Born in Rome, Italy. Production designer who entered American film with SPRING FEVER (1982). Other notable credits include SALVADOR and PLATOON (both 1986), TALK RADIO (1988), BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY, DRIVING MISS DAISY and OLD GRINGO (all 1989), KINDERGARTEN COP (1990), SOMMERSBY and BOUND BY HONOR (both 1993), THE CLIENT (1994), DOLORES CLAIBOURNE (1995), THE EVENING STAR (1996), THE DEVIL'S ADVOCATE (1997), PUSHING TIN and THE THOMAS CROWN AFFAIR (both 1999), PROOF OF LIFE (2000), THE MERCHANT OF VENICE (2004), THE GREAT RAID (2005), and LOVE RANCH (planned for 2009).  Nominated for Achievement in Art Direction 1989: DRIVING MISS DAISY - Art Direction 1 nomination