ItsQCP
QCP | |
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QCP at the Golden Globe Awards 2025 | |
| Born | Gianluca Conte January 11, 2000 |
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| Years active | 2017 - present |
TikTok information | |
| Page | |
| Followers | 13.1 million |
| Likes | 376.3 million[1] |
Last updated: June 28, 2025 | |
YouTube information | |
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| Subscribers | 8.5 million |
| Views | 5.6 billion[2] |
Last updated: June 28, 2025 | |
Gianluca Conte (born 11 January 2000), known professionally as QCP, is an American chef, social media personality and cookbook author.[3][4][5] He is best known for his TikTok and YouTube videos where he makes, samples, and comments on traditional Italian and American Italian recipes, amassing over 25 million followers across social platforms, as at 2025.[5] Conte has been featured in The New York Times, PAPER Magazine, Numéro, Dexerto, Leggo Italia, TMZ, amongst others.[6][7][5][3][8]
Early life and background
Conte was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, into a family of two sisters; to Italian and American parents. His mother is from Brooklyn, New York, and his father, from Ischia in Naples, Italy.[8] He grew up cooking, influenced by his father's chain of Italian restaurants based in Charlotte.[9][10] He enrolled in University of North Carolina.[7]
Career
QCP began posting on TikTok in 2019.[11] His first video followed a viral trend, but his first cooking video, released shortly after, went viral.[12][3] He later created a cooking series called The Angry New Jersey Cooking Show.[13]
By 2025, QCP had over 13 million followers on TikTok,[4][14][8] more than 8 million YouTube subscribers, and a large following on Instagram and Facebook. He has collaborated with public figures, including Will Smith, Paris Hilton, Shania Twain, and YouTuber MrBeast. He was referred to as “The Pasta King” by Paper Magazine.[5]
He was named an ambassador for Italy's top football league, Serie A,[15] and an influencer for Italian football club, Inter Milan and Italian brand Pirelli.[16][17]
He is the author of the book Italian/American: It’s a QCP Cookbook, Betch! which he released in April 2024.[18][19] The book features a mix of traditional Italian, Italian-American and draws from his family culinary recipes.[20][21] It was published through DK Publishing, an imprint of Penguin Random House.[22]
He reviews restaurants and has reviewed Nobu and Hell's Kitchen.[23] He has modeled for Alexander Wang.[24][25]
Conte has been featured by outlets including The New York Times, Numéro, Distractify, Fox 5 New York, TMZ and Dexerto.[3][26][6] He has also been featured by other outlets including AdWeek, Penguin Books, InsideHook.[27][28][29][30]
Personal life
His name QCP stands for Queen City Prince, referencing his Charlotte, North Carolina roots.[31][32]
References
- ^ "QCP Tiktok". Tiktok. Retrieved 2025-06-28.
- ^ "QCP Youtube". Youtube. Retrieved 2025-06-28.
- ^ a b c d "Who is QCP? Meet the TikToker Going Viral for His Unique Cooking Methods". Dexerto. 2023-07-07. Retrieved 2025-06-26.
- ^ a b "Distracted With QCP (Exclusive)". Distractify. 2024-04-30. Retrieved 2025-06-26.
- ^ a b c d "TikTok's Pasta King Gianluca Conte Made a Cookbook". Paper Magazine. Retrieved 2025-06-26.
- ^ a b Lorenz, Taylor (2020-05-21). "Delayed Moves, Poolside Videos and Postmates Spon: The State of TikTok Collab Houses". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-06-26.
- ^ a b "He's Completely Over The Situation That's Why He Is Here For Your Appreciation. Gianluca Conte (QCP)". Numéro. Retrieved 2025-06-26.
- ^ a b c "Gianluca Conte, chi è il tiktoker da 12 milioni di follower e perché la sua cucina italoamericana è un successo social". Leggo (in Italian). 2024-05-11. Retrieved 2025-06-26.
- ^ "'I Really Don't Even Cook Very Much': We Spoke To That Pasta Guy". The Tab. 2020-01-06. Retrieved 2025-06-26.
- ^ "Gianluca Conte". Penguin Random House. Retrieved 2025-06-26.
- ^ "All You Wanted to Know About QCP". Influencerrs. Retrieved 2025-06-26.
- ^ "Terry Miller's Hot Date, Ryan Cleary's Spread, & Gianluca Conte's Tossed Salad". Queerty. 2022-08-06. Retrieved 2025-06-26.
- ^ "QCP Dishes about Culinary Journey to Success And Favorite Recipes". Daily Express. 2024-11-01. Retrieved 2025-06-26.
- ^ "Making pasta with TikTok star Gianluca Conte". Fox 5 New York. 2023-10-11. Retrieved 2025-06-26.
- ^ "QCP Joins Serie A Family". Serie A Official Website. Retrieved 2025-06-26.
- ^ "Inter at the Las Vegas GP with Pirelli". Inter Milan Official Website. Retrieved 2025-06-26.
- ^ "Inter at TST: the activities continue". Inter Milan Official Website. Retrieved 2025-06-27.
- ^ "Books by Gianluca Conte, Author of Italian/American". Goodreads. Retrieved 2025-06-26.
- ^ Bein, Kat. "Pasta E Fagioli Recipe by TikTok's Gianluca QCP Conte". Modern Luxury. Retrieved 2025-06-26.
- ^ "All You Wanted to Know About QCP". Influencerrs. Retrieved 2025-06-26.
- ^ Furstenberg, Miu von (2022-11-06). "Meet Instagram hottie, QCP aka Gianluca Conte". Socialite Life. Retrieved 2025-06-26.
- ^ "Gianluca Conte". Penguin Random House. Retrieved 2025-06-26.
- ^ "Who is QCP? Meet the TikToker Going Viral for His Unique Cooking Methods". Dexerto. