High-spirited young emigrant Fabrizio De Rossi is played by DANNY NUCCI . A veteran of such international blockbusters as "Crimson Tide," "The Rock" and "Eraser," Nucci also starred in the acclaimed independent film dramas "The Big Squeeze," "Love Walked In," "Homage" and "Roosters." He recently starred opposite Bette Midler in the romantic comedy "That Old Feeling" and stars in three independent films set for release in 1998: "The Unknown Cyclist," opposite Lea Thompson and Vincent Spano; "The Outfitters," opposite Dana Delaney; and "Sugar," a ribald "mocu-mentary" in which Nucci's "Ferris Bueller"-esque character finds himself in a "Clockwork Orange"-type sex clinic. His other feature films include "Alive," "Rescue Me" and "Blind Justice." Born in Austria and raised as a small child in Italy, Nucci moved to New York when he was 7. He currently resides in Los Angeles, where he has lived since age 10.