Fabio Balsamo
Appearance
Fabio Balsamo | |
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Born | 2 January 1989 Casalnuovo di Napoli, Campania, Italy[1] | (age 35)
Occupation(s) | Actor, comedian |
Years active | 2015–present |
Fabio Balsamo (born 2 January 1989) is an Italian actor, television presenter and comedian.
Life and career
[edit]He attended the Università Popolare dello Spettacolo in Naples.[1] In 2015, Balsamo joined the comedy group The Jackal, and made his film debut in Babbo Natale non viene da nord by Maurizio Casagrande. In 2017, he starred in The Jackal's first feature film Addio fottuti musi verdi. In 2023, he participated as a contestant in the third season of LOL - Chi ride è fuori, winning it along with Luca Bizzarri.[1]
In 2021, he was part of the main cast of Netflix series Generation 56K.[2]
Balsamo also appeared in television as co-host of the Italian version of game shows Name That Tune (2022–23) and The Floor (2024).[3]
Filmography
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2016 | Babbo Natale non viene da nord | Papele | Film debut |
2017 | Addio fottuti musi verdi | Fabio | |
2020 | 7 Hours to Win Your Heart | Ernesto | |
2022 | Imperfetti criminali | Pietro | |
The Last Joint | Oreste Scherillo | ||
Beata te | Gabriel | ||
2023 | Tre di troppo | Giovanni | |
2024 | The Last Joint 2 | Oreste Scherillo |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2017 | Sirene | Taxi driver | TV series; episode 1 |
2020 | Don Matteo | Fabio | TV series; episode "Non commettere adulterio" |
2021 | Generation 56K | Sandro Farina | TV series; main role |
2023 | Pesci piccoli: Un'agenzia, molte idee, poco budget | Fabio | TV series; main role |
2024 | No Activity: Italy | Dario Diotallevi | TV series; main role |
Piedone - Uno sbirro a Napoli | Noviello | TV series; main role |
Television programs
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Network |
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2019–2022 | Stasera tutto è possibile | Guest | Rai 2 |
2020 | Qui e adesso | Regular guest | Rai 3 |
2022–2023 | Name That Tune | Co-host | TV8 |
2022 | Celebrity Hunted: Italy | Contestant | Amazon Prime Video |
2023 | LOL - Chi ride è fuori | Contestant / Winner | Amazon Prime Video |
2024 | The Floor | Co-host | Rai 2 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Felice Naddeo (18 March 2023). "Fabio Balsamo, chi è il vincitore di Lol 3". Corriere della Sera.
- ^ Monaco, Patrizia (8 July 2021). "Generazione 56K: dove è stata girata la serie Netflix con i The Jackal". Cinematographe.it (in Italian).
- ^ Andrea Parella (31 December 2023). "Fabio Balsamo in Rai con The Floor: 'Ciro omaggerà la Tv anni '90, io l'anima scorretta The Jackal'". Fanpage.it.