{{Short description|Italian actor and comedian (born 1956)}} {{Infobox person | name = Giacomo Poretti | image = Giacomo Poretti, Savona, 2012 cropped.jpg | image_size = | caption = Poretti in 2012 | birth_name = Giacomino Poretti | birth_date = {{birth-date and age|26 April 1956}} | birth_place = Villa Cortese, then part of Busto Garolfo, Province of Milan, Italy<ref name=60a>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ilpost.it/2016/04/26/i-60-anni-di-giacomo-poretti/|title=I 60 anni di Giacomo Poretti|date=26 April 2016|work=Il Post}}</ref> | occupation = {{hlist|Actor|comedian|film director|screenwriter}} | years_active = 1983–present | spouse = {{ubl|{{marriage|Marina Massironi|1986|1990|end=div}}|Daniela Cristofori}} | children = 1 }} '''Giacomino''' "'''Giacomo'''" '''Poretti''' ({{IPA|it|ˈdʒaːkomo poˈretti|lang}}; born 26 April 1956) is an Italian actor, comedian, film director, and screenwriter, best known as a member of the comedy trio Aldo, Giovanni e Giacomo.
==Life and career== Poretti was born in Villa Cortese, then a ''frazione'' of Busto Garolfo, into a working-class family.<ref name=60a/> From a young age, he developed a passion for theater and tried to join the popular "I Legnanesi" company, but without success.<ref name=infermiere>{{Cite news|url=http://www.repubblica.it/salute/2018/03/20/news/giacomo_poretti_vi_racconto_la_mia_vita_da_infermiere_-191748336/?ref=RHPPBT-BH-I0-C4-P2-S1.4-T1|title=La mia vita da infermiere prima di Aldo, Giovanni e Giacomo|date=20 March 2018|work=la Repubblica|first=Irma|last=D'Aria}}</ref> He abandoned his studies to become a surveyor and worked as a metalworker and nurse at the hospital in Legnano, also dedicating himself to cabaret and politics with Proletarian Democracy.<ref name=60a/><ref name=infermiere/>
In 1983, Poretti graduated from the theatrical school in Busto Arsizio and made his stage debut.<ref name=60a/> Together with his girlfriend Marina Massironi, he formed the cabaret duo "Hansel e Strüdel".<ref name=60a/> In 1985, he left his hospital job and worked as a summer camp director in Sardinia, where he met Aldo Baglio and Giovanni Storti.<ref name=infermiere/> They founded the comedy trio "Aldo, Giovanni e Giacomo" in 1991.<ref name=60a/>
The trio achieved great success in Italy, initially through theater performances and appearances on national TV shows.<ref name=60a/> Poretti became extremely popular for the character Tafazzi, created together with Carlo Turati for some performances at the end of the 1980s, and portrayed on ''Mai dire Gol'' starting in 1995. The name "Tafazzi" entered common language, with the words "tafazzista" or "tafazzismo", as a reference for the quintessential masochistic behavior of the character.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.treccani.it/vocabolario/tafazzista_%28Neologismi%29/|title=Tafazzista|work=Treccani|date=2008}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sapere.it/sapere/dizionari/neologismi/politica-e-societa/tafazzismo.html|title=Tafazzismo|work=Sapere}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=27 January 2022 |title=I rischi del tafazzismo |url=https://www.ilgiornale.it/news/politica/i-rischi-tafazzismo-2005381.html |access-date=5 May 2025 |work = Il Giornale}}</ref> In 1996, it was also the name given to a newly discovered protein, tafazzin.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Schlame |first1=Michael |last2=Xu |first2=Yang |date=2020-08-21 |title=The Function of Tafazzin, a Mitochondrial Phospholipid–Lysophospholipid Acyltransferase |journal=Journal of Molecular Biology |series=Molecular Mechanisms in Integral Membrane Enzymology |language=en |volume=432 |issue=18 |pages=5043–5051 |doi=10.1016/j.jmb.2020.03.026 |issn=0022-2836 |pmc=7483898 |pmid=32234310}}</ref>
