Giacomo Poretti

• Name — Giacomo Poretti • Birth Name — Giacomino Poretti • Born — 26 April 1956 • Birthplace — Villa Cortese, then part of Busto Garolfo, Province of Milan, Italy • Occupation — * Actor • comedian • film director • screenwriter • Years Active — 1983–present • Spouse — * Daniela Cristofori • Children — 1

Poretti was born in Villa Cortese, then a frazione of Busto Garolfo, into a working-class family. From a young age, he developed a passion for theater and tried to join the popular "I Legnanesi" company, but without success. He abandoned his studies to become a surveyor and worked as a metalworker and nurse at the hospital in Legnano, also dedicating himself to cabaret and politics with Proletarian Democracy. In 1983, Poretti graduated from the theatrical school in Busto Arsizio and made his stage debut. Together with his girlfriend Marina Massironi, he formed the cabaret duo "Hansel e Strüdel". In 1985, he left his hospital job and worked as a summer camp director in Sardinia, where he met Aldo Baglio and Giovanni Storti. They founded the comedy trio "Aldo, Giovanni e Giacomo" in 1991. The trio achieved great success in Italy, initially through theater performances and appearances on national TV shows. Poretti became extremely popular for the character Tafazzi, created together with Carlo Turati for some performances at the end of the 1980s, and portrayed on Mai dire Gol starting in 1995. The name "Tafazzi" entered common language, with the words "tafazzista" or "tafazzismo", as a reference for the quintessential masochistic behavior of the character. In 1996, it was also the name given to a newly discovered protein, tafazzin. In the late-1990s and early 2000s, the trio released a series of hit films that broke box office records, including Three Men and a Leg (1997), That's Life (1998), Ask Me If I'm Happy (2000), and The Legend of Al, John and Jack (2002). In the 2010s, Poretti began collaborating with La Stampa as a columnist. In 2013, his autobiography Alto come un vaso di gerani was published, and in 2015, his first novel, Al paradiso è meglio credere, was released. In 2018 Poretti debuted as a television host with the program Scarp de' tenis and staged successful theatrical shows. Since 2019, he has been directing the Teatro Oscar in Milan. In 2022, he created the podcast PoretCast, hosting various public figures.

Poretti was married to Marina Massironi from 1986 to 1990, and he is currently married to Daniela Cristofori. Poretti and Cristofori have a son named Emanuele, born in 2006.

Film • Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1987 — Un paradiso senza biliardo — The Milanese — Film debut • 1997 — Three Men and a Leg — Giacomo — Also co-director and writer • 1998 — That's Life — Giacomo — Also co-director and writer • 1999 — All the Moron's Men — Mamoto • 2000 — Ask Me If I'm Happy — Giacomo — Also co-director and writer • 2002 — The Legend of Al, John and Jack — Jack La Paglia — Also co-director and writer • 2004 — Do You Know Claudia? — Giacomo — Also writer • 2008 — Il cosmo sul comò — Various — Also writer • 2010 — The Santa Claus Gang — Dr. Giacomo Poretti — Also writer • 2013 — Ci vuole un gran fisico — Client — Cameo role • 2014 — The Rich, the Pauper and the Butler — Dr. Giacomo Poretti — Also co-director and writer • 2016 — Fuga da Reuma Park — Giacomo — Also co-director and writer • 2017 — Let Yourself Go — Biraghi • 2020 — I Hate Summer — Giacomo — Also writer • 2022 — The Wedding Days — Giacomo — Also writer • 2023 — Zamora — De Carli Television • Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1987 — Professione vacanze — Attilio — TV series; 2 episodes • 1988 — Don Tonino — Waiter — TV series; episode 1x06 • 2022 — Doc – Nelle tue mani — Giacomo — TV series; episode 2x02

Giacomo Poretti is recorded as having received Ambrogino d'oro. Recorded at birth as Giacomino Poretti. The authorities additionally record the heading Giacomino Poretti.