Riccardo Rossi (attore)

Riccardo Rossi (born October 24, 1962, in Rome) is an Italian actor, comedian, television host and personality. He began his acting career in the 1980s, appearing in the films College (1984), Mamma Ebe (1985) and Grandi magazzini (1986), and became known for playing Mazzocchi in the Italia 1 television series I ragazzi della 3a C around 1986 and 1987.

Rossi built a long television career through the 1990s on Mediaset programs including Non e la Rai, in which he played a version of Cinderella, as well as Forum and Buona Domenica. He later hosted Nessundorma on Rai 2 alongside Paola Cortellesi, and in 2003 presented Assolo, a La7 program dedicated to comedians. On stage, he wrote and performed the monologues Pagine Rossi and its follow-up La piu bella serata della vostra vita; the former was adapted into a book published by Mondadori in 2004, titled Pagine Rossi: Manuale di sopravvivenza urbana.