Matteo A. Cucchiara
- Producer
- Writer
- Executive
Matteo Cucchiara, originally from Riverheard, Long Island, New York, is
an Executive Producer of the film "The Price", scheduled to be released
in the spring of 2014 and "Angel Camouflaged" also scheduled to be
released in the spring of 2014. Mr. Cucchiara has been involved in the
financial world for over 25 years as a resident of Weston, Florida. He
has been featured in, and has written numerous articles for magazines
and sports journals. Matteo is the author of the newly published best
seller "Defying the Mob: Secrets Revealed", based upon the true story
of former FBI #3, Susan Weeks. "Defying the Mob" is scheduled to go
into development shortly. Matteo is the author of the novel "Earthkill"
and recently finished a screenplay of the same name. He is the author
of a children's short story, "Children of the Magical Forest," and is
presently working on the novel and screenplay for a thriller called
"Channel". He wrote the rewrite of the screenplay "Sight Unseen"
(originally called "Vision"), which won the Florida Crystal Reel award
and was a finalist in the Hollywood International Screenwriting
competition. He also has recently completed the novel based upon the
same true story. He also wrote the screenplay for the horror film "The
Flatwoods Monster",which is in development & is working on "The Tenth
Symphony", a musical fantasy, also in development. Matteo was a former
analyst for Doubleday Publishing Company and is a member of "The
International Who's Who of Poetry". He speaks five languages,received
both a BA and a BS from Fordham University and attended graduate school
at New York University. Matt was an All-American track star, a champion
wrestler, an international champion long distance runner, a champion
cyclist who rode the Tour de France course, and a nationally ranked
tri-athlete. On January 26, 2013, Matteo was inducted to Fordham
University's Athletic Hall of Fame, where he joins athletes such as
Vince Lombardi, and on April 27, 2013 he was inducted to the Penn
Relays' "Wall of Fame" with 3 teammates on the record setting
championship of America team which will join just 89 others on the
famous wall of the largest (22,000 participants/year) and longest
running (since 1894) relay championships in the world. Matteo was a
classmate of and is a long-time friend of Disney Productions President
Alan Horn. Matteo is presently a resident of Weston, Florida where he
lives with his wife, actress/singer/writer/composer Violeta Leskyte
Cucchiara and son, Redshirt Freshman, University of Iowa Defensive End,
Daumantas Venckus-Cucchiara.