Franco Amurri

Franco Amurri (born 12 September 1958) is an Italian film director, producer and screenwriter,^[1] best known for directing films such as Da grande, which inspired the Tom Hanks film Big,^[2] Monkey Trouble^[3] and Flashback.^[4]

Franco Amurri
Born	(1958-09-12) 12 September 1958 (age 66) Rome, Italy
Occupation(s)	Film director, producer, screenwriter
Spouse	Heide Lund
Partner	Susan Sarandon (1984–1988)
Children	3, including Eva
Parent	Antonio Amurri (father)

His father was the author and television writer Antonio Amurri. He has a daughter, Eva Amurri, with actress Susan Sarandon.^[5] He is married to Heide Lund, a sometime actress and producer with whom he has two children: son Leone and daughter Augusta. He also has two stepdaughters, Tallulah and Ruby, from Lund's previous marriage to Lord Antony Rufus Isaacs, son of Margot Rufus Isaacs, Marchioness of Reading.^[6]

Filmography

Feature films

• Il ragazzo del Pony Express (1986)
• Da grande (1987)
• Flashback (1990)
• Monkey Trouble (1994)
• Amici ahrarara (2001)

Television

• Il mio amico Babbo Natale (2005)
• Due imbroglioni e... mezzo! (2007)
• Due imbroglioni e... mezzo! – (miniseries) (2010)
• Love, Lights, Hanukkah! (2020) played the part of Giorgio