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Luca Pasquale Medici[1] (born 3 June 1977), known as Checco Zalone (Italian pronunciation:[ˈkekkoddzaˈloːne], modeled on the Italianized Barese insult "che cozzalone!", ("lit.'what a boor!'), is an Italian comedian, actor, screenwriter, director and film producer. He co-wrote and starred in the five highest-grossing Italian films in Italy headed by Quo Vado?.
Luca Medici was born in Capurso, in the first hinge of the metropolitan area of Bari, close to the suburbs south of the city. The pseudonym Checco Zalone recalls the local expression che cozzalone!, meaning "what a boor!". During his teens, he was very fond of video games and spent most of his afternoons indoors. He graduated from the scientific high school Sante Simone in Conversano; he later enrolled at the University of Bari, where he graduated in law. In the meantime, he participates in the competitions as deputy police inspector and INAIL in Rimini, but is rejected.[citation needed]
After being a regular in many editions of the Canale 5 variety show Zelig [it], he became famous in 2006 thanks to the song "Siamo una squadra fortissimi [it]" (meaning "we are a very strong team" in broken Italian), celebrating the Italian team just before the 2006 FIFA World Cup.[1] In 2009 he co-wrote and starred in Cado dalle nubi, co-written by Gennaro Nunziante, who also directed.
In 2011, he again co-wrote and starred in Che bella giornata, also co-written and directed by Nunziante. It opened with a record Italian opening weekend of $9.4 million[2] and became the highest-grossing Italian film of all-time in Italy, grossing €43.4 million,[3] surpassing Roberto Benigni's Life Is Beautiful.[4]Life Is Beautiful retained the worldwide record for an Italian film with $70 million worldwide.[4]
In 2013, he and Nunziante followed it up with Sole a catinelle which surpassed it with an opening record of €19.2 million and a total gross of €51.9 million.[3][5][6]
In January 2016, his and Nunziante's next film Quo Vado? set another opening weekend record grossing over €22m (£16.5m) over the three-day holiday weekend[5][7][8] and went on to become the highest-grossing Italian film of all-time[9] with €65.3 million, second only to Avatar in Italy with €65.7 million.[9] In the same year, Zalone was the Italian testimonial of the funding raising campaign for the research on Spinal muscular atrophy.[10][11] His and Nunziate's films are currently the second, third, fifth and sixth highest-grossing films in Italy.
On 30 April 2021, Checco Zalone released the video of his song "La vacinada" (meaning "the vaccinated woman" in pseudo-Spanish), starring English actress Helen Mirren. In the song, Zalone jokes about the fact that, in times of Covid-19 pandemic, it is safer to have an affair with someone who has already been vaccinated against the virus, and therefore the best option is a higher-aged partner, as the elderly are the ones who were vaccinated first.[12]
^ abZalone, Checco, in Treccani, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana. 15 March 2011 (in Italian).
^"Beautiful Day' now Italy's most successful film (Reuters)". 17 January 2011.
^ ab(PDF). Cinetel (in Italian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 January 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
^ abLyman, Eric J. (4 November 2013). "Italian Comedy 'Sun in Buckets' Sets New Opening Weekend Sales Record". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
^ abAnderson, Ariston (4 January 2016). "Italy Box Office: Local Hit 'Quo Vado?' Sets Opening Records". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
^Lyman, Eric J. (4 November 2013). "Italian Comedy 'Sun in Buckets' Sets New Opening Weekend Sales Record". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
^Hoad, Phil (4 January 2016). "Backward-looking The Force Awakens might pay the price beyond the west". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
^"Quo Vado? has beaten Star Wars at the box office". The Independent. 9 January 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
^ abNiola, Gabriele (14 January 2016). "Italy box office: 'Quo Vado?' becomes biggest ever local film". Screen Daily. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
^Pizzimenti, Chiara. "Sma, il nuovo, magnifico, spot di Checco Zalone". Vanity Fair (in Italian). Retrieved 2 October 2020.
^Francesca Galici (2 October 2020). ""Ciao grande Mirko". L'addio di Zalone all'amico malato di Sma". Il Giornale (in Italian).
