Riccardo Rossi | |
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| Born | 24 October 1962 (age 63) Rome, Italy |
| Occupation | Actor |
Riccardo Rossi (born 5 September 1962) is an Italian actor, comedian and television presenter, whose career spanned over 40 years.
Born in Rome, Rossi began his professional career in 1984, starring in a Fiat commercial directed by Paolo Bianchini. [1] The same year, he made his film debut in Castellano & Pipolo's College . [1] [2] At the end of the decade, he became first known playing Mazzocchi in the Italia 1 comedy series I ragazzi della 3ª C . [1] [2] [3]
In 1992, Rossi worked as a comedian on the television program Non è la Rai , [1] and one year later, he made his debut as television presenter in the Canale 5 children's show A tutto Disney. [2] He then worked in a large number of television programs, notably Forum, Buona domenica, Carràmba che fortuna, Quelli che... il calcio . [1] [2] In 2004, he co-hosted with Paola Cortellesi Nessundorma. [2] [4] Between 2010 and 2017, he was a juror in the competitive cooking reality show Cuochi e fiamme, appearing in about 350 episodes. [2] [3]
In 2015, Rossi made his directorial debut with La prima volta (di mia figlia). [5] [6] Starting from 2017, Rossi is the presenter of I miei vinili, later renamed I vinili di..., a talk show first broadcast on Sky and later on RAI. [7] [8] [9]