Checco Zalone's Real Name: Luca Pasquale Medici

Quick answer: Checco Zalone's real name is Luca Pasquale Medici. He was born on June 3, 1977, in Capurso, Apulia, Italy, and is Italy's box-office comedy star as Checco Zalone.

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Real name and early life

Treccani and Capurso municipal materials identify Luca Pasquale Medici behind Checco Zalone (Treccani; Capurso turismo bio). He began in TV comedy sketch work before film smash hits.

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Career highlights

Films such as Sole a catinelle and Quo vado? set Italian box-office records. Zalone is a stage surname/persona; Luca Pasquale Medici is the civil name. (Miscategorized under "models" in the sprint batch list—he is a comedian/actor.)

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