1. Luca Bercovici was born on February 22,1957 and is an American filmmaker, writer, producer and actor.
21 Facts About Luca Bercovici
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Luca Bercovici's acting career began in television with roles in Chicago Story and the made-for-TV movie Death of a Centerfold: The Dorothy Stratten Story with Jamie Lee Curtis and went on to starring in several more feature films of various genres during the 1980s and the 1990s.
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Luca Bercovici has written for Aaron Spelling Productions, Trimark, Warner Bros, Tapestry Films and many other production companies throughout his career.
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Until recently, Luca Bercovici had been based in Hungary, Budapest for over a decade.
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Luca Bercovici has since been based in Doha, Qatar as Director of Film Production, alongside Qatari filmmaker and executive producer, Ahmed Al-Baker, at Katara Studios - a full-service production company, post-production facility and music recording studio.
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Luca Bercovici's grandfather was Leonardo Bercovici, director, writer, and producer known for The Bishop's Wife, Portrait of Jennie, and The Lost Moment.
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Luca Bercovici attended College of the Redwoods where he studied with Carlo Mazzone-Clementi, Santa Monica City College, and Loyola Marymount University.
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Luca Bercovici had a starring role in the Charles Band movie, Parasite, with lead actress, Demi Moore, ultimately introducing him to the world of independent filmmaking.
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Luca Bercovici starred in early slasher film Frightmare directed by Norman Thaddeus Vane.
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In 1985, Luca Bercovici starred in beloved American sports drama, American Flyers, directed by John Badham, where he played Barry 'The Cannibal' Muzzin and starred alongside Kevin Costner as Marcus Sommers.
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Luca Bercovici starred alongside Michael Keaton , as well as, Melanie Grifith, in her first role since Working Girl, with the psychological thriller, Pacific Heights, directed by John Schlesinger - the film has since been considered the first ever "eviction thriller" and was praised for its originality and realism.
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In 1994, Luca Bercovici reunited with director John Badham, taking part in his skydiving action thriller, Drop Zone, with the role of Don Jagger, where he performed alongside Wesley Snipes and Gary Busey.
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In 1979, Luca Bercovici worked as a dialogue director for the shot-in-Japan miniseries, Shogun.
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In 1984, Luca Bercovici co-wrote a feature film script, New Deal, which was purchased by 20th Century Fox, and in the same year, he made his successful directorial debut with Ghoulies, a comedy horror he had co-written.
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In 1994 Luca Bercovici went on to direct the thriller Dark Tide, starring Brigitte Bako and Richard Tyson.
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Luca Bercovici directed another feature the following year for EGM International - a sci-fi mystery entitled, Convict 762.
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Years later, Luca Bercovici worked with Romanian filmmaker, Bobby Barbacioru on a Horror thriller feature titled, "Hotel of the Damned" ; Luca Bercovici had co-written the script with writer Paul Petcu.
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In 2013, Luca Bercovici, produced and starred in the Romanian short film, entitled, Lela, written and directed by Bobby Barbacioru.
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Two years later, Luca Bercovici Line Produced SAS: Red Notice, an upcoming 2020 action thriller, directed by Magnus Martens, starring Ruby Rose, Sam Heughan, Andy Serkis and Tom Wilkinson.
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From 2019 to present day, Luca Bercovici rejoined Ahmed Al Baker at Katara Studios, in Doha as Director of Film Production.
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Luca Bercovici is a third-generation screenwriter and director following the path of both his grandfather Leonardo Bercovici and his father Eric Bercovici.