His books have been translated into 25 languages and published with great success in Europe, South America, China, Japan, Russia and the United States.

During the same period he shared the stage with the local circle of actors: Diego Abatantuono, Teo Teocoli, Massimo Boldi, Paolo Rossi and Francesco Salvi.

[1][4] Approaching in the meantime the world of music, in 1988 he released the mini-album Colletti bianchi, the soundtrack of the TV series of the same name in which he was one of the main actors.

[5] In 1994, Faletti got his main success as a singer-songwriter with the song "Signor Tenente", inspired by massacres of Capaci and Via D'Amelio, ranking second at the Sanremo Music Festival and also winning the Critics' Award.

[6] Faletti's debut as an author was the 1994 humorous book Porco il mondo che ciò sotto i piedi!, published by Baldini & Castoldi, which recounts the exploits of his most famous character, Vito Catozzo, whom he had launched in Drive In.

[8] In 2004, his second novel, The Killer In My Eyes (Niente di vero tranne gli occhi), sold three million and a half copies.

[10] In 2006, Faletti released his novel "Outside of an Evident Destiny"[11] Fuori da un evidente destino; the same year he starred in the film Notte prima degli esami being nominated for the David di Donatello Award for best supporting actor.