Riccardo Rossi

Riccardo Rossi (born 5 September 1962) is an Italian actor, comedian and television presenter, whose career spanned over 40 years.

Life and career Born in Rome, Rossi began his professional career in 1984, starring in a Fiat commercial directed by Paolo Bianchini. The same year, he made his film debut in Castellano & Pipolo's College. At the end of the decade, he became first known playing Mazzocchi in the Italia 1 comedy series I ragazzi della 3ª C.

In 1992, Rossi worked as a comedian on the television program Non è la Rai, In 2004, he co-hosted with Paola Cortellesi Nessundorma. Between 2010 and 2017, he was a juror in the La7competitive cooking reality show Cuochi e fiamme, appearing in about 350 episodes. Starting from 2017, Rossi is the presenter of I miei vinili, later renamed I vinili di..., a talk show first broadcast on Sky and later on RAI.