Born in Florence, he made his directorial debut with The Graduates (1995).[1] In 1996 he directed his breakthrough film The Cyclone, which grossed 75 billion lire at the box office.[2][3]
In 1998 he starred with Harvey Keitel and David Bowie in the western comedy Gunslinger's Revenge, directed by Giovanni Veronesi.[4]
Also a writer of short stories, his books include: Trent'anni, alta, mora (1998), Tre mucche in cucina (2002) and A un passo dal cielo (2003). Pieraccioni has starred with Suzie Kennedy, the impersonator of Marilyn Monroe, in Me and Marilyn.[5]