Frank Matano

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Frank Matano
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Matano in 2024
Born
Francesco Matano

(1989-09-14) 14 September 1989 (age 36)
Santa Maria Capua Vetere, Italy
Occupations
  • Comedian
  • YouTuber
  • actor
  • voice actor
  • television personality
Years active2008–present
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)

Francesco Matano (born 14 September 1989) is an Italian comedian, actor, and television personality who rose to prominence in 2008 by publishing prank videos on YouTube, and was among the first Italian YouTubers to surpass one million subscribers. Shortly following his online success, Matano eventually joined into the television industry.

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Matano debuted on Le Iene in 2009, serving as an envoy and presenter. In 2015 and 2021, he respectively became a judge and competitor (later host) on Italia's Got Talent and LOL – Chi ride è fuori . During his career, he was a host on many TV series and comedy and talent shows, appeared in several web series and music videos, worked as a voice actor, and held several stand-up comedy shows and on theatre.

Early life and YouTube

Matano was born on 14 September 1989 in Santa Maria Capua Vetere, in the province of Caserta, to an Italian father and an American mother. [1] [2] [3] He grew up in Carinola but studied as a teenager in the United States, where he graduated from Cranston High School East in Rhode Island. [4] [5] He briefly studied languages at the University of Cassino and Southern Lazio but did not take any exams. [6] [7]

In 2007, at the age of 18, Matano, also known as LaMenteContorta (The Twisted Mind), found success online with his YouTube channel in Italy, [8] [9] [10] which rose to one million subscribers. [11] He was among the most successful Italian YouTubers, [12] [13] [14] alongside the likes of CutiePieMarzia (Marzia Kjellberg), Favij (Lorenzo Ostuni), CiccioGamer89 (Mirko Alessandrini), and Yotobi (Karim Musa). [15] [16] [17] His videos consisted mainly of telephone pranks and social experiments; [18] [19] [20] as of March 2025, his main YouTube channel had 1.3 million of subscribers, [21] while his gameplay channel had around 800,000–900,000 subscribers between 2015 and 2020. [22] [23]

Career

Le Iene, web series, and acting debut (2009–2014)

Matano's first television appearance was in 2009 on Le Iene . [24] The following year, he presented a program on Sky Italia dedicated to telephone pranks called Sky Scherzando? [25] [26] In 2011, he participated on Ti lascio una canzone by Antonella Clerici, conducting short interviews with the cast. [27] [28] In 2012, he participated in the Lost in Google web series with The Jackal. [29] [30] Also in 2012, he appeared in the web series Apocalypse Gay on La3 directed by Matteo Martinez. [31] [32] [33] In September 2012, he hosted 2012 Prima di morire on La3 alongside Jacopo Morini. [34]

In 2013, Matano appeared in the music video for "Ragazzo inadeguato" by singer-songwriter Max Pezzali. [35] [36] Also in 2013, he began hosting Scherzi da paura and the Web Show Awards on La3, [37] [38] the web series Vita tra coinquilini, [39] and began his acting career. [40] He made his debut in Fuga di cervelli , which was directed by Paolo Ruffini. [41] [42] During the same year, he created a second channel on YouTube dedicated to video games called "FRANK MATANO Games". [43] In 2014, he starred in Tutto molto bello , also directed by Ruffini, [44] [45] [46] and was part of the stand-up comedy X-LOVE (Stand Up Comedy) on Italia 1. [38]

Voice acting, Web Show Awards, and Revelation of the Year (2014–2015)

In 2014, Matano began his dubbing career, performing an Italian translation of South Park with commentary; [47] [48] he later was the Italian voice actor of Duke Donnolesi in Zootopia (2016) and Zootopia 2 (2025), [49] [50] Darius in Sing 2 (2021), [51] [52] [53] Duke Weaselton in Zootopia+ (2022), [54] Stratosphere in Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023), [55] and Donato in Il Baracchino (2025). [56] In December 2014, he was among the winners of the Web Show Awards. [57] [58] In 2015, he appeared on television as an envoy of Le Iene presentano: Scherzi a parte, [59] [60] a crossover of Le Iene and the hidden camera-practical joke series Scherzi a parte planning jokes on victims Paolo Brosio, who is a journalist known for his Christian faith, [61] [62] and Ruffini. [63] [64] That same year, Matano starred alongside Claudio Bisio in the film What a Beautiful Surprise , which was directed by Alessandro Genovesi. [65] [66] He also began serving as one of the judges on Italia's Got Talent, [67] [68] and was a quest judge on Tale e quale show. [69] [70] [71]

