Checco Zalone

Checco Zalone (Italian pronunciation: [ˌkekko dzaˈloːne]), art name of Luca Pasquale Medici[1] (3 June 1977), is an Italian actor, musician, singer-songwriter, imitator, comedian, and screenwriter.

Biography and career

Born in Bari, after being a regular in many editions of the Canale 5 variety show Zelig, he became famous in 2006 thanks to the song Siamo una squadra fortissimi, celebrating the Italian victory at the 2006 FIFA World Cup.[1]

In January 2016, his film Quo Vado? grossed over €22m (£16.5m) over the three-day holiday weekend at the beginning of the year, nearly equalling the total Star Wars: The Force Awakens film had made in three weeks.[2][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Zalone, Checco, in Treccani, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana. 15 March 2011.
  2. ↑ Hoad, Phil. "Backward-looking The Force Awakens might pay the price beyond the west". The Guardian. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
  3. ↑ "Quo Vado? has beaten Star Wars at the box office". The Independent. Retrieved 2016-01-12.


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