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GIFFONI EXPERIENCE 2016 - 15.24 July

MACCIO CAPATONDA

JULY 17th

BIOGRAPHY

Marcello Macchia AKA Maccio Capatonda, was born in Chieti, in 1978. He is a director, actor and film-maker. When he moved to Milano he gave life to a lifestyle made of parodies, puns and non sense which he defined as “capatondiano”. His first gags were aired on satire TV show  “Mai dire..” broadcast on Italia Uno. He soon went viral.

He founded a production company, Shortcut Productions, and started collaborating with Fox, Rai Tre, La7, All Music and made commercials for big brands.
He then went on to create and produce two successful series for MTV “Mario – una serie di Maccio Capatonda”.

He made his cinematic debut with Italiano Medio, distributed by Medusa that he wrote, directed and interpreted. The film grossed 2 Million Euros on the first weekend.
Since the beginning of 2011 he has been part of the most popular radio show in Italy, Lo Zoo di 105 on  Radio 105.