Steve Galluccio

Steve Galluccio is a Canadian screenwriter. His credits include the films Mambo Italiano (based on his play Mambo Italiano), Surviving My Mother and Funkytown, and the television series Ciao Bella. He has also been involved in the writing and composition of music for his film soundtracks, garnering two Genie Award nominations for Best Original Song: for Mambo Italiano's "Montréal Italiano" in 2004, and for Funkytown's "Waiting for Your Touch" in 2011.

Galluccio is openly gay.

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