Giacomo Gianniotti

Okay, great. It's a great name. Thank you. It's the only one I have.

Okay, great. It's a great name. Thank you. It's the only one I have.

Like, he's going to have to be.

Like, he's going to have to be.

We're going to give him this name. He's going to have to grow into it. He's just going to have to rise to the level. It really worked out for you.

We're going to give him this name. He's going to have to grow into it. He's just going to have to rise to the level. It really worked out for you.

Well, look, I was raised in Canada and there was a lot of like Doug's and Nathan and Justin's and I was Giacomo. So it was very weird. Okay. Small town in North of Ontario in Canada.

Well, look, I was raised in Canada and there was a lot of like Doug's and Nathan and Justin's and I was Giacomo. So it was very weird. Okay. Small town in North of Ontario in Canada.

Oh yeah, absolutely. Oh, I was like, my whole goal was to assimilate. Like I'm not Italian.

Oh yeah, absolutely. Oh, I was like, my whole goal was to assimilate. Like I'm not Italian.

I don't care.

I don't care.

Yes. Yes. We have a very exciting episode on wild cards. That's all very sort of housewives themed. Now, did you do any like watching of the housewives? I didn't. I didn't. And I think it was it was.

Yes. Yes. We have a very exciting episode on wild cards. That's all very sort of housewives themed. Now, did you do any like watching of the housewives? I didn't. I didn't. And I think it was it was.

The most fun was watching everyone at work freak out that she was coming to work and me not really understanding and being like, oh, yeah, like they just told me like we have this like really great talent from the Housewives and like she's going to come here and she's going to add like such value to our episode because she's like in that world. She's so iconic and recognizable and everything.

The most fun was watching everyone at work freak out that she was coming to work and me not really understanding and being like, oh, yeah, like they just told me like we have this like really great talent from the Housewives and like she's going to come here and she's going to add like such value to our episode because she's like in that world. She's so iconic and recognizable and everything.

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ton of money because they could just sell them for like well i don't know like twenty thousand dollars great people like great like yes give me a bicycle i'm going crazy i'm stuck in my house did you start like a like a bike club with your friends for those i didn't it's always been a very solo kind of thing for me which i like like it's meditative like i i feel like i solve a lot of problems when i'm out there i'm just thinking i don't know it's like even the shower like sometimes you ever just be in the shower and you're just alone with your thoughts there's no technology there's no nothing and you're like

ton of money because they could just sell them for like well i don't know like twenty thousand dollars great people like great like yes give me a bicycle i'm going crazy i'm stuck in my house did you start like a like a bike club with your friends for those i didn't it's always been a very solo kind of thing for me which i like like it's meditative like i i feel like i solve a lot of problems when i'm out there i'm just thinking i don't know it's like even the shower like sometimes you ever just be in the shower and you're just alone with your thoughts there's no technology there's no nothing and you're like

Oh, there's that problem that I'm trying to solve. Like, there we go.

Oh, there's that problem that I'm trying to solve. Like, there we go.

Yeah. There you go.

Yeah. There you go.

We aren't very like materialistic people. We don't like buying like items. We like doing like trips and experiences. So like that's where like we decide to like invest like our money. So it's like instead of like buying like a handbag or a cool car or like a Rolex, it's like I have an Apple watch. It's like the most expensive watch I own. And we like being like, oh, let's go to this hotel.

We aren't very like materialistic people. We don't like buying like items. We like doing like trips and experiences. So like that's where like we decide to like invest like our money. So it's like instead of like buying like a handbag or a cool car or like a Rolex, it's like I have an Apple watch. It's like the most expensive watch I own. And we like being like, oh, let's go to this hotel.

Let's go to this cabin for the weekend. Oh, there's this, like, cool, like, tiki thing on the beach we found in this, like, place. Like, let's fly there.

Let's go to this cabin for the weekend. Oh, there's this, like, cool, like, tiki thing on the beach we found in this, like, place. Like, let's fly there.

You don't have to say the name if you don't want to get it. There was this place. Because then it'll be ruined and everyone will be there. Everyone will be there. No, it's funny. We I've been shooting wild cards in Vancouver and there's this place on the way up to Whistler between Vancouver and Whistler called Nita Lake. And they have this place called the Nita Lake Lodge.