In May 2015, Matano was announced as the recipient for the Revelation of the Year award at the TV Direction Awards. [72] [73] [74] In October 2025, he was the subject of an imitation by comedian Maurizio Crozza, who wore a wig and plaid shirt, with a guitar, and an infectious laugh as he put his hand to his nose and announced: "This will get me 800,000 views." [75] Although it attracted some criticism and doubts due to its ferocious satire and the vehemence with which it was staged, [76] and because it was seen as a wide critique of the Italian YouTube community, [77] Matano appreciated it, [78] and of Crozza said that he was among the best comedians in Italy. [79]

Return to Le Iene and further films (2016–2019)

In 2016, Matano hosted Mago Matano, his first web series. [80] Starting on 16 October 2016, he began to host the midweek episodes of Le Iene with Ilary Blasi and Giampaolo Morelli. [81] [82] [83] Towards the end of 2015 and the beginning of 2016, he began the process of voicing Donnolesi in Zootopia. [84] [85] [86] In 2017, Matano appeared in the music video of "Volare" by fellow entertainer Fabio Rovazzi featuring the long-tenured singer Gianni Morandi. [87] [88] In November 2017, together with Claudio Bisio, he presented The Comedians, which was broadcast on TV8, [89] [90] [91] where they played as themselves. [92] [93] [94]

In 2018, Matano starred in I'm Back , [95] [96] which was directed by Luca Miniero. [97] [98] [99] Also in 2018, he was the protagonist of Tonno spiaggiato, [100] [101] which was directed by Matteo Martinez. [102] [103] [104] On 4 February 2018, he participated as a competitor along with Iva Zanicchi on the special edition of Guess My Age – Indovina l'età led by Enrico Papi on the Italian channel TV8. [105] [106] In a 2019 interview promoting his next film Beware the Gorilla , a comedy directed by Miniero, Matano said: "No one knows how to bring people back to the theatre. There's no technique. If I knew... I'd be much richer! Even masterpieces or decent films aren't synonymous with box office success. ... [Zalone] speaks to everyone, but he's a miracle in his own right. He does other, almost alien things." [107] Also in 2019, he appeared in the music video of "Non avere paura" by singer-songwriter Tommaso Paradiso. [108] [109] [110]

Theatrical debut, LOL – Chi ride e fuori, and further works (2020–present)

In 2020, Matano made his theatrical debut with Franci alongside Francesco Arienzo. [111] In a 2021 interview, with the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy still ongoing and being widely reported on television, he said "it's right that there is someone who offers a lot of lightheartedness" and added: "The entertainment world is very competitive. If someone speaks well of me, I'm delighted. I've given myself a rule: do what I love, regardless of where I am." [112] Also in 2021, Matano participated as a competitor on LOL – Chi ride è fuori, [113] [114] [115] an Italian comedy show on Amazon Prime, [116] of which he later served as co-host. [117] In October 2021, he starred in Una notte da dottore, which was directed by Guido Chiesa. [118]

In 2022, Matano was a competitor, facing Mara Maionchi, on Games of Talent with celebrity chef Alessandro Borghese as host, [119] hosted the comedy game show Prova prova sa sa, [120] [121] and appeared on The Bad Guy . [122] On Amazon Prime, he also appeared with Christian De Sica and Pietro Sermonti in the 2023 comedy series Gigolo per caso, [123] [124] which was directed by Eros Puglielli. [125] [126] In 2024, he returned to theatrical work with Oversympathy. [127] [128] [129] In November 2024, he was a guest judge on La corrida. [130] [131] [132] In 2025, he was one of the judges of the talent show competition Ne vedremo delle belle, [133] and was also a guest on GialappaShow. [134] [135] [136]

