Riccardo Simonetti | |
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 Simonetti in 2023 | |
| Born | 16 February 1993 |
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| Years active | 2011–present |
Riccardo Simonetti (born 16 February 1993) is a German media personality and author. He hosts the ZDFneo reality competition Glow Up – Germany’s Next Make-Up Star (since 2022)[1][2] and the WDR nostalgia series Legendär!.[3] In 2021 he founded the non-profit Riccardo Simonetti Initiative.[4]
Career
[edit]Simonetti first became known as a blogger and media personality before appears into television in the late 2010.[5]
In 2021 WDR launched the nostalgia show Legendär!, hosted by Simonetti, revisiting popular culture of past decades.[6] In 2022 ZDFneo premiered Glow Up – Deutschlands nächster Make-up-Star, with Simonetti as host.[7][8]
His first talk show, Salon Simonetti (2022), was produced for ARD/WDR.[9][10]
Simonetti has also worked as a voice actor; in the German dub of Incredibles 2 (2018) he voiced the superhero HeLectrix.[11]
Personal life
[edit]Simonetti is openly gay. He married his partner Steven on 29 August 2024 in Mallorca.[12][13]
Works
[edit]Television (host)
[edit]Voice acting
[edit]- Incredibles 2 (German version, 2018) - HeLectrix.[16]
Podcasts
[edit]In 2023 Simonetti co-created the Spotify Original podcast Quality Time mit Riccardo & Anke with Anke Engelke.[17] From late 2023 to 2024 the duo continued with the Free Hugs weekly podcast.[18]
References
[edit]- ^ Media, Bionic. "WBITVP Germany - Glow Up - Deutschlands nächster Make-up-Star". WBITVP Germany. Retrieved 2025-10-31.
- ^ "Neue ZDFneo-Show "Glow Up" mit Riccardo Simonetti". ZDF Presseportal (in German). Retrieved 2025-10-31.
- ^ WDR (2021-11-29). "Legendär! – Die Zeitreise mit Riccardo Simonetti im WDR Fernsehen geht weiter - Presselounge - WDR". presse.wdr.de (in German). Retrieved 2025-10-31.
- ^ "Riccardo Simonetti Initiative e.V." Riccardo Simonetti Initiative (in German). Retrieved 31 October 2025.
- ^ "STADT, LAND, HOLLYWOOD". Forbes (in German). 2019-06-27. Retrieved 2025-10-31.
- ^ "Legendär! – Die Zeitreise mit Riccardo Simonetti im WDR Fernsehen geht weiter". WDR Presselounge (in German). 29 November 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
- ^ "Neue ZDFneo-Show "Glow Up" sucht Deutschlands größten Make-up-Star". ZDF Presseportal (in German). Retrieved 2025-10-31.
- ^ Media, Bionic. "WBITVP Germany - Glow Up - Deutschlands nächster Make-up-Star". WBITVP Germany. Retrieved 2025-10-31.
- ^ WDR (2022-11-09). "Neue WDR-Show - Alle sind willkommen im "Salon Simonetti"! - Presselounge - WDR". presse.wdr.de (in German). Retrieved 2025-10-31.
- ^ "Salon Simonetti - Seapoint". Retrieved 2025-10-31.
- ^ "Deutsche Synchronkartei | Filme | Die Unglaublichen 2". www.synchronkartei.de. Retrieved 2025-10-31.
- ^ "Er zeigt zum ersten Mal Ehemann Steven". gala.de (in German). 2024-08-30. Retrieved 2025-10-31.
- ^ Fuchs, Katharina (2024-08-30). "Riccardo Simonetti hat geheiratet – mit VOGUE spricht er über seinen Wedding-Look von Kaviar Gauche". Vogue Germany (in German). Retrieved 2025-10-31.
- ^ WDR (2021-11-29). "Legendär! – Die Zeitreise mit Riccardo Simonetti im WDR Fernsehen geht weiter - Presselounge - WDR". presse.wdr.de (in German). Retrieved 2025-10-31.
- ^ "Neue ZDFneo-Show "Glow Up" mit Riccardo Simonetti". ZDF Presseportal (in German). Retrieved 2025-10-31.
- ^ "Deutsche Synchronkartei | Filme | Die Unglaublichen 2". www.synchronkartei.de. Retrieved 2025-10-31.
- ^ [email protected] (2023-02-24). "Hear a New Side of Anke Engelke and Riccardo Simonetti in the German Spotify Original Podcast 'Quality Time'". Spotify. Retrieved 2025-10-31.
- ^ "Spotify – Web Player". Spotify. Retrieved 2025-10-31.