In the late-1990s and early 2000s, the trio released a series of hit films that broke box office records, including ''Three Men and a Leg'' (1997), ''That's Life'' (1998), ''Ask Me If I'm Happy'' (2000), and ''The Legend of Al, John and Jack'' (2002).<ref name=60a/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ilpost.it/2016/02/09/aldo-giovanni-giacomo-sanremo/|title=I migliori sketch di Aldo, Giovanni e Giacomo, ospiti stasera a Sanremo 2016|date=9 February 2016|work=Il Post}}</ref>
In the 2010s, Poretti began collaborating with ''La Stampa'' as a columnist.<ref name=60a/> In 2013, his autobiography ''Alto come un vaso di gerani'' was published, and in 2015, his first novel, ''Al paradiso è meglio credere'', was released.<ref name=60a/> In 2018 Poretti debuted as a television host with the program ''Scarp de' tenis'' and staged successful theatrical shows.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=15 January 2018 |title=Tv2000 presenta Scarp de' tenis – Incontri sulla strada con Giacomo Poretti |url=https://www.tv2000.it/ufficiostampa/2018/12/04/tv2000-presenta-scarp-de-tenis-incontri-sulla-strada-con-giacomo-poretti/}}</ref> Since 2019, he has been directing the Teatro Oscar in Milan.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://dils.com/this-is-my-milano-news/teatro-oscar/|title=La storia del Teatro Oscar di Giacomo Poretti|date=11 April 2023|work=DILS}}</ref>
In 2022, he created the podcast ''PoretCast'', hosting various public figures.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://hotcorn.com/it/film/news/giacomo-poretti-poretcast-intervista/|title=Giacomo Poretti: "Io, Alfred Hitchcock, il valore delle storie e il Poretcast"|work=HotCorn|date=19 February 2024}}</ref>
==Personal life== Poretti was married to Marina Massironi from 1986 to 1990, and he is currently married to Daniela Cristofori.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://milano.repubblica.it/cronaca/2024/03/24/news/giacomo_poretti_intervista-422362802/|title=Giacomo Poretti: "Ho fatto l’infermiere e il saldatore, poi è arrivato il Trio. Con Aldo e Giovanni? Mai litigato per soldi e donne"|date=March 24, 2024|website=la Repubblica}}</ref> Poretti and Cristofori have a son named Emanuele, born in 2006.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.gliscritti.it/blog/entry/5739|date=2 January 2022|title=Giacomo Poretti: "L'anima è una cosa seria ma io vi faccio (anche) ridere"}}</ref>
==Filmography== {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ Film ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 1987 | ''Un paradiso senza biliardo'' | The Milanese | Film debut |- | 1997 | ''Three Men and a Leg'' | Giacomo | Also co-director and writer |- | 1998 | ''That's Life'' | Giacomo | Also co-director and writer |- | 1999 | ''All the Moron's Men'' | Mamoto | |- | 2000 | ''Ask Me If I'm Happy'' | Giacomo | Also co-director and writer |- | 2002 | ''The Legend of Al, John and Jack'' | Jack La Paglia | Also co-director and writer |- | 2004 | ''Do You Know Claudia?'' | Giacomo | Also writer |- | 2008 | ''Il cosmo sul comò'' | Various | Also writer |- | 2010 | ''The Santa Claus Gang'' | Dr. Giacomo Poretti | Also writer |- | 2013 | ''Ci vuole un gran fisico'' | Client | Cameo role |- | 2014 | ''The Rich, the Pauper and the Butler'' | Dr. Giacomo Poretti | Also co-director and writer |- | 2016 | ''Fuga da Reuma Park'' | Giacomo | Also co-director and writer |- | 2017 | ''Let Yourself Go'' | Biraghi | |- | 2020 | ''I Hate Summer'' | Giacomo | Also writer |- | 2022 | ''The Wedding Days'' | Giacomo | Also writer |- | 2023 | ''Zamora'' | De Carli | |- |} {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ Television ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 1987 | ''Professione vacanze'' | Attilio | TV series; 2 episodes |- | 1988 | ''Don Tonino'' | Waiter | TV series; episode 1x06 |- | 2022 | ''Doc – Nelle tue mani'' | Giacomo | TV series; episode 2x02 |}
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