Born on 11 October 1967[1] in Rome, the son of actors Ugo Tognazzi and Franca Bettoia,[2] from his youth, Giammarco Tognazzi attended the film sets alongside his father.

He debuted in a small role in Marco Ferreri's Don't Touch the White Woman!

[3] After working as an assistant director, he graduated at the Institute of State for cinematography and television "Roberto Rossellini" in Rome.

[3] In 1991 he won a Grolla d'oro for his performance in Emidio Greco's A Simple Story.

[5] In the second half of the 1980s Tognazzi also worked as a television presenter, notably as host of the 1989 edition of the Sanremo Music Festival.