You don't have to say the name if you don't want to get it. There was this place. Because then it'll be ruined and everyone will be there. Everyone will be there. No, it's funny. We I've been shooting wild cards in Vancouver and there's this place on the way up to Whistler between Vancouver and Whistler called Nita Lake. And they have this place called the Nita Lake Lodge.

And it's like what you would imagine of a lodge, you know, big like wood cabin lodge. Very simple, like not fancy, but like all the details done very well. They got a nice spa. It's on a lake. You can like kayak and canoe. There's walking trails. It's just very about kind of like unplugging and just being connected with nature. And so I've had a couple breaks while I've been there shooting.

And it's like what you would imagine of a lodge, you know, big like wood cabin lodge. Very simple, like not fancy, but like all the details done very well. They got a nice spa. It's on a lake. You can like kayak and canoe. There's walking trails. It's just very about kind of like unplugging and just being connected with nature. And so I've had a couple breaks while I've been there shooting.

I think it was like the Thanksgiving weekend and some other weekend.

I think it was like the Thanksgiving weekend and some other weekend.

we we shoot up there and we go there for like three days also we have a dog so it's like dog friendly that's like huge that's like the place has to have like be dog friendly yeah so we have a great time there just like unplugging and just like going for a kayak in the morning with a cup of coffee and going for a walk do you like shooting in vancouver yeah it's beautiful yeah especially in the summer when it's not raining so much it's gorgeous what is like considered something like when do we start summer in vancouver do we know

we we shoot up there and we go there for like three days also we have a dog so it's like dog friendly that's like huge that's like the place has to have like be dog friendly yeah so we have a great time there just like unplugging and just like going for a kayak in the morning with a cup of coffee and going for a walk do you like shooting in vancouver yeah it's beautiful yeah especially in the summer when it's not raining so much it's gorgeous what is like considered something like when do we start summer in vancouver do we know

Yeah, I mean like June.

Yeah, I mean like June.

Yeah, June, July.

Yeah, June, July.

The island is also really beautiful, Vancouver Island. Okay. I've never been to Vancouver. It's a place called Tofino. So you're on the ocean and like surfers come there from all over the world to surf as well. I know they're really just beautiful. Like you want to just kind of unplug a lot of like cabin and nature and beaches and it's really pretty.

The island is also really beautiful, Vancouver Island. Okay. I've never been to Vancouver. It's a place called Tofino. So you're on the ocean and like surfers come there from all over the world to surf as well. I know they're really just beautiful. Like you want to just kind of unplug a lot of like cabin and nature and beaches and it's really pretty.

Hmm. I guess like I've been always riding the line of kind of leading man. And I think I just have way much, much more fun playing against that. Like I like playing people who are like complicated and disturbed or evil or, you know what I mean? And I have a lot, I just got back from shooting this little Indian in Calgary where I was a cult leader.

Hmm. I guess like I've been always riding the line of kind of leading man. And I think I just have way much, much more fun playing against that. Like I like playing people who are like complicated and disturbed or evil or, you know what I mean? And I have a lot, I just got back from shooting this little Indian in Calgary where I was a cult leader.

And I, I don't think I've had that much fun in a long time. Just being like, how far can I take this? Like how, like, I'm going to go all the way. Like this guy is absolutely.

And I, I don't think I've had that much fun in a long time. Just being like, how far can I take this? Like how, like, I'm going to go all the way. Like this guy is absolutely.

Yeah. Yeah. It's just so fun to just like slip that on. You know what I mean? And just, and then yeah, be finished your day.

Yeah. Yeah. It's just so fun to just like slip that on. You know what I mean? And just, and then yeah, be finished your day.

Well, if you see like, you know, there's all these like documentaries on Netflix and stuff about like cults and cult leaders and things and like how they came to be. And you're like, how did all these people fall for this thing? And it's usually like, a handsome guy who like knows how to talk. Yeah. Right. And it always says, Hey, come in, like sit down. Like we have a lot of cool things here.

