Very few people know what Giancarlo Magalli did before starting his career on TV. It’s hard just to imagine: here’s what to know about him.
Magalli made himself known to the general public above all as a television presenter and author. There are numerous programs that have seen his signature, but the most important is certainly Your Factsa talk show directed by Michele Guardì on Rai Due and which he left in 2021, only to return two years later with a weekly column.
Giancarlo Magalli he is undoubtedly one of the most famous and appreciated television faces by viewers. For years he was a staple at Rai, thanks to his role as author and host. The programs he wrote have made the history of the small screen, let’s talk about Drim, Patatrac, Pronto, Raffaella? and Hello, who’s playing?, all programs that had great success in the 1980s.
As well-informed viewers know, Magalli is also an actor. During your long career you have acted for both film and television productions, achieving excellent success in this sector too. However, not everyone knows that before arriving on TV, the presenter did a completely different job.
Giancarlo Magalli before his success: here’s what he did
Giancarlo Magalli has always lived in Rome, the city where he was born and raised. It was precisely in the capital that he studied and graduated from the faculty of Political science at Sapienza – University of Rome, and then also enrolled in the faculty of Business Economics at the University of Messina.
It is at the end of the 60s that Magalli becomes a tourist entertainer, being chosen in the village of Pugnochiuso. He said that he was among the first to do this work in Italy, given that his debut was in the village of Gargano, after having carried out and completed his military service.
The most interesting thing that he said directly was that Fiorello was one of his students as he went to his courses in Ostuni. The Sicilian showman, in fact, was also a tourist entertainer before becoming a television personality.
Furthermore, in 1968 Magalli took part in the first episode of the radio bullfight, and then began to write for theater and cabaret. There are many works by him, in particular the comedies written together with Pippo Franco which belong to the beginning of his career. Among other things, it is also one film screenwriter.