Biography
Gianluigi Braschi was an Italian film producer. Born in Cesena, he began his career in the production department as a secretary on Johnny Stecchino (1991).
In 1994 he co-founded the production company Melampo Cinematografica with his sister, actress Nicoletta Braschi, and her husband, director Roberto Benigni. He went on to produce or co-produce several of Benigni's films, including The Monster (1994), Life Is Beautiful (1997), Pinocchio (2002) and The Tiger and the Snow (2005). With Elda Ferri he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture for Life Is Beautiful, and the pair won the David di Donatello for Best Producer.
Braschi died in Milan on 23 October 2008, aged 45.
