The Pills in 2012.[4] Vecchi has written and directed films, including The Pills – Sempre meglio che lavorare (2016), and has appeared in several films, such as I Can Quit Whenever I Want (2014), Modalità aereo (2019), and Dolceroma (2019).[5][6][7] He also collaborated on the screenplays of the TV series Zio Gianni and the comedy Poveri ma ricchissimi (2017).[8]

In 2020, Vecchi starred in the comedy Nel bagno delle donne, and in 2022 he published his first book, Tu per me sei morto with Rizzoli.[9][10]

Filmography

Actor filmography
Year Title Role Notes
2014 I Can Quit Whenever I Want Recovering drug addict
2014 Vittima degli eventi Groucho Short film
2014 Reveries of a Solitary Stroller Emo boy
2016 The Pills – Sempre meglio che lavorare Luca Also director and writer
2017 I'm (Endless Like the Space) Mad Hatter
2019 Modalità aereo Lorenzo Moretti
2019 Dolceroma The director
2020 Divorzio a Las Vegas Tullio
2020 Nel bagno delle donne Giacomo Roversi
2021 Olivia Francobestia
2022 Improvvisamente Natale Paolo
2023 Il migliore dei mondi Gianni
2024 30 anni (di meno) Giuffrida
2024 Come far litigare mamma e papà Oreste
Filmography (as director and screenwriter)
Year Title Role Notes
2013 Andarevia Writer
2014 Vittima degli eventi Writer Short film
2014–2016 Zio Gianni Writer TV series
2016 The Pills – Sempre meglio che lavorare Director and writer
2017 Hooked Director and writer Miniseries
2017 A Christmas Carol Director Short film
2017–2020 Sbratz Director Miniseries
2017 Poveri ma ricchissimi Writer
2020 Non può Director Short film
2021 Back to the Techno Director Short film
2022 Bang Bang Baby Writer TV series
2023–2025 Pesci piccoli Writer TV series
2023 Holy Shoes Writer

References

  1. ^ Bordino, Margherita (4 May 2019). "In mostra a Milano le madri guerriere di Luca Vecchi alla Ad Gallery". Artribune.
  2. ^ "Diritto d'autore, Magalli non si tocca! La Rai rimuove il video dei The Pills (e poi ci ripensa?)". Il Fatto Quotidiano. 27 August 2015.
  3. ^ Carradori, Niccolò (31 May 2017). "Due chiacchiere con Luca Vecchi su The Pills, droghe e dark comedy". Vice.
  4. ^ Mariano, Andrea (20 October 2012). "I The Pills sbarcano in su DeeJay TV con "Late Night With The Pills"". SpazioRock.
  5. ^ "Smetto quando voglio, la trama del film stasera su Rai Movie mercoledì 1 giugno". Dituttounpop.it. 1 June 2022.
  6. ^ "Modalità aereo, il cast del film con Lillo, Paolo Ruffini e Violante Placido". Sky TG24. 29 June 2022.
  7. ^ Vignola, Gianluca (4 April 2019). "La recensione di DOLCEROMA, di Fabio Resinaro". Sentieri Selvaggi.
  8. ^ Quaranta, Anna (7 January 2018). "Poveri ma ricchissimi: che cosa succederebbe se vivessimo in un paese dove non si pagano tasse?". Taxi Drivers.
  9. ^ Sdei, Giorgia (12 December 2020). "Nel bagno delle donne: recensione dell'opera prima di Marco Castaldi".
  10. ^ ""Tu per me sei morto" il libro di Luca Vecchi". Maremma Oggi. 18 September 2022.