Max Giusti returns as host of ‘Boss in Incognito’ on Rai 2

Tonight on TV, Tuesday, October 22, on Rai 2, ‘Boss in Incognito’ returns, the docu-reality that has captivated audiences over the past ten years by telling the stories of bosses who have decided to take on the challenge for a week working together with their employees under disguise. As in previous editions, the host, Max Giusti, will also go undercover, disguised as a worker and go on a mission on behalf of the Boss. While we wait to see how the first protagonist of the season, Mimmo Bianco, owner of the leading Apulian frozen food company Soavegel, will fare, let’s find out more about the host. Massimiliano “Max” Giusti was born on July 28, 1968 (he is 56 years old) in Rome and is about 1 meter and 80 centimeters tall. His mother was a cashier and his father a mechanic; he was born in the Casetta Mattei district of Rome, on Via del Trullo in 1890, and grew up with his grandparents while both parents worked. From an early age he showed a passion for entertainment and sports. He is one of the most famous and highly regarded comedians and impersonators in Italy. He started his artistic career in the eighties. He is best known for his skills in impersonating famous figures, both Italian and international, and for his comedic performances that often combine satire, humor and parody. He has worked in several Italian television programs, both as a guest and as a presenter. Among the most famous shows he has participated in are ‘Colorado’ and ‘Zelig’. He has also been successful in the dubbing business, lending his voice to numerous characters in animated films and TV series. Max Giusti is known for his impersonations of famous people, both Italian and international. His most famous characters include Silvio Berlusconi, Gianfranco Fini, Vittorio Sgarbi, Roberto Benigni and many others. He is particularly adept at capturing the expressions, voices and gestural characteristics of the characters he imitates, making his performances highly realistic and entertaining. Max Giusti is very private about his personal life and keeps his private sphere out of the spotlight. In 2009, he married Benedetta Bellini at a wedding celebrated in Ostia Antica, with whom he has two children: Matteo, born in 2010, and Caterina, born in 2012. ‘We have been together for fifteen years, we don’t even give each other birthday presents : we don’t have dates, we don’t even celebrate Valentine’s Day,” the presenter said some time ago. Before meeting his current partner, Giusti had a relationship of more than seven years with journalist Selvaggia Lucarelli, who was present as a jury member on ‘Dancing with the Stars’, even during the semi-final in which the comedian performed last year. The meeting, which involved millions of viewers, allowed Lucarelli and Giusti to recall their shared past and silence rumors that they were on bad terms. The end of the relationship, as Giusti said on TV, was the result of a mutual decision when the feeling on both sides ended, but they parted on good terms. Max lives with his wife and children in a villa in La Pisana, Western Rome. “It’s certainly not a country house, but it’s what I wanted as a child when I lived in a building on 40 square meters,” the artist said in an interview with La Repubblica a few months ago. Max Giusti is half Marchegian on his father’s side and half Sardinian on his mother’s side, and he owns a tennis club, a sport he is very passionate about. Max Giusti reveals at a press conference for the launch of his film ‘The Second Chance’: ‘When I made this film I had a health problem and 48 hours ago I found out that I don’t have it anymore. I never wanted to say it, I never wanted to talk about it, no one knew, not even my agents. Now I’m as healthy as a fish.’ Bad news for the curious: there is no certain news about the salary that Max Giusti receives at Rai, or at least no updated information. However, according to some rumors collected by Repubblica, the presenter and television comedian beloved by all Italians would receive a salary of around 400,000 euros per year. But this information has never been confirmed.