Riccardo Rossi (actor)

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Riccardo Rossi
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Rossi in 2024
Born24 October 1962 (1962-10-24) (age 63)
Rome, Italy
OccupationActor

Riccardo Rossi (born 5 September 1962) is an Italian actor, comedian and television presenter, whose career spanned over 40 years.

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Life and career

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]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Lancia, Enrico; Poppi, Roberto (2003). "Rossi, Riccardo". Gli attori dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Roma: Gremese. p. 165. ISBN   978-88-8440-269-1.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Secchi Frau, Fabio. "Riccardo Rossi: Dalla tv al cinema e ritorno". Mymovies.it (in Italian). Retrieved 22 December 2025.
  3. 1 2 Cappa, Marina (20 March 2018). "Riccardo Rossi: «L'innamoramento non basta»". Vanity Fair Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 22 December 2025.
  4. Cappelli, Valerio (20 March 2004). "Cortellesi, show notturno: Sberleffi alla tv mostruosa". Corriere della Sera . p. 37.
  5. D'Agostini, Paolo (19 March 2015). "Riccardo Rossi debutta con un film esile ma gentile". la Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 22 December 2025.
  6. "La prima volta di mia figlia: il difficile mestiere di padre". Sky TG24 (in Italian). 31 March 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
  7. Zampollo, Matteo (1 June 2017). "Riccardo Rossi racconta 'I miei vinili'". Rolling Stone Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 22 December 2025.
  8. Dipollina, Antonio (3 March 2024). "'I miei vinili' di Riccardo Rossi, un po' di tv sull'orlo magico del giradischi". la Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 22 December 2025.
  9. Scardocci, Diego (26 March 2024). "Il vinile secondo Riccardo Rossi ed i suoi ospiti". AF Digitale (in Italian). Retrieved 22 December 2025.