^"Helen Mirren joins Italy's best known comic in light-hearted to promote Covid-19 vaccine". telegraph.co.uk. 30 April 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
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You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Italian May 2023 Click show for important translation instructions View a machine translated version of the Italian article Machine translation like DeepL or Google Translate is a useful starting point for translations but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate rather than simply copy pasting machine translated text into the English Wikipedia Consider adding a topic to this template there are already 3 026 articles in the main category and specifying topic will aid in categorization Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low quality If possible verify the text with references provided in the foreign language article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing Italian Wikipedia article at it Checco Zalone see its history for attribution You may also add the template Translated it Checco Zalone to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation Luca Pasquale Medici 1 born 3 June 1977 known as Checco Zalone Italian pronunciation ˈkekko ddzaˈloːne modeled on the Italianized Barese insult che cozzalone lit what a boor is an Italian comedian actor screenwriter director and film producer He co wrote and starred in the five highest grossing Italian films in Italy headed by Quo Vado Checco ZaloneZalone in 2008BornLuca Pasquale Medici 1977 06 03 3 June 1977 age 46 Capurso ItalyOccupationsComedian actor filmmakerHeight1 73 m 5 ft 8 in Contents 1 Biography and career 2 Filmography 2 1 Films 3 References 4 External linksBiography and career editLuca Medici was born in Capurso in the first hinge of the metropolitan area of Bari close to the suburbs south of the city The pseudonym Checco Zalone recalls the local expression che cozzalone meaning what a boor During his teens he was very fond of video games and spent most of his afternoons indoors He graduated from the scientific high school Sante Simone in Conversano he later enrolled at the University of Bari where he graduated in law In the meantime he participates in the competitions as deputy police inspector and INAIL in Rimini but is rejected citation needed After being a regular in many editions of the Canale 5 variety show Zelig it he became famous in 2006 thanks to the song Siamo una squadra fortissimi it meaning we are a very strong team in broken Italian celebrating the Italian team just before the 2006 FIFA World Cup 1 In 2009 he co wrote and starred in Cado dalle nubi co written by Gennaro Nunziante who also directed In 2011 he again co wrote and starred in Che bella giornata also co written and directed by Nunziante It opened with a record Italian opening weekend of 9 4 million 2 and became the highest grossing Italian film of all time in Italy grossing 43 4 million 3 surpassing Roberto Benigni s Life Is Beautiful 4 Life Is Beautiful retained the worldwide record for an Italian film with 70 million worldwide 4 In 2013 he and Nunziante followed it up with Sole a catinelle which surpassed it with an opening record of 19 2 million and a total gross of 51 9 million 3 5 6 In January 2016 his and Nunziante s next film Quo Vado set another opening weekend record grossing over 22m 16 5m over the three day holiday weekend 5 7 8 and went on to become the highest grossing Italian film of all time 9 with 65 3 million second only to Avatar in Italy with 65 7 million 9 In the same year Zalone was the Italian testimonial of the funding raising campaign for the research on Spinal muscular atrophy 10 11 His and Nunziate s films are currently the second third fifth and sixth highest grossing films in Italy On 30 April 2021 Checco Zalone released the video of his song La vacinada meaning the vaccinated woman in pseudo Spanish starring English actress Helen Mirren In the song Zalone jokes about the fact that in times of Covid 19 pandemic it is safer to have an affair with someone who has already been vaccinated against the virus and therefore the best option is a higher aged partner as the elderly are the ones who were vaccinated first 12 In 2022 he has been guest at Sanremo Music Festival with a medley Filmography editFilms edit Year Title Role s Notes 2009 Cado dalle nubi Checco Also writer 2011 What a Beautiful Day 2013 Sole a catinelle 2016 Quo Vado 2020 Tolo Tolo Also writer and directorReferences edit a b Zalone Checco in Treccani Istituto dell Enciclopedia Italiana 15 March 2011 in Italian Beautiful Day now Italy s most successful film Reuters 17 January 2011 a b Annuario Cinetel 2014 PDF Cinetel in Italian Archived from the original PDF on 7 January 2016 Retrieved 3 October 2019 a b Lyman Eric J 4 November 2013 Italian Comedy Sun in Buckets Sets New Opening Weekend Sales Record The Hollywood Reporter Retrieved 3 October 2019 a b Anderson Ariston 4 January 2016 Italy Box Office Local Hit Quo Vado Sets Opening Records The Hollywood Reporter Retrieved 4 January 2016 Lyman Eric J 4 November 2013 Italian Comedy Sun in Buckets Sets New Opening Weekend Sales Record The Hollywood Reporter Retrieved 4 January 2016 Hoad Phil 4 January 2016 Backward looking The Force Awakens might pay the price beyond the west The Guardian Retrieved 12 January 2016 Quo Vado has beaten Star Wars at the box office The Independent 9 January 2016 Retrieved 12 January 2016 a b Niola Gabriele 14 January 2016 Italy box office Quo Vado becomes biggest ever local film Screen Daily Retrieved 3 October 2019 Pizzimenti Chiara Sma il nuovo magnifico spot di Checco Zalone Vanity Fair in Italian Retrieved 2 October 2020 Francesca Galici 2 October 2020 Ciao grande Mirko L addio di Zalone all amico malato di Sma Il Giornale in Italian Helen Mirren joins Italy s best known comic in light hearted to promote Covid 19 vaccine telegraph co uk 30 April 2021 Retrieved 1 May 2021 External links editChecco Zalone at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Checco Zalone amp oldid 1221027379, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
