Biography

Marcello Macchia in art Maccio Capatonda (Vasto, August 2, 1978), is an actor, director and Italian comedian. Born in Vasto, Abruzzo, Molise as original mother of the nearby town of Montenero of Bisaccia and father of Chieti, he grew up in Chieti, is known by his stage name "Maccio Capatonda", his famous character. Starting with "no budget" projects, he participated in television programs "Mai dire Lunedì" and "Mai dire Martedì". Previously he had founded in Milan the Shortcut Productions, along with Enrico Venti. In 2013 he is the creator, director and lead actor in the television series "Mario". He studied in Perugia advertising techniques.
- IMDb mini biography by: Sentieri Selvaggi

Marcello Macchia, a.k.a. Maccio Capatonda, was born in Chieti, class of 1978. He's a director, actor, author, writer, and filmmaker. When he was 12 years old he started shooting his first artistic "experiments" working on horror movies which however would have the opposite effect-they made you laugh. After this discovery he started to look into a comedy career. Once he moved to Milan, he would experiment and breathe life into the "capatondian" style, made up of parodies, word play, and nonsense. The first videos, broadcast on the program Mai dire..., established him as a viral personage. He has worked with Fox, Rai 3, La7, and All Music, and has made commercials for big brands. After the series Intralci, leggerezze, drammi medicali with Elio, and the successful series Mario - una serie di Maccio Capatonda, a success with audiences and critics, his big screen debut was with Italiano medio, that he wrote, directed, and was the lead actor in. He is the screenwriter, director, and actor in Mariottide - la sitcom, produced with Lotus Production. In March that year his second movie Omicidio all'italiana came out and was nominated for "Best Comedy" at the 2017 Nastro D'argento awards. In 2016 and 2019 he dubbed the main character Red from the cartoon movie Angry Birds I and II, and in 2018 he was in the voice cast of The Happytime Murders. During quarantine in 2020, he shot 6 episodes of the web hit Tg Casa 40ena reaching 1.5 million views and wrote Libro for Mondadori Electa, which sold over 50,000 copies.
- IMDb mini biography by: Endemol Shine Italy