Personal life

Matano is in a relationship with Ylenia Azzurretti. [137] [138] Reported to be 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) tall, [139] he said: "I wouldn't want to be more handsome: if you're too attractive, you have trouble making people laugh." [140] [141] Owing to his upbringing in Campania, Matano is a supporter of SSC Napoli. As a teenager, he was nicknamed "Totti" in reference to AS Roma legend Francesco Totti. [142] For the 2018–2019 Italian football season, he joined Carinola Calcio, the football team from his hometown that played in Prima Categoria, since 2014–2015 the seventh level in the Italian football league system organized by the National Amateur League through the Regional Committees. He compared his signing to that of Marco Borriello with UD Ibiza. [143] He made his debut in October 2018. [144] [145]

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013 Fuga di cervelli Franco EspositoFeature film debut, directed by Paolo Ruffini
2014 Tutto molto bello AntonioDirected by Paolo Ruffini
2015 What a Beautiful Surprise PaoloDirected by Alessandro Genovesi
2016 Zootopia Duke Weaselton (voice)Italian voice-over role
2018Tonno spiaggiatoFrancescoDirected by Matteo Martinez
I'm Back Andrea CanalettiDirected by Luca Miniero
2019 Beware the Gorilla Lorenzo CaputoDirected by Luca Maniero
2021Una notte da dottoreMarioDirected by Guido Chiesa
Sing 2 Darius (voice)Italian voice-over role
2023 Transformers: Rise of the Beasts Stratosphere (voice)Italian voice-over role

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009–2013; 2016, 2018 Le Iene Himself, reporter; host Variety show on Italia 1 (seasons 13–17, 20, 22)
2010Sky Scherzando?Himself, host Comedy series on Sky Uno
2011 Ti lascio una canzone Himself, co-host Talent show on Rai 1 (season 5)
20122012 prima di morireComedy show on La3
Apocalypse Gay Web series directed by Matteo Martinez
Lost in GoogleHimselfWeb series directed by Francesco Capaldo
2013Scherzi da pauraOn La3
2013–2015Web Show AwardsOn La3
2013–2015, 2017–2018Vita tra coinquiliniWeb series directed by Matteo Martinez
2014X-LOVE (Stand Up Comedy)Stand-up comedy show on Italia 1
South Park Additional voices2 episodes
2015Le Iene presentano: Scherzi a parte Himself, reporter Crossover version with Le Iene on Canale 5
Tale e quale showHimself, guest judgeVariety talent show on Rai 1
2015–present Italia's Got Talent Himself, judgeTalent show (season 6–present) on Sky Uno, Cielo, TV8, and Disney+
2016Mago MatanoWeb series directed by Matteo Martinez
2017The ComediansFrankMain role, 10 episodes, on TV8
2018Guess My Age Special EditionHimself, guestContestant for one episode, on TV8
2021–2024 LOL – Chi ride è fuori HimselfContestant (season 1), co-host (season 2), on Amazon Prime Video
2021Game of TalentsOn TV8
2022 The Bad Guy Stage directorEpisode: "I Saw a Light", on Amazon Prime Video
Zootopia+ Duke Weaselton (voice)Main role; 6 episodes, on Disney+
2022–2023Prova prova sa saHimself, hostOn Amazon Prime Video
2023Gigolò per casoLuigiMain role, on Amazon Prime Video
2024La corridaLeader of the peopleOn Nove
2025 Ne vedremo delle belle Himself, judgeTalent show on Rai 1
Il Baracchino DonatoMain role (voice), directed by Nicolò Cuccì and Salvo Di Paola on Amazon Prime Video
Gialappa ShowOn TV8

Theatre

YearTitleRoleNotes
2020Franci
2024Oversympathy

Music videos

YearTitleArtist(s)Notes
2013"Ragazzo inadeguato" Max Pezzali
2017"Volare" Fabio Rovazzi featuring Gianni Morandi
2019"Non avere paura" Tommaso Paradiso

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