Who is Fabio Balsamo of The Jackal: bio, career and private life

Fabio Balsamo with Vesuvius in the background
Image source: Fabio Balsamo's Instagram account

Fabio Balsamo is a Italian comedian and actor, known for being one of the members of the popular comedy group The Jackal. He was born in Casalnuovo di Napoli on 2 January 1989.
In this article, we will find out who Fabio Balsamo is, his career in the world of entertainment, his television appearances and his private life.

The formation of Fabio Balsamo

Before becoming a successful comedian, Fabio attended thePopular University of the Performing Arts of Naples, specializing in dramatic art.
In this period, he also lived in France for two months to study the art of street clowns, demonstrating his passion for the art of entertainment.

The Career of Fabio Balsamo

Fabio Balsamo's career actually began in 2014 when he joined the comedy group The Jackal, a group already active since 2005. With The Jackal he published a series of hilarious video-parodies on YouTube, the first of which, as well as becoming a true cult for many years, was entitled "The effects of Gomorrah - The series on people" .

The video was so successful that The Jackal they came to produce a true series of 4 episodes with the participation of high-profile personalities.

Conditioner has become in a short time one of the most important members of the group and their success opened many doors for him in the entertainment world.

The cinema and the theatre

In 2015, Balsamo made his film debut with the film "Santa Claus does not come from the North" directed by Maurizio Casagrande and subsequently participated in many television productions. He also acted in various theater productions such as "Six characters in search of an author", "Macbeth" and "Salomé".
In 2017, he became one of the stars of The Jackal's first film at the cinema, "AFMV - Goodbye fottuti musi verdi".

Work on TV, with Netflix and participation in LOL 3

In 2021, Balsamo was part of the cast of the series Netflix “Generation 56k” with colleagues from The Jackal, and the previous year he also took part in an episode of “Don Matteo”.
In Fabio Balsamo's curriculum there is no shortage of television appearances, such as working with Massimo Ranieri on the show "Here and now" and being among the recurring guests of the game "Everything is possible tonight" broadcast on Rai 2.

In 2023 it is one of the protagonists of lol3, the popular broadcast of Amazon Prime Video.

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Written by Gennaro Marchesi
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