Francesco Salvi (born 7 February 1953) is an Italian actor, singer, screenwriter, and director.
Born in the northern town of Luino, near the Italian border with Switzerland, Salvi started his career in the mid-1980s. His performances over the years have included but are not limited to: cabaret, cinema, animated cinema, music, writing, theatre and television, with varying degrees of success.
During 1985–1987, Francesco Salvi was one of the main characters of the satirical TV variety show Drive In.
From 1988 to 1989, Salvi hosted his own television program, MegaSalviShow;. The title song of the show, C’è da spostare una macchina (Gotta Move a Car), of which Salvi was author and singer, gained a great commercial success, topping the Italian hit parade. In 1989 he also made his directorial debut with the film Vogliamoci troppo bene (Let’s love too much) and took part in the Sanremo Music Festival with the song Esatto (Correct), which obtained critical and commercial success. He later took part to three more editions of the Festival between 1990 and 1996.