Well, if you see like, you know, there's all these like documentaries on Netflix and stuff about like cults and cult leaders and things and like how they came to be. And you're like, how did all these people fall for this thing? And it's usually like, a handsome guy who like knows how to talk. Yeah. Right. And it always says, Hey, come in, like sit down. Like we have a lot of cool things here.

There's like a hand on your thigh and like, and like, Whoa, what is this guy? Whoa.

There's like a hand on your thigh and like, and like, Whoa, what is this guy? Whoa.

Yeah. It's like, there's always like, yeah.

Yeah. It's like, there's always like, yeah.

Being a Roman born in Rome, I love the ancient civilization of Rome. And, like, you know, when I've seen films like The Original Gladiator when I was growing up, like, those films just, like, have my whole heart. God, yeah. If I could just teleport and like live in that time, like I had a lot of problems that time. It was very problematic.

Being a Roman born in Rome, I love the ancient civilization of Rome. And, like, you know, when I've seen films like The Original Gladiator when I was growing up, like, those films just, like, have my whole heart. God, yeah. If I could just teleport and like live in that time, like I had a lot of problems that time. It was very problematic.

But, you know, there's something kind of like I romanticize about it.

But, you know, there's something kind of like I romanticize about it.

Not all like the hunger and war and famine and strife. I like romanticize all the like fighting as a gladiator and stuff. It's like, yeah, I'm like, I'm a guy.

Not all like the hunger and war and famine and strife. I like romanticize all the like fighting as a gladiator and stuff. It's like, yeah, I'm like, I'm a guy.

I have seen it. Yeah. Do you think it holds up? I'm a big Ridley Scott fan. So I just like the spectacle of it all, how large and grandiose it is, is beautiful to me. And Denzel was terrific. Yeah. I think there's certain moments of like the historical inaccuracies that give me a little, like there's sharks in the Coliseum swimming around. Didn't eat the sharks.

I have seen it. Yeah. Do you think it holds up? I'm a big Ridley Scott fan. So I just like the spectacle of it all, how large and grandiose it is, is beautiful to me. And Denzel was terrific. Yeah. I think there's certain moments of like the historical inaccuracies that give me a little, like there's sharks in the Coliseum swimming around. Didn't eat the sharks.

At that point, just put laser beams on their head to go full.

At that point, just put laser beams on their head to go full.

Yeah. That was. No. And it shouldn't have been. And I think that was good. But no, I thought the cast did great. It was a beautiful film. I was engaged the whole time. I was never bored and the energy maintained. I thought it was a great film.

Yeah. That was. No. And it shouldn't have been. And I think that was good. But no, I thought the cast did great. It was a beautiful film. I was engaged the whole time. I was never bored and the energy maintained. I thought it was a great film.

And there is records of ships being brought in, but like they weren't that big and there wasn't that much water. It was like small little boats. It was like.

And there is records of ships being brought in, but like they weren't that big and there wasn't that much water. It was like small little boats. It was like.

Do you have any fun summer plans coming up? Fun summer plans. Every year I try to go to Italy because my grandmother's there, my family's there, so I definitely still have plans in May to go to Italy.

Do you have any fun summer plans coming up? Fun summer plans. Every year I try to go to Italy because my grandmother's there, my family's there, so I definitely still have plans in May to go to Italy.

There's a lot of really beautiful ones. I think Bologna is one of my favorite cities. I shot an Italian film there years ago and I got to live there for like almost six months. And it is terrific. Apart from it being probably one of the best food in all of Italy, just the north is just terrific. But it was just like this small little city. It's not a town. It's a proper city.

There's a lot of really beautiful ones. I think Bologna is one of my favorite cities. I shot an Italian film there years ago and I got to live there for like almost six months. And it is terrific. Apart from it being probably one of the best food in all of Italy, just the north is just terrific. But it was just like this small little city. It's not a town. It's a proper city.

It has like all the things you could possibly want. But you can walk from one side to the other in like half an hour. It's got one of the biggest universities there. So you have like this injection of like youth and culture and life. And you hear like... Spanish and German and French at restaurants because all the young students from all over are studying there.

It has like all the things you could possibly want. But you can walk from one side to the other in like half an hour. It's got one of the biggest universities there. So you have like this injection of like youth and culture and life. And you hear like... Spanish and German and French at restaurants because all the young students from all over are studying there.

So it's just very cool melting pot, very artistic. There's a music school there too. So you have young musician students that are playing on the streets and art. It's a very inspiring place.

So it's just very cool melting pot, very artistic. There's a music school there too. So you have young musician students that are playing on the streets and art. It's a very inspiring place.

She's working on it and she's been working on it for nine years now.

She's working on it and she's been working on it for nine years now.

It's a slow burn, but we're getting there.

It's a slow burn, but we're getting there.

We've gone back and forth. It's like sometimes I'll try teaching and sometimes she'll use the apps and stuff. So, yeah. It's always better when we're there and spending time there. She gets back into the groove. But then when we leave, it's like it's hard to kind of like maintain it.

We've gone back and forth. It's like sometimes I'll try teaching and sometimes she'll use the apps and stuff. So, yeah. It's always better when we're there and spending time there. She gets back into the groove. But then when we leave, it's like it's hard to kind of like maintain it.

No.

No.

What did you just say? Nothing. That's funny. Do you like games? Of course. Yeah, sure. I'm waiting for the guest who says, let me rephrase. Depends.

What did you just say? Nothing. That's funny. Do you like games? Of course. Yeah, sure. I'm waiting for the guest who says, let me rephrase. Depends.

I'm going to guess like a reality TV show. Yeah, that feels reality.

I'm going to guess like a reality TV show. Yeah, that feels reality.

Helping your husband fake cancer?

Helping your husband fake cancer?

I'm going to go real on that one.

I'm going to go real on that one.

Vicky did that?

Vicky did that?

We have to say that. Allegedly. Allegedly.

We have to say that. Allegedly. Allegedly.

I would probably go up that it was written.

I would probably go up that it was written.

Glee. There you go.

Glee. There you go.

That's pretty close. God, yeah, I don't know.

That's pretty close. God, yeah, I don't know.

Television?

Television?

Reality?

Reality?

All Real Housewives? Yeah.

All Real Housewives? Yeah.

Yes.

Yes.

My wife, Nicole, would know all of this because she's like into true crime like every other woman is. She'd be like, oh, yes, that happened in 1991.

My wife, Nicole, would know all of this because she's like into true crime like every other woman is. She'd be like, oh, yes, that happened in 1991.

It's actually true.

It's actually true.

True.

True.

Oh, no. I mean, cut that.

Oh, no. I mean, cut that.

That seems too specific to be television. Yeah, Carvel ice cream. That feels real.

That seems too specific to be television. Yeah, Carvel ice cream. That feels real.

And he had another family that he had kids with?

And he had another family that he had kids with?

So it's like husband 2.0. Yeah. Slightly improved, maybe. It's like when you still liked him, you know? Oh, you're like him when I still liked him. I remember you.

So it's like husband 2.0. Yeah. Slightly improved, maybe. It's like when you still liked him, you know? Oh, you're like him when I still liked him. I remember you.

real it's from Severance Severance oh yeah okay do you watch Severance I do yeah I'm not all caught up I know the finale happened I think I'm like two or three episodes behind are you watching White Lotus I've only watched the first episode of that okay you are so busy yes I've been very busy lately ruining your vacation with friends by getting arrested for a felony I know written

real it's from Severance Severance oh yeah okay do you watch Severance I do yeah I'm not all caught up I know the finale happened I think I'm like two or three episodes behind are you watching White Lotus I've only watched the first episode of that okay you are so busy yes I've been very busy lately ruining your vacation with friends by getting arrested for a felony I know written

It started really strong. You did, yeah. It got too right, and then it's just been wrong ever since. You have more faith in humanity.

It started really strong. You did, yeah. It got too right, and then it's just been wrong ever since. You have more faith in humanity.

Kyle never did anything. You're a pretty good person. Thank you. I appreciate it.

Kyle never did anything. You're a pretty good person. Thank you. I appreciate it.

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Giacomo.

Giacomo.

Okay, great. It's a great name. Thank you. It's the only one I have.

Like, he's going to have to be.

We're going to give him this name. He's going to have to grow into it. He's just going to have to rise to the level. It really worked out for you.

Well, look, I was raised in Canada and there was a lot of like Doug's and Nathan and Justin's and I was Giacomo. So it was very weird. Okay. Small town in North of Ontario in Canada.

Oh yeah, absolutely. Oh, I was like, my whole goal was to assimilate. Like I'm not Italian.

I don't care.

Yes. Yes. We have a very exciting episode on wild cards. That's all very sort of housewives themed. Now, did you do any like watching of the housewives? I didn't. I didn't. And I think it was it was.

The most fun was watching everyone at work freak out that she was coming to work and me not really understanding and being like, oh, yeah, like they just told me like we have this like really great talent from the Housewives and like she's going to come here and she's going to add like such value to our episode because she's like in that world. She's so iconic and recognizable and everything.

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

Thank you. Thank you.

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

Thank you.

ton of money because they could just sell them for like well i don't know like twenty thousand dollars great people like great like yes give me a bicycle i'm going crazy i'm stuck in my house did you start like a like a bike club with your friends for those i didn't it's always been a very solo kind of thing for me which i like like it's meditative like i i feel like i solve a lot of problems when i'm out there i'm just thinking i don't know it's like even the shower like sometimes you ever just be in the shower and you're just alone with your thoughts there's no technology there's no nothing and you're like

Oh, there's that problem that I'm trying to solve. Like, there we go.

Yeah. There you go.

We aren't very like materialistic people. We don't like buying like items. We like doing like trips and experiences. So like that's where like we decide to like invest like our money. So it's like instead of like buying like a handbag or a cool car or like a Rolex, it's like I have an Apple watch. It's like the most expensive watch I own. And we like being like, oh, let's go to this hotel.

Let's go to this cabin for the weekend. Oh, there's this, like, cool, like, tiki thing on the beach we found in this, like, place. Like, let's fly there.

You don't have to say the name if you don't want to get it. There was this place. Because then it'll be ruined and everyone will be there. Everyone will be there. No, it's funny. We I've been shooting wild cards in Vancouver and there's this place on the way up to Whistler between Vancouver and Whistler called Nita Lake. And they have this place called the Nita Lake Lodge.

And it's like what you would imagine of a lodge, you know, big like wood cabin lodge. Very simple, like not fancy, but like all the details done very well. They got a nice spa. It's on a lake. You can like kayak and canoe. There's walking trails. It's just very about kind of like unplugging and just being connected with nature. And so I've had a couple breaks while I've been there shooting.

I think it was like the Thanksgiving weekend and some other weekend.

we we shoot up there and we go there for like three days also we have a dog so it's like dog friendly that's like huge that's like the place has to have like be dog friendly yeah so we have a great time there just like unplugging and just like going for a kayak in the morning with a cup of coffee and going for a walk do you like shooting in vancouver yeah it's beautiful yeah especially in the summer when it's not raining so much it's gorgeous what is like considered something like when do we start summer in vancouver do we know

Yeah, I mean like June.

Yeah, June, July.

The island is also really beautiful, Vancouver Island. Okay. I've never been to Vancouver. It's a place called Tofino. So you're on the ocean and like surfers come there from all over the world to surf as well. I know they're really just beautiful. Like you want to just kind of unplug a lot of like cabin and nature and beaches and it's really pretty.

Hmm. I guess like I've been always riding the line of kind of leading man. And I think I just have way much, much more fun playing against that. Like I like playing people who are like complicated and disturbed or evil or, you know what I mean? And I have a lot, I just got back from shooting this little Indian in Calgary where I was a cult leader.

And I, I don't think I've had that much fun in a long time. Just being like, how far can I take this? Like how, like, I'm going to go all the way. Like this guy is absolutely.

Yeah. Yeah. It's just so fun to just like slip that on. You know what I mean? And just, and then yeah, be finished your day.

Well, if you see like, you know, there's all these like documentaries on Netflix and stuff about like cults and cult leaders and things and like how they came to be. And you're like, how did all these people fall for this thing? And it's usually like, a handsome guy who like knows how to talk. Yeah. Right. And it always says, Hey, come in, like sit down. Like we have a lot of cool things here.

There's like a hand on your thigh and like, and like, Whoa, what is this guy? Whoa.

Yeah. It's like, there's always like, yeah.

Being a Roman born in Rome, I love the ancient civilization of Rome. And, like, you know, when I've seen films like The Original Gladiator when I was growing up, like, those films just, like, have my whole heart. God, yeah. If I could just teleport and like live in that time, like I had a lot of problems that time. It was very problematic.

But, you know, there's something kind of like I romanticize about it.

Not all like the hunger and war and famine and strife. I like romanticize all the like fighting as a gladiator and stuff. It's like, yeah, I'm like, I'm a guy.

I have seen it. Yeah. Do you think it holds up? I'm a big Ridley Scott fan. So I just like the spectacle of it all, how large and grandiose it is, is beautiful to me. And Denzel was terrific. Yeah. I think there's certain moments of like the historical inaccuracies that give me a little, like there's sharks in the Coliseum swimming around. Didn't eat the sharks.

At that point, just put laser beams on their head to go full.

Yeah. That was. No. And it shouldn't have been. And I think that was good. But no, I thought the cast did great. It was a beautiful film. I was engaged the whole time. I was never bored and the energy maintained. I thought it was a great film.

And there is records of ships being brought in, but like they weren't that big and there wasn't that much water. It was like small little boats. It was like.

Do you have any fun summer plans coming up? Fun summer plans. Every year I try to go to Italy because my grandmother's there, my family's there, so I definitely still have plans in May to go to Italy.

There's a lot of really beautiful ones. I think Bologna is one of my favorite cities. I shot an Italian film there years ago and I got to live there for like almost six months. And it is terrific. Apart from it being probably one of the best food in all of Italy, just the north is just terrific. But it was just like this small little city. It's not a town. It's a proper city.

It has like all the things you could possibly want. But you can walk from one side to the other in like half an hour. It's got one of the biggest universities there. So you have like this injection of like youth and culture and life. And you hear like... Spanish and German and French at restaurants because all the young students from all over are studying there.

So it's just very cool melting pot, very artistic. There's a music school there too. So you have young musician students that are playing on the streets and art. It's a very inspiring place.

She's working on it and she's been working on it for nine years now.

It's a slow burn, but we're getting there.

We've gone back and forth. It's like sometimes I'll try teaching and sometimes she'll use the apps and stuff. So, yeah. It's always better when we're there and spending time there. She gets back into the groove. But then when we leave, it's like it's hard to kind of like maintain it.

No.

What did you just say? Nothing. That's funny. Do you like games? Of course. Yeah, sure. I'm waiting for the guest who says, let me rephrase. Depends.

I'm going to guess like a reality TV show. Yeah, that feels reality.

Helping your husband fake cancer?

I'm going to go real on that one.

Vicky did that?

We have to say that. Allegedly. Allegedly.

I would probably go up that it was written.

Glee. There you go.

That's pretty close. God, yeah, I don't know.

Television?

Reality?

All Real Housewives? Yeah.

Yes.

My wife, Nicole, would know all of this because she's like into true crime like every other woman is. She'd be like, oh, yes, that happened in 1991.

It's actually true.

True.

Oh, no. I mean, cut that.

That seems too specific to be television. Yeah, Carvel ice cream. That feels real.

And he had another family that he had kids with?

So it's like husband 2.0. Yeah. Slightly improved, maybe. It's like when you still liked him, you know? Oh, you're like him when I still liked him. I remember you.

real it's from Severance Severance oh yeah okay do you watch Severance I do yeah I'm not all caught up I know the finale happened I think I'm like two or three episodes behind are you watching White Lotus I've only watched the first episode of that okay you are so busy yes I've been very busy lately ruining your vacation with friends by getting arrested for a felony I know written

It started really strong. You did, yeah. It got too right, and then it's just been wrong ever since. You have more faith in humanity.

Kyle never did anything. You're a pretty good person. Thank you. I appreciate it.

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Giacomo.