Gianmarco Soresi | |
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Birth name | Gianmarco Vincent Soresi |
Born | Potomac, Maryland, U.S. | August 20, 1988
Medium | Stand-up, television, film, YouTube, TikTok |
Education | University of Miami (BFA) |
Genres | Observational comedy |
Subject(s) | Everyday life, internet culture, American politics, pop culture, current events, relationships, mental health, Jewish culture |
Gianmarco Vincent Soresi (born August 20, 1988) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, podcaster, and internet personality. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Soresi was born on August 20, [5] 1988 [6] in Potomac, Maryland to an Italian father and a Jewish mother. His parents divorced when he was days old. [7] He attended Georgetown Day School. [8] He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in theatre from the University of Miami in 2011. [9] [10] [11] [12] As of 2023, Soresi lives in the Lower East Side, near the Lower East Side Tenement Museum. [13] He describes himself as a cultural Jew. [7]
After completing college, Soresi moved to New York to pursue comedy and acting full-time. [14] In 2020, he released his first special, Shelf Life which prompted NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour to call Soresi "a distinctive comic voice... giving voice to our collective anxiety". [2] [15] Soresi performed as a part of the "New Faces" showcase at the 2022 Just for Laughs festival in Montreal, which was hosted by Pete Holmes who called him on the 'You Made It Weird' podcast, "one of the funniest comedians in the world." [16] The Daily Comedy News Podcast said after that showcase that "he's the one to keep the eye on... he was absolutely fantastic". [17] [18]
He has been called "one of the funniest people to grace the interwebs" by Comedy Cake, [19] "a true comedian" by Podcast Magazine [20] and in May 2022, Houston Press asserted that "Soresi is undoubtedly on his way up." [21] Soresi made his late night debut on the Late Late Show With James Corden on November 23, 2022. [22] He is currently performing on his Leaning In tour, with dates in 15 U.S. states, the UK, France, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands.
In addition to live comedy performances, Soresi also hosts The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi, an interview-based comedy podcast which Vulture hails as, "[finding] the sweet spot between funny and sad." [23] In a feature in Podcast Magazine, Kenneth Bator said of the podcast, "The art of comedy and the art of complaining are on display for all to enjoy". [20] The podcast hosts a diverse lineup of guests including Jerry Saltz, the Pulitzer-Prize winning art critic. Soresi made his art critique debut, to which Saltz noted, "That is one of the most beautiful reviews [...] that I've heard." [3]
As an actor, he has appeared in the film Hustlers and episodes of The Last O.G. , Blue Bloods, and others. [24]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2015 | Get Happy! | Ex-Boyfriend No. 9 | |
2016 | Cassanova Was a Woman | Server No. 2 | |
2018 | Accommodations | Zev's Assistant | |
2019 | The Social Ones | Rob | |
2019 | Hustlers | Man in Glasses | |
2021 | Here Today | Lenny |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2013–2014 | 2nd Avenue | Anthony | 3 episodes |
2013–2015 | Blue Bloods | Reporter No. 1 | |
2014 | Stalked: Someone's Watching | David Richards | Episode: "Married to Madness" |
2014 | An Actor Unprepared | Gianmarco | 2 episodes |
2014 | Small Miracles | Dr. Dovid / Alex Metzger | |
2015 | My Crazy Love | Avi | Episode: "Chanel and Jessica" |
2015 | Riding the D with Dr. Seeds | Colby the Boyfriend | Episode: "Relationship Advice" |
2015 | Deuce Police | Major Deegan | 3 episodes |
2015 | What Would You Do? | Customer | Episode #10.4 |
2015 | Hack My Life | Infomercial Pitchman | Episode: "Hackers Back in Action" |
2015 | The Queens Project | Jared | Episode: "Odd Wheel" |
2015 | A Crime to Remember | Robert George Irwin | Episode: "Such a Pretty Face" |
2015 | Bro Brunches | Ricky | 5 episodes |
2016 | Unforgettable | Mike Wilcox | Episode: "Breathing Space" |
2016 | I Love You... But I Lied | Ian | Episode: "Dirty Talk" |
2016 | How to Be a Startup in 21 Days | Gary | Episode: "The Startup Coach" |
2016–2017 | Matza Pizza | Various roles | 16 episodes; also writer and editor |
2016–2019 | Cruel Children | 4 episodes | |
2018 | The Last O.G. | Drew | Episode: "Pilot" |
2018 | Deception | Cam | Episode: "Black Art" |
2018 | Bonding | Comedy Show Host / Sal | 3 episodes |
2018–2020 | We the Internet TV | Various / Red Cloud | 2 episodes |
2020 | Little Voice | Ed Kimmel | Episode: "I Will Survive" |
2020 | Karate Tortoise | Daddy Longlegs | Episode: "The Secret Police" |
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