Ficarra e Picone


Salvatore Ficarra and Valentino Picone are an Italian comedy duo who work on stage, films, television and books as Ficarra e Picone.

Life and career

They started in 1993 along with Salvatore Borrello as a comedy trio, performing together on stage as "Chiamata Urbana Urgente".
In 1998, the two remaining members began to use their surnames: Ficarra & Picone.
In 2000 Ficarra e Picone made their film debut with Chiedimi se sono felice, by Aldo, Giovanni & Giacomo and two years later they made the first film as main actors, Nati stanchi.
In 2007 they debuted as directors alongside Gianbattista Avellino with the film Il 7 e l'8, for which they were nominated to David di Donatello for Best New Director and to Silver Ribbon in the same category.
Also in 2007 they were featured as comic characters in the story "Zio Paperone e il rapimento teatrale", published in the number 2678 of Topolino.

Filmography