| Danilo Desideri | |
| Birth Date: | 13 July 1940 |
| Birth Place: | Rome, Italy |
| Occupation: | Cinematographer |
| Years Active: | 1962—present |
Danilo Desideri (born 13 July 1940) is an Italian cinematographer.
Born in Rome, Desideri began his film career in the late 1950s as a camera assistant on the crew of Tonino Delli Colli.[1] He later worked as a camera operator with Gianni Di Venanzo, Ennio Guarnieri, Giuseppe Rotunno, and Luigi Kuveiller, among others.[2] After working in the advertising field, he made his debut as cinematographer for films in the late 60s;[3] his first major production was the film In the Name of the Pope King (1977), directed by Luigi Magni.[4] In 1983, he collaborated for the first time with Carlo Verdone, beginning a professional association that characterized his career in the following decades.[5] Desideri won the 1992 David di Donatello for Best Cinematography for Verdone's Maledetto il giorno che t'ho incontrato.[6]