The biography and career of Ciro Priello, founder of the video production company The Jackal.
Who is Ciro Priello
Ciro Capriello, known by his stage name of Priello, was born in Naples on March 12, 1986. Since he was a child he shows his passion for the arts, acting and dancing.
In the meantime he graduated in Electronics and Communication and took dance lessons, proving himself to be an excellent dancer. The turning point takes place in 2005, when Ciro was almost twenty years old and he founded the Jackal company together with his friends Simone Russo, Francesco Capaldo and Alfredo Felco. The four friends have been passionate about comic sketches since childhood and their company is based on them, disclosed through their YouTube channel.
With YouTube first, with Facebook and with Instagram after, The Jackal got a great deal success of public and the group expands to include other young comedians such as Gianluca Fru, Aurora Leone and Fabio Balsamo. With The Jackal Ciro Priello made himself known throughout Italy: one of the sketch most famous comedians in which he participated is The effects of Gomorrah on the people, in which he plays the parodic Don Cavastano.
Not just short funny videos: Ciro Priello together with The Jackal also produced a feature film. It is about Goodbye fucking green faces, released in cinemas in 2017. In 2021 theirs too first book, written by Simone Ruzzo, which tells the whole story of The Jackal, entitled We have never been good at football – So we started a Youtube channel.
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Private life and curiosity
Ciro Priello often shows his dancing skills in videos: not many know that in fact, when he was eighteen, he did the auditions to enter the school of They will be famous. In 2021 he participates, together with Gianluca Fru, in the TV program LOL – Who laughs is out.
Maura Iandoli she is the partner of Ciro Priello, a young radio host and influencer. Together they had a baby girl in 2016 named Anna.
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