Neri Marcorè (pronounced Mark-oReh) was born in Marche (central Italy) County in 1966. While studying Modern Languages in Bologna he enrolled in a summer Impersonator-Comedian contest televised by the state channel RAI, and from there on his career took off with small parts in TV commercials, animated series voice-overs and feature films, but he is most often recognised for his TV comedy roles and impersonation, from the Paccoman dancer to documentary presenter Alberto Angela.