Background
Cattaneo was born in Twickenham, London, England.
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Cattaneo was born in Twickenham, London, England.
He went on to make his feature film debut with The Full Monty (1997), which was a smash success both in the United Kingdom and internationally. Cattaneo has since directed several films including Opal Dream (2005) and The Rocker (2008). He has also directed every episode of the award winning comedy television series Review for BBC2.
He was awarded an Administration Member of the Order of the British Empire in 1998.
Soon after graduating from the Royal College of Art in 1989, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for Dear Rosie (1990). The comedy grossed £160,049,344 at the box office on a £3 million budget and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture and the Academy Award for Best Director.