Remo Saraceni
Remo J. Saraceni was an Italian-American toy inventor. He was known for his invention of the Walking Piano, which was used in the 1988 film Big, starring Tom Hanks.
Life and career
Saraceni was born in Fossacesia, the son of Giuseppe Saraceni, a shoemaker, and Filomena Carulli, a homemaker. He attended the Technical Institute of Milan, earning his master's degree in electronics in 1958. He emigrated to the United States in 1964. He was an artist, lighting designer, sculptor, and an electronic engineer.In the early 1980s, Saraceni invented the Walking Piano, an oversized synthesizer. His invention was used in the 1988 film Big, where actors Tom Hanks and Robert Loggia danced on the piano in a scene of the film.