 In 1999 he wrote the book "Fatti Coatti".In 2005 he took part in the Italian blockbuster romantic comedy named "Manuale d'amore", and in the sequels named "Manuale d'amore 2 - Capitoli successivi" (2007) and "Manuale d'amore 3" (2011), both directed by Giovanni Veronesi, while in 2013 he starred in Paolo Sorrentino's "The Great Beauty".Benedetta Follia (lit.