Geppi Cucciari

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Geppi Cucciari
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Born
Maria Giuseppina Cucciari

18 August 1973 (1973-08-18) (age 51)
Cagliari, Italy
Alma mater Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
Occupations
  • Comedian
  • television personality
  • radio personality
  • actress
  • cabaret performer
  • author
  • basketball player

Maria Giuseppina "Geppi" Cucciari (born 18 August 1973) is an Italian stand-up comedian, actress, radio host and television presenter.

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Life and career

Born in Cagliari, Cucciari spent her youth in Macomer, in the province of Nuoro. [1] She studied law at the University of Cagliari, and eventually moved to Milan where she graduated at the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore. [1] In 2000 she joined the theater workshop "Scaldasole" and later entered the artistic laboratory Zelig. [2]

After working on stage and in several radio programs, Cucciari had her breakout in 2003 with the variety show Zelig Off. Between 2005 and 2009, she was a regular in the sitcom Belli dentro , and in 2006 she debuted as a writer with the humour fiction novel Meglio donna che male accompagnata. [2] As a presenter, she hosted two editions of the Canale 5 show Italia's Got Talent [2] and she will co-host the fourth night of the Sanremo Music Festival 2025, among many others. [3]

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRole(s)Notes
2008 Grande, grosso e... Verdone Tecla
2013 L'arbitro Miranda
A Liberal Passion Martina
2014 A Woman as a Friend Cecilia
Un fidanzato per mia moglie Camilla Ledda
2017 The Lego Batman Movie Barbara Gordon / Batgirl Italian dub; voice role
2018 The Man Who Bought the Moon NoneOnly writer
2023Il cacio con le pereAnca
2024 Romeo Is Juliet Gloria
Diamanti Fausta

Television

YearTitleRole(s)Notes
2003–2008Zelig OffHerself / Cast memberSketch comedy (seasons 1-2; 8-10)
2004–2005Comedy LabSketch comedy
2005–2012 Belli dentro Maria "Gonni" GonariaLead role
2006 Attacco allo Stato Katrina BorattoTwo-parts television film
2007Geppi HourHerself / HostVariety show
2010–2011 Italia's Got Talent Talent show (seasons 1-2)
2010Let's DanceHerself / JudgeDance competition
2011–2012G'DayHerself / HostVariety show
2013 Concerto del Primo Maggio Annual concert event
2013–2016 Premio Campiello Annual awards cerimony
2014–2020Per un pugno di libriGame show (seasons 15-22)
2016 Le Iene Variety show (season 19)
2016–2018Le parole della settimanaHerself / Co-hostTalk show (seasons 1-2)
2019Rai PipolHerself / HostTalk show
2019–2022 Gazzetta Sports Awards Annual awards cerimony
2020 Danza con me Herself / GuestSpecial
2020–2022Che succ3de?Herself / HostTalk show
2021–2024 Strega Prize Annual awards cerimony
2023–presentSplendida corniceVariety show
2025 Sanremo Music Festival 2025 Annual music festival

Stage

YearTitleRole(s)Venue
2014–2015 The Addams Family Morticia Addams Italian tour

Honours and achievements

Orders

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References

  1. 1 2 Sara Chiappori (10 September 2014). "Cucciari: "L'esordio? Ero una sarda sbarcata nella metropoli"". La Repubblica . Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 Paolo Sechi (23 December 2012). "E Geppi Cucciari disse il fatidico "Sì"". La Nuova Sardegna . Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  3. Alicandri, Alessandro (15 January 2025). "Festival di Sanremo 2025: le co-conduttrici e i co-conduttori al fianco di Carlo Conti" [Sanremo Festival 2025: the co-hosts alongside Carlo Conti]. TV Sorrisi e Canzoni (in Italian). Retrieved 15 January 2025.
  4. "Cucciari Dott.ssa Maria Giuseppina in arte Geppi - Cavaliere Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana". quirinale.it (in Italian). 21 December 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2024.

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