LaLoggia was born into an Italian American family in
Rochester, New York. He made his feature film debut as a director and writer with the horror film
Fear No Evil (1981). His second directorial feature,
Lady in White (1988), was partly based on his own upbringing, Though a
box-office bomb,
Lady in White received favorable reviews. In 1989, LaLoggia appeared in a minor role in
The Wizard of Speed and Time, before directing the made-for-television film
Mother (1995), starring
Diane Ladd and
Olympia Dukakis. It was based on an original screenplay he wrote himself in Italy, and the film at one time was set to star
Willem Dafoe. "I've come close," said LaLoggia in 1995. "I'm trying to make it happen independently but I've got a budget of $18 million — it's tough to get it done independently." Currently, LaLoggia resides in the village of
San Casciano in Val di Pesa near
Florence in
Tuscany,
Italy. ==Filmography==