{{Short description|Italian stand-up comedian, actress, and television presenter (born 1973)}} {{use dmy dates|date=April 2024}} {{Infobox person | name = Geppi Cucciari | image = Geppi Cucciari.jpg | image_size = | caption = | birth_name = Maria Giuseppina Cucciari | birth_date = {{Birth date and age text|18 August 1973}} | birth_place = Cagliari, Italy | death_date = | death_place = | alma_mater = Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore | occupation = {{Flatlist| *Stand-up comedian *television presenter *actress }} | spouse = }} '''Maria Giuseppina''' "'''Geppi'''" '''Cucciari''' (born 18 August 1973) is an Italian stand-up comedian, actress and television presenter.
== Life and career == Born in Cagliari, Cucciari spent her youth in Macomer, in the province of Nuoro.<ref name="la rep">{{cite news|last1=Sara Chiappori|title=Cucciari: "L'esordio? Ero una sarda sbarcata nella metropoli"|url=http://milano.repubblica.it/cronaca/2014/09/10/news/cucciari_l_esordio_ero_una_sarda_sbarcata_nella_metropoli-95437215/|access-date=9 February 2016|work=La Repubblica|date=10 September 2014}}</ref> She studied law at the University of Cagliari, and eventually moved to Milan where she graduated at the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore.<ref name="la rep"/> In 2000 she joined the theater workshop "Scaldasole" and later entered the artistic laboratory Zelig.<ref name="nuova sa">{{cite news|last1=Paolo Sechi|title=E Geppi Cucciari disse il fatidico "Sì"|url=http://lanuovasardegna.gelocal.it/regione/2012/12/23/news/e-geppi-cucciari-disse-il-fatidico-si-1.6243450|access-date=9 February 2016|work=La Nuova Sardegna|date=23 December 2012}}</ref>
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''.<ref name="nuova sa"/> As a presenter, she hosted two editions of the Canale 5 show ''Italia's Got Talent'',<ref name="nuova sa"/> the show ''Splendida cornice'', and she co-hosted the fourth night of the Sanremo Music Festival 2025, alongside Mahmood and Carlo Conti.<ref>{{cite web|last=Alicandri|first=Alessandro|url=https://www.sorrisi.com/musica/sanremo/festival-di-sanremo-2025-le-co-conduttrici-e-i-co-conduttori-al-fianco-di-carlo-conti/|title=Festival di Sanremo 2025: le co-conduttrici e i co-conduttori al fianco di Carlo Conti|trans-title=Sanremo Festival 2025: the co-hosts alongside Carlo Conti|work=TV Sorrisi e Canzoni|language=it|date=2025-01-15|access-date=2025-01-15}}</ref>
In 2025, her film ''Life Goes This Way'' will open the 20th Rome Film Festival on 15 October 2025.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ansa.it/sito/notizie/cultura/cinema/2025/08/04/festa-di-roma-apre-la-vita-va-cosi-di-riccardo-milani_76941d39-a029-4d35-b14b-713b9ba482c7.html |title=Festa di Roma, apre La vita va così di Riccardo Milani|trans-title=Rome Film Festival opens with Riccardo Milani's "Life Goes That Way" |date=4 August 2025|access-date=5 August 2025|website= ANSA |language=it}}</ref>
==Filmography== ===Films=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" !scope="col"|Year !scope="col"|Title !scope="col"|Role(s) !scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |- |2008 |''Grande, grosso e... Verdone'' |Tecla | |- |rowspan=2|2013 |''L'arbitro'' |Miranda | |- |''A Liberal Passion'' |Martina | |- |rowspan=2|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'' |{{n/a|None}} |Only writer |- |2023 |''Il cacio con le pere'' |Anca | |- |rowspan=2|2024 |''Romeo Is Juliet'' |Gloria | |- |''Diamonds'' |Fausta | |- |rowspan=1|2025 | ''Life Goes This Way'' | Judge | Premiere at the 20th Rome Film Festival.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://filmitalia.org/it/film/204855/ |title=La vita va così|trans-title=Life Goes This Way |date=4 August 2025|access-date=5 August 2025|website= Cinecittà |language=it}}</ref> |- |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" !scope="col"|Year !scope="col"|Title !scope="col"|Role(s) !scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |- |2003–2008 |''Zelig Off'' |rowspan=2|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'' |rowspan=2|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'' |rowspan=5|Herself / Host |Variety show |- |2013 |''Concerto del Primo Maggio'' |Annual concert event |- |2013–2016 |''Premio Campiello'' |Annual awards ceremony |- |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'' |rowspan=2|Herself / Host |Talk show |- |2019–2022 |''Gazzetta Sports Awards'' |Annual awards ceremony |- |2020 |''Danza con me'' |Herself / Guest |Special |- |2020–2022 |''Che succ3de?'' |rowspan=3|Herself / Host |Talk show |- |2021–2024 |''Strega Prize'' |Annual awards ceremony |- |2023–present |''Splendida cornice'' |Variety show |- |2025 |''Sanremo Music Festival 2025'' |Herself / Co-host |Annual music festival |}
===Stage=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" !scope="col"|Year !scope="col"|Title !scope="col"|Role(s) !scope="col"|Venue |- |2014–2015 |''The Addams Family'' |Morticia Addams |Italian tour |}
==Honours and achievements==
===Orders=== :*50px 5th Class / Knight: ''Cavaliere Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana'': 2015<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.quirinale.it/onorificenze/insigniti/338366 |title=Cucciari Dott.ssa Maria Giuseppina in arte Geppi - Cavaliere Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana |website=quirinale.it |language=it |date=21 December 2015 |access-date=25 October 2024}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{commons category-inline}} * {{IMDb name|2575030}}
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