Luca Medici was born in Capurso, on 3 June 1977, known as Checco Zalone in the first hinge of the metropolitan area of Bari, close to the suburbs south of the city.  During his teens, he was very fond of video games and spent most of his afternoons indoors. He enrolled at the University of Bari, where he graduated in law. In the meantime, he participates in the competitions as deputy police inspector and INAIL in Rimini but he was also rejected in many sketches. After being a regular in many editions of the Canale 5 variety show Zelig, he became famous in 2006 thanks to the song “Siamo una Squadra Fortissimi” celebrating the Italian team just before the 2006 FIFA World Cup. In 2009 he co-wrote and starred in Cado dalle nubi, co-written by Gennaro Nunziante, who also directed. In 2011 he again co-wrote and starred in Che Bella Giornata, also co-written and directed by Nunziante. It opened with a record Italian opening weekend of $9.4 million and became the highest-grossing Italian film of all time in Italy.  Sole a Catinelle,   Quo Vado? On April 30, 2021, Checco Zalone released the video of his song “La vacinada”, starring English actress Helen Mirren. Zalone, loves to perform as a comedian and he is in high demand all over Europe, and he is well paid