Gene Gnocchi (byname of Eugenio Ghiozzi; born 1 March 1955), best known by his stage name is an Italian television presenter, comedian and footballer.Gnocchi was born in Fidenza into a working-class family. He was an aspiring vocalist in a rock band when he was younger, and also has a degree as a lawyer; however, both these different roads produced quite unsuccessful results.He took advice from the general public and took the road of a comedian.