This handsome, blue-eyed, blond actor-turned-filmmaker first ventured behind the camera under the bloodshot eye of celebrated Italian horror maestro Dario Argento. Soavi began acting in 1976 but his classic good looks consigned him to playing Americans in cheap Italian knockoffs of Hollywood genre movies, notably in the absurdly gory work of Lucio Fulci. His fortunes changed upon meeting Argento who was then casting for "Inferno" (1980). Soavi lost the part but gained a mentor when hired as an assistant director on Argento's "Tenebrae/Unsane" (1982). Horror proved both hospitable and
Met Dario Argento while auditioning for a role in the director's "Inferno" (the part went to Gabriele Lavia)
1982
Served as assistant director on Argento's "Tenebrae/Unsane"
1985
Directed the music video for Bill Wyman's song "Valley" from the soundtrack of Argento's "Creepers" (in which he worked as an actor and assistant director)
Directed the documentary "Dario Argento's World of Horror"
