{{Short description|Italian comedian (born 1960)}} thumb|250px|Giorgio Panariello '''Giorgio Panariello''' (born 30 September 1960 in Florence) is an Italian comedian, film and stage actor, director and television presenter.<ref name=treccani>{{Cite web|url=http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/giorgio-panariello|title=Panariello, Giorgio|website=Treccani Encyclopedia|access-date=9 July 2020}}</ref>
==Biography== Born in Florence to a father of Campanian origin, he raised in Cinquale, a seaside town in the province of Massa-Carrara. During his high school years in Marina di Massa he became close friend with Carlo Conti, disc jockey and local TV presenter, with whom he started his early career as comedian in Versilia.<ref name=treccani/> His very first sketches included a parody of singer Renato Zero, a role which gave him popularity and made him debut in RAI television with his friend Conti in the early 1990s.<ref name=itinerari>{{Cite web|url=http://www.itinerarintoscana.it/articolo.php?id=725&label=Giorgio%20Panariello|title=Giorgio Panariello|website=Itinerari in Toscana|access-date=9 July 2020|language=it}}</ref>
In 1996 he debuted as film actor in ''Albergo Roma'', directed by Ugo Chiti.<ref name=itinerari/> In 1999 he directed his first feature, ''Bagnomaria'', a sketch comedy film centered on the characters of his popular stage shows. The film was panned by critics, but was a commercial success and its increasing popularity gained it a cult movie status.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1999/03/04/panariello-oro-in-tre-settimane.html|title=Panariello è d'oro in tre settimane|publisher=la Repubblica|date=4 March 1999|access-date=9 July 2020|language=it}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.itstuscany.com/it/bagnomaria-un-film-cult-100-made-in-tuscany/|title=Bagnomaria, un film cult 100% Made in Tuscany|website=ItsTuscany|access-date=9 July 2020|language=it}}</ref> His second film ''At the Right Moment'' (2000) was instead panned both by critics and audience and failed at the box-office.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinematografo.it/cinedatabase/film/al-momento-giusto/37250/|title=Al momento giusto|website=Cinematografo|access-date=9 July 2020|language=it}}</ref>
He appeared since then in a number of Italian comedy films such as Leonardo Pieraccioni's ''I Love You in Every Language in the World'' (2005), Fausto Brizzi's ''Notte prima degli esami – Oggi'' (2007) and Vincenzo Salemme's ''SMS - Sotto mentite spoglie'' (2007) and ''No problem'' (2008).<ref name=treccani/>
In 2006 he hosted the 56th Sanremo Music Festival.<ref name=treccani/><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.repubblica.it/2005/j/sezioni/spettacoli_e_cultura/panasan/panasan/panasan.html|work=la Repubblica|title=Giorgio Panariello scioglie la riserva. Farò un Sanremo velluto e acciaio|date=23 October 2005|language=it|accessdate=9 July 2020}}</ref>
==His characters== *Mario the lifeguard *Simone the kid *Merigo the drunk *PR of Kitikaka Disco of Orbetello *Lello Splendor *Signora Italia *Naomo
==Filmography== ===Director=== *''Bagnomaria'' (1999) *''At the Right Moment'' (2000)
===Actor=== *''Cannibali'' (1995) *''Albergo Roma'' (1996) *''Finalmente soli'' (1997) *''Bagnomaria'' (1999) *''At the Right Moment'' (2000) *''Chi?'' (2001) *''I Love You in Every Language in the World'' (2005) *''Notte prima degli esami – Oggi'' (2007) *''SMS - Sotto mentite spoglie'' (2007) *''No problem'' (2008) *''I mostri oggi'' (2009) *''Sharm el Sheikh - Un'estate indimenticabile'' (2010) *''Natale in Sudafrica'' (2010) *''Amici miei – Come tutto ebbe inizio'' (2011) *''Un fantastico via vai'' (2013) *''... E fuori nevica!'' (2014) *''Uno per tutti'' (2015)
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==External links== {{Commons category|Giorgio Panariello}} * {{IMDb name|0659094}} * [http://www.giorgiopanariello.it Giorgio Panariello - Official Site]
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