He has worked his way from making short films only aired on Italian television to become a well-known and successful American filmmaker.

This inspired his passion for filmmaking and led him to take courses in screenwriting and enroll in a directing program at Rome's Experimental Cinematography Institute.

Playing for Keeps was his next major work, starring Gerard Butler, Dennis Quaid and Uma Thurman.

[2] Muccino's next film Fathers and Daughters also features A-list celebrities such as Amanda Seyfried, Russell Crowe, and Aaron Paul.

One of his latest movies, Summertime, is a coming of age story of two Italian teenagers traveling to the States for the first time during the summer between high school and college.

The Italian box office success The Last Kiss (2001) won Muccino Best Director and Best Screenplay at the David di Donatello Awards.