{{Short description|Italian actor and comedian (born 1957)}} {{Infobox person | name = Giovanni Storti | image = Giovanni Storti.jpg | children = 2 | image_size = | caption = Storti in 2007 | birth_date = {{birth-date and age|20 February 1957}} | birth_place = Milan, Italy<ref name=libero>{{Cite web|url=https://www.libero.it/magazine/personaggi/giovanni-storti-6826|title=Giovanni Storti|access-date=5 August 2025}}</ref> | occupation = {{hlist|Actor|comedian|film director|writer}} | years_active = 1978–present | spouse = Annita Casolo }} '''Giovanni Storti''' ({{IPA|it|dʒoˈvanni ˈstɔrti|lang}}; born 20 February 1957) is an Italian actor, comedian, film director, and writer, best known as a member of the comedy trio Aldo, Giovanni e Giacomo.
==Life and career== Born in Milan in 1957, Storti graduated at the mime-drama school at the Teatro Arsenale in 1978.<ref name=libero/> He started a comedy career with Aldo Baglio, forming a duo that lasted about ten years.<ref name=libero/> During this period, they appeared in television roles and met Giacomo Poretti, with whom they founded the trio "Aldo, Giovanni e Giacomo" in 1991.<ref name=libero/> The trio achieved great success in Italy, initially through theater performances and appearances on TV shows such as those hosted by the Gialappa's Band, then with 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>{{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, he published three books with Mondadori: ''Corro perché mia mamma mi picchia'' (2013), ''Una seducente sospensione del buon senso'' (2015), and ''Niente panico, si continua a correre'' (2018).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://correre.it/intervista-giovanni-storti-e-franz-rossi-di-nuovo-libreria/|title=Intervista: Giovanni Storti e Franz Rossi di nuovo in libreria|date=28 October 2018|work=Correre.it}}</ref>
In 2021, Storti starred in the film ''Boys'', his first solo project without Aldo and Giacomo.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2021/07/01/la-prima-volta-di-giovanni-storti-da-solo-sullo-schermo-con-boys-e-gli-altri-film-in-uscita/6247709/|date=1 July 2021|title=La prima volta di Giovanni Storti da solo sullo schermo con 'Boys', e gli altri film in uscita|first=Francesco|last=Di Brigida|work=Il Fatto Quotidiano}}</ref> In 2022, he starred as the lead in ''Everyone on Board'' by Luca Miniero, and had his first drama role in ''Lonely Voices'' by Andrea Brusa and Marco Scotuzzi.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.repubblica.it/spettacoli/cinema/2022/09/28/news/in_sala_tutti_a_bordo_bambini_in_fuga_su_un_treno_del_regista_luca_miniero-367431645/|title='Tutti a bordo', quei bambini da soli su un treno, tra controllori cattivissimi e la scoperta di sé stessi|work=la Repubblica|date=28 September 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ciakmagazine.it/news/le-voci-sole-il-dramma-con-giovanni-storti-arriva-in-streaming-trailer/|title=Le voci sole, il dramma con Giovanni Storti arriva in streaming (trailer)|work=Ciak|date=4 July 2024}}</ref> The following year, he appeared in various productions, including ''I peggiori giorni'' by Edoardo Leo and Massimiliano Bruno, as well as ''Santocielo'' with Ficarra e Picone.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://tg24.sky.it/spettacolo/cinema/2023/08/14/i-peggiori-giorni-cast|title=I peggiori giorni, il cast del film di e con Massimiliano Bruno ed Edoardo Leo|date=14 August 2023|work=Sky TG24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ciakmagazine.it/news/giovanni-storti-tra-i-protagonisti-di-santocielo-il-nuovo-film-di-ficarra-e-picone/|title=Giovanni Storti tra i protagonisti di Santocielo, il nuovo film di Ficarra e Picone|date=1 August 2023|first=Vania|last=Amitrano|work=Ciak}}</ref>
==Personal life== He is married to Annita Casolo, with whom he has two daughters, Clara and Mara.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ilsussidiario.net/news/annita-casolo-moglie-giovanni-storti-impresa-in-bici-a-60-anni-e-lui-brontolava/1977276/|title=Annita Casolo, moglie di Giovanni Storti. L'impresa in bicicletta|work=Il Sussidiario|date=25 January 2020}}</ref> He is a marathon runner and has participated in various competitions.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lifegate.it/giovanni-storti|title=Giovanni Storti. Correrò la Sahara Marathon (se ce la faccio)|first=Elisabetta|last=Scuri}}</ref> He also practices tai chi.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.milanofree.it/milano/personaggi/giovanni-storti-spensieratezza-e-risate-meneghine.html|title=Giovanni Storti: spensieratezza e risate meneghine|first=Oliviero|last=Spada|work=Milano Free}}</ref>
==Filmography== {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ Film ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 1987 | ''Kamikazen: Last Night in Milan'' | Police officer | Film debut |- | 1997 | ''Three Men and a Leg'' | Giovanni | Also co-director and writer |- | 1998 | ''That's Life'' | Giovanni | Also co-director and writer |- | 1999 | ''All the Moron's Men'' | Pocoto | |- | 2000 | ''Ask Me If I'm Happy'' | Giovanni | Also co-director and writer |- | 2002 | ''The Legend of Al, John and Jack'' | John La Paglia | Also co-director and writer |- | 2004 | ''Do You Know Claudia?'' | Giovanni | Also writer |- | 2008 | ''Il cosmo sul comò'' | Various | Also writer |- | 2010 | ''The Santa Claus Gang'' | Dr. Giovanni Storti | Also writer |- | 2013 | ''Ci vuole un gran fisico'' | Guardian angel | Cameo role |- | 2014 | ''The Rich, the Pauper and the Butler'' | Giovanni | Also co-director and writer |- | 2016 | ''Fuga da Reuma Park'' | Giovanni | Also co-director and writer |- | 2020 | ''I Hate Summer'' | Giovanni | Also writer |- | 2021 | ''Boys'' | Carlo | |- | rowspan="3"| 2022 | ''Everyone on Board'' | Claudio | |- | ''Lonely Voices'' | Giovanni | |- | ''The Wedding Days'' | Giovanni | Also writer |- | rowspan="3"| 2023 | ''I peggiori giorni'' | Gildo Falchetti | |- | ''Santocielo'' | God | |- | ''Zamora'' | Tosetto | |- |}
==Books== *{{Cite book|first1=Giovanni|last1=Storti|first2=Franz|last2=Rossi|title=Corro perché mia mamma mi picchia|publisher=Mondadori|place=Milan|year=2013}} *{{Cite book|first1=Giovanni|last1=Storti|first2=Franz|last2=Rossi|title=Una seducente sospensione del buon senso|publisher=Mondadori|place=Milan|year=2015}} *{{Cite book|first1=Giovanni|last1=Storti|first2=Franz|last2=Rossi|title=Niente panico, si continua a correre|publisher=Mondadori|place=Milan|year=2018}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category}} * {{IMDb name}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Storti, Giovanni}} Category:1957 births Category:Living people Category:21st-century Italian male actors Category:Italian male film actors Category:Italian male comedians Category:Male actors from Milan Category:Comedians from Milan