Checco Zalone
Italian comedian
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Key Takeaways
- Luca Pasquale Medici (born 3 June 1977), known as Checco Zalone ( Italian pronunciation: [ˈkekko ddzaˈloːne] ; modelled on the Italianised Barese insult che cozzalone!
- He co-wrote and starred in the first highest-grossing Italian films in Italy, Buen Camino.
- The pseudonym Checco Zalone recalls the local expression Che cozzalone!
- " He graduated from the scientific high school Sante Simone in Conversano; he later enrolled at the University of Bari, where he graduated in law.
- After being a regular in many editions of the Canale 5 variety show Zelig , he became famous in 2006 thanks to the song " Siamo una squadra fortissimi " (meaning "we are a very strong team" in broken Italian), celebrating the Italian team just before the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
Luca Pasquale Medici (born 3 June 1977), known as Checco Zalone (Italian pronunciation: [ˈkekko ddzaˈloːne]; modelled on the Italianised Barese insult che cozzalone!, lit. 'What a boor!'), is an Italian comedian, actor, showman, singer, musician, cabaret performer, screenwriter, director and film producer. He co-wrote and starred in the first highest-grossing Italian films in Italy, Buen Camino.
Biography and career
Zalone was born in Bari. The pseudonym Checco Zalone recalls the local expression Che cozzalone! meaning "What a boor!" He graduated from the scientific high school Sante Simone in Conversano; he later enrolled at the University of Bari, where he graduated in law. In the meantime, he competed as a deputy police inspector and INAIL in Rimini, but was rejected.
After being a regular in many editions of the Canale 5 variety show Zelig, he became famous in 2006 thanks to the song "Siamo una squadra fortissimi" (meaning "we are a very strong team" in broken Italian), celebrating the Italian team just before the 2006 FIFA World Cup. In 2009, he co-wrote and starred in Cado dalle nubi, co-written by Gennaro Nunziante, who also directed.
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