Fabrizio Biggio

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Fabrizio Biggio
Biggio in 2015
Born27 June 1974 (1974-06-27) (age 51)
Florence, Tuscany, Italy[1]
Occupation(s)Actor, comedian, TV presenter, radio host, film director, writer
Years active1997–present

Fabrizio Biggio (born 27 June 1974) is an Italian actor, comedian, television presenter, radio host, film director and writer.

Life and career

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Born in Florence in 1974 to an Apulian father and a French mother, Biggio began his career in entertainment in the late 1990s, hosting the television programs La Zanzara in classe.[1] He collaborated with MTV on various music and comedy shows, including MTV Mad, Hit List Italia, MTV Pets Show and sitcoms like MTV Bathroom and I soliti idioti (2009–2012), which led to two feature films: I soliti idioti: Il film (2011) and I 2 soliti idioti (2012).[2][3][4]

Biggio has also worked as a radio host and provided voice dubbing for animated series like Beavis and Butt-Head and films such as Monsters University.[2] In 2015, he competed alongside Francesco Mandelli at the Sanremo Music Festival, with the song "Vita d'inferno".[5][6] In 2016, he hosted Stracult on Rai 2.[2]

Between 2022 and 2023, he resumed collaborations with Mandelli on various projects, including Fiorello's Viva Rai2!.[2] They also worked on the third film in the I soliti idioti series, I soliti idioti 3: Il ritorno, twelve years after the previous installment, which they also directed.[7]

In February 2024, he hosted Una voce per San Marino.[8]

Filmography

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Film
Year Title Role Notes
2011 I soliti idioti: Il film Gianluca De Ceglie / Various Film debut; also writer
2012 I 2 soliti idioti Gianluca De Ceglie / Various Also writer
2013 Pazze di me Luca
Third Person Claude
2015 La solita commedia: Inferno Virgil / Various Also director and writer
2017 Omicidio all'italiana Antonello
2018 All You Ever Wished For Cetto
2024 I soliti idioti 3: Il ritorno Gianluca De Ceglie / Various Also director and writer
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2005 MTV Bathroom Barman
2009–2012 I soliti idioti Various Main role
2016 Mariottide Tony Banderas Episode 1x19
2018 The Generi Dan Maverick Episode 1x05

Television programmes

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  • La zanzara in classe (Canale 10, 1997)
  • MTV Mad (MTV, 2000–2001)
  • MTV Select (MTV, 2001)
  • MTV On the Beach (MTV, 2002)
  • MTV Pets Show (MTV, 2004)
  • TRL Awards (MTV, 2011)
  • MTV Days (MTV, 2011)
  • Stracult (Rai 2, 2016–2020)
  • Meglio tardi che mai (Rai 2, 2017)
  • Il lato positivo (Rai 2, 2021)
  • Viva Rai2! (Rai 2, 2022–2024)
  • Concerto del Primo Maggio (Rai 3, 2023)
  • Rai: Di tutto, di tutti (RaiPlay / Rai 2, 2023)
  • Una voce per San Marino (San Marino RTV, 2024)
  • Viva la danza (Rai 1, 2024)
  • David di Donatello (Rai 1, 2024)
  • Rai: Più voci, più talento (RaiPlay / Rai 2, 2024)

References

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  1. ^ a b Pagano, Matteo (13 November 2011). "Fabrizio Biggio, dall'esordio con 'La zanzara in classe' al successo con I soliti Idioti". LaNostraTv.
  2. ^ a b c d "Fabrizio Biggio compie 50 anni: la fotostoria dell'attore e conduttore". Sky TG24. 27 June 2024.
  3. ^ Paolo Mereghetti (December 2011). "I soliti idioti? Risate facili". Ciak. No. 12. p. 30.
  4. ^ Morgoglione, Claudia (18 December 2012). "I soliti idioti non si smentiscono. 'Ma la volgarità è quella dei furbetti'". la Repubblica.
  5. ^ "Big in gara Sanremo 2015: la scalata del trash. I soliti idioti". Funweek. 21 January 2015.
  6. ^ "Sanremo: stasera i «Soliti Idioti» in gara tra i big". Corriere della Sera. 11 February 2015.
  7. ^ Santacatterina, Manuela (25 January 2024). "I soliti idioti 3 - Il ritorno: la recensione del film di Biggio e Mandelli". The Hollywood Reporter Roma.
  8. ^ Dipollina, Antonio (25 February 2024). "'Una voce per San Marino', un mistero che è meglio non svelare". la Repubblica.
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