Italian screenwriter and director, Enrico Oldoini has been reported dead. According to sources, he died of a prolonged battle with Lou Gehrig’s disease. He died on May 10, 2023, at the age of 77.
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Born on May 4, 1946, Enrico Oldoini started his career in the early 60s when he moved to Rome to pursue an acting career. However, he fell in love with writing and wrote his debut movie in 1976 dubbed And A Lot of Fear.
In 1978, he also wrote Just the Way You Are which was interpreted by Marcello Mastroianni and Nastassja Kinski. He worked with numerous directors on many films including The Ragassa’s Body, Quick Hand, or Give Me Your Hand.
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Oldoni was considered by many as the Master of Comedy in Italy in the 80s and worked alongside several comedians including Renato Pozzeto, Ezio Greggio, Gerry Cala, Adrian Celentano Charles Verdone, and more.
He made his directing debut in 1984 with the movie Hearts in the Storm and starred in it as well. He went on to direct several others including He Is Worse Than Me, Yuppies 2, Beautiful Fresh, Bye Bye Baby, and A Short Life.
Oldino had an outstanding career in television when he released his debut tv series God Sees and Provides which was released in 2000. He is best known for creating one of the best Italian comedy characters called Don Matteo. The protagonist of the series is Lino Banfi.
He was the director for the first season of the series and also produced other series like Try Again Professor and One Step from Heaven.
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