Geppi Cucciari

Geppi Cucciari
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.

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] the show Splendida cornice, and she co-hosted the fourth night of the Sanremo Music Festival 2025, alongside Mahmood and Carlo Conti. ^[3]

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role(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	None	Only writer
2023	Il cacio con le pere	Anca
2024	Romeo Is Juliet	Gloria
	Diamonds	Fausta
2025	Life Goes This Way		Premiere at the 20th Rome Film Festival. [4]

Television

Year	Title	Role(s)	Notes
2003–2008	Zelig Off	Herself / Cast member	Sketch comedy (seasons 1-2; 8-10)
2004–2005	Comedy Lab		Sketch comedy
2005–2012	Belli dentro	Maria "Gonni" Gonaria	Lead role
2006	Attacco allo Stato	Katrina Boratto	Two-parts television film
2007	Geppi Hour	Herself / Host	Variety show
2010–2011	Italia's Got Talent		Talent show (seasons 1-2)
2010	Let's Dance	Herself / Judge	Dance competition
2011–2012	G'Day	Herself / Host	Variety show
2013	Concerto del Primo Maggio		Annual concert event
2013–2016	Premio Campiello		Annual awards cerimony
2014–2020	Per un pugno di libri		Game show (seasons 15-22)
2016	Le Iene		Variety show (season 19)
2016–2018	Le parole della settimana	Herself / Co-host	Talk show (seasons 1-2)
2019	Rai Pipol	Herself / Host	Talk show
2019–2022	Gazzetta Sports Awards		Annual awards cerimony
2020	Danza con me	Herself / Guest	Special
2020–2022	Che succ3de?	Herself / Host	Talk show
2021–2024	Strega Prize		Annual awards cerimony
2023–present	Splendida cornice		Variety show
2025	Sanremo Music Festival 2025	Herself / Co-host	Annual music festival

Stage

Year	Title	Role(s)	Venue
2014–2015	The Addams Family	Morticia Addams	Italian tour

Honours and achievements

Orders

• 5th Class / Knight: Cavaliere Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana : 2015 ^[5]

References

1. Sara Chiappori (10 September 2014). "Cucciari: "L'esordio? Ero una sarda sbarcata nella metropoli"". La Repubblica . Retrieved 9 February 2016.
2. 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. "La vita va così" [Life Goes This Way]. Cinecittà (in Italian). 4 August 2025. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
5. "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.

External links

Media related to Geppi Cucciari at Wikimedia Commons

• Geppi Cucciari at IMDb