Giuseppe Fiorello, also known as Beppe Fiorello or Fiorellino (born 12 March 1969), is an Italian actor.
Career
Fiorello was born in
Catania,
Sicily
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, the youngest of four children. His elder brother is the noted television and radio personality
Rosario Fiorello
Rosario Tindaro Fiorello (born 16 May 1960), known just as Fiorello, is an Italian comedian, singer, radio, and television presenter.
Career
Fiorello was born in Catania, Sicily, and raised in Augusta, Sicily. He began his career working in tour ...
, better known to Italian audiences as Fiorello.
Giuseppe's first job was as an electrician in a tourist village.
[RAI International Online] In 1994, Giuseppe began his career in the entertainment business as a
disk jockey on the nationally-aired ''Dee Jay Radio'', using the name Fiorellino. That same year, he made his debut on television as a presenter for the
Mediaset programme ''Karaoke'', which his brother had also hosted. Four years later in 1998, he made his screen debut in the film ''L'ultimo capodanno'', directed by
Marco Risi
Marco Risi (born 4 June 1951) is an Italian film director, screenwriter, film producer and cinematographer.
Born in Milan, he is son of director Dino Risi. After graduating from Liceo Scientifico, Risi joined the faculty of philosophy, but aband ...
. He played the part of ''Gaetano Malacozza''. Since then he has performed regularly in films and television fiction, with many starring roles such as in ''L'uomo sbagliato'', ''
Joe Petrosino
Joseph Petrosino (born Giuseppe Petrosino, ; August 30, 1860 – March 12, 1909) was an Italian-born New York City Police Department (NYPD) officer who was a pioneer in the fight against organized crime
Organized crime (or organised crime) ...
'', ''La vita rubata'', ''
Giuseppe Moscati'', ''Lo scandalo della Banca Romana'' and ''Volare'' in which he portrayed singer
Domenico Modugno.
Filmography
Films
Television
References
External links
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Living people
1969 births
Italian male actors
Actors from Catania
People from Taormina