Born in
Castelleone, Iacchetti graduated in accounting and then made his apprenticeship as an entertainer performing in pizzerias and in restaurants in occasion of baptisms and weddings. In 1978 he was responsible for the programming of Radio Tresa, a little radio station in
Lavena, also working as a speaker and an interviewer. In 1979 he moved to
Milan, where he started performing at the
Derby Club alongside other future successful comedians such as
Giorgio Faletti and
Francesco Salvi. In 1981 Iacchetti made his television debut, playing a series of
practical jokes for the
RAI show
Il Sabato dello Zecchino. After appearing in a number of other variety shows, he had his breakout in the early 1990s as a recurring guest in the
Canale 5 talk show
Maurizio Costanzo Show, where he became popular for his "bonsai" songs, very short humor songs usually lasting less than a minute whose lyrics were surrealistic and often nonsensical. Starting from 1994, Iacchetti got a large success as the presenter of the satirical
Striscia la notizia, a role he reprised in the following seasons. In 1995, he made his debut as lead actor in the film
Come quando fuori piove. In 2009, he provided the voice for an amnesiac
SpongeBob SquarePants in the Italian dub of the
eponymous animated series' episode "
What Ever Happened to SpongeBob?" ==Filmography==