Gabriele Corsi

Born and raised in Cinecittà, the son of a mathematics teacher and an engineer, descended from a noble family (marquises) on his grandmother's side.^[1] He graduated in 1990 from the Cavour Scientific High School in Rome; in the same year, he won the competition at the "Silvio D'Amico" Academy of Dramatic Arts, from which he was expelled for disagreements with a professor.^[2] He began a long apprenticeship in the theater and, in the same years, founded a pirate radio station called "Radio Medusa" with his friends from the Trio Medusa, during a summer vacation: in fact, the three enjoyed playing funny pranks on the frequencies of Radio Maria; however, having caused "disturbance", they received a fine from Escopost.^[3]

He played the carabiniere Michele Falcetti in the first three seasons of the television series Il maresciallo Rocca, an opportunity that was given to him after the show Il giallo è servito, which he wrote and directed. He graduated from Susan Strasberg's Actor Studio.^[4] In 1996 he graduated in political science^[5] at La Sapienza University in Rome with a grade of 108/110.^[6] At the same time he began his radio adventure as a member of the Trio Medusa. The three have been hosting Radio Deejay Chiamate Roma Triuno Triuno since 2002.^[7] From 2012 to 2020 he kept a blog for Il Fatto Quotidiano.^[8]

Since Monday 4 January 2016 he has been hosting his first solo show, Take Me Out - Esci con me, broadcast by Real Time.^[9] Given the success of the ratings, the show has landed in prime time every Tuesday at 9:00 pm on the same channel, in addition to maintaining its placement in access and having a spin-off with elderly people.^[10] He is also one of the four hosts of Ninja Warrior Italia for Nove.^[11] Starting from 7 November 2016 he has been recruited as a comedian on the program Cartabianca broadcast on Rai 3, both in the daily version and in the prime time version.^[12]

Since April 26, 2017, he has hosted Piccoli giganti in prime time on Real Time.^[13] In 2018, he hosts Boss in incognito on Rai 2 and in the summer of the same year, he is at the helm of Reazione a catena - L'intesa vincente in the pre-evening of Rai 1.^[14][15] Despite the presence of the World Cup on Mediaset networks, he holds the absolute record for audiences.^[16] In the fall, he hosts B come Sabato on Saturday afternoon on Rai 2^[17][18] and is a guest on the Telethon marathon.^[19][20]

From autumn 2019, he then returns to Discovery to host the new game show Deal With It - Stai al gioco on Nove,^[21] and in 2021 the new season of Il contadino cerca moglie on the Discovery+ streaming platform.^[22] In the same year, he joins Cristiano Malgioglio in commentating on the final of the Eurovision Song Contest on Rai 1.^[23] Again with the Sicilian lyricist, he comments, in its entirety, on the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 hosted at the Palasport Olimpico in Turin. Also in 2022, after the success of the pilot series, from 5 September 2022, he hosts the new game Don't Forget the Lyrics! - Stai sul pezzo also on Nove. Since May 2022, he has been a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. In March 2023, he won the Telegatto.^[24] On March 28, 2023, during the Rai 2 program Stasera c'è Cattelan, Corsi announced that he would commentate the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 (third time, this time alongside Mara Maionchi^[25]), on May 9 and 11 on Rai 2 and on May 13, for the final of the event, on Rai 1; a year later, he is still confirmed to commentate the European event.

In October 2024 he published his first novel, Che bella giornata, speranza che non piova, for Cairo. The moving story of his father's illness and his experience, during his civil service, in a facility for psychiatric patients.^[26]

The poem Fammi essere ancora figlio that begins the book, read during the program In altre parole broadcast on La7, went viral and was viewed 3 million times.^[27]

From 8 to 15 February 2025, together with Bianca Guaccero and Mariasole Pollio, he was one of the hosts of PrimaFestival, on the occasion of the 75th Sanremo Festival, after being announced by Carlo Conti on 27 December 2024.^[28][29]

He is married to the journalist of the daily newspaper la Repubblica Laura Pertici and has two children.^[30]

• Trio Medusa (2005). Culattoni e raccomandati: la vera storia del Trio Medusa (in Italian). Piemme pocket. ISBN 88-384-8779-0.
• Corsi, Gabriele (2024). Che bella giornata, speriamo che non piova (in Italian). Cairo. ISBN 978-88-309-0427-9.