▁and ▁award - win ning ▁film ▁An on imo ▁Venez iano . ▁He ▁was ▁directed ▁by ▁many ▁great ▁film ▁direct ors , ▁as ▁Mario ▁Mon ic elli , ▁Roberto ▁Ross ell ini , ▁Val er io ▁Zur lin i , ▁Flor est ano ▁V anc ini , ▁D ino ▁R isi , ▁D ario ▁Argent o , ▁Luigi ▁Com enc ini , ▁Luigi ▁Mag ni , ▁Antonio ▁Piet r ang eli . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁he ▁acted ▁as ▁the ▁father ▁of ▁ ▁Six ▁Char acters ▁in ▁Search ▁of ▁an ▁Author ▁by ▁Pir and ello , ▁directed ▁by ▁Franco ▁Ze ff ire l li . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Mar ried ▁to ▁F ior etta ▁Pier ella , ▁he ▁had ▁four ▁children : ▁Gi ovan b att ista , ▁E do ardo , ▁Piet ru c cio ▁e ▁Nicola . ▁He ▁then ▁married ▁in ▁Laura ▁Andre ini . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁former ▁boy friend ▁of ▁actress ▁and ▁Sil v io ▁Ber lus con i ’ s ▁soon - to - be ▁wife ▁Ver onica ▁L ario . ▁ ▁He ▁had ▁three ▁brothers : ▁Gi ovan b att ista ▁( art ist ▁& ▁art ▁professor ), ▁Fernando ▁( music ▁composer ) ▁and ▁Vitt orio ▁( film ▁director ). ▁He ▁had ▁a ▁long ▁relationship ▁with ▁Val eria ▁Val eri , ▁with ▁whom ▁he ▁had ▁a ▁daughter , ▁Chi ara ▁Sal erno , ▁also ▁a ▁dub bing ▁actress . ▁ ▁Death ▁Sal erno ▁died ▁in ▁Rome ▁of ▁lung ▁cancer ▁on ▁February ▁ 2 8