Giancarlo Magalli

Giancarlo Magalli (born 5 July 1947) is an Italian television writer, presenter and actor.

Life and career Born in Rome, Magalli studied at the Istituto Massimiliano Massimo, having Mario Draghi and Luca Cordero di Montezemolo as classmates. In the seventies he became collaborator of Pippo Franco, writing his monologues. He was contracted as a television writer by RAI in 1977.

Giancarlo Magalli has married two times and has two daughters; he considers himself Roman Catholic although dubious.

Controversy In 2017, Magalli sparked major controversy after insulting co-host Adriana Volpe on air: after she referred to his age, he retorted, "Pijatela in saccoccia te e quelli che non dicono l'età che c'hai te!" (Roman dialect for "Go getting shafted, you and all those not saying how old you are!"). This led to a lawsuit that ended in 2021 with his conviction for aggravated libel. Further tensions continued with provocative social media posts and on-air behavior, including Magalli mocking her TV ratings and refusing to say her surname during a quiz show.