Fiorello was born in
Catania,
Sicily, the youngest of four children. His elder brother is the noted television and radio personality
Rosario Fiorello, better known to Italian audiences as
Fiorello. Giuseppe's first job was as an electrician in a tourist village. In 1994, Giuseppe began his career in the entertainment business as a
disk jockey on the nationally-aired
Dee Jay Radio, using the name
Fiorellino. That same year, he made his debut on television as a presenter for the
Mediaset programme
Karaoke, which his brother had also hosted. Four years later in 1998, he made his screen debut in the film ''L'ultimo capodanno
, directed by Marco Risi. He played the part of Gaetano Malacozza
. Since then he has performed regularly in films and television fiction, with many starring roles such as in L'uomo sbagliato
, Joe Petrosino, La vita rubata
, Giuseppe Moscati, Lo scandalo della Banca Romana
and Volare'' in which he portrayed singer
Domenico Modugno. In 2023, he released his directorial debut
Fireworks, a film based on the
Giarre murder of two young boyfriends in Sicily in the 80s. ==Filmography==