This is an accepted version of this page Giancarlo Magalli (born 5 July 1947) is an Italian television writer, presenter and actor.

Born in Rome, Magalli studied at the Istituto Massimiliano Massimo, having Mario Draghi and Luca Cordero di Montezemolo as classmates.

[1][2] For seven years Magalli has done volunteer work with the municipal police of Rome, of which he is honorary agent, going on patrol two nights a week, receiving the degree of sergeant, then to lieutenant and captain.

[1] In January 2015, he ranked first in an Il Fatto Quotidiano poll resulting the preferred candidate to be the successor of Giorgio Napolitano as President of the Italian Republic.

[6] In 2017, he was involved in a live controversy with I fatti vostri co-host Adriana Volpe, who had revealed that Magalli was going to be 70 that year.

caused huge media coverage,[7] eventually leading Striscia la notizia reporter Valerio Staffelli to award Magalli with a Tapiro d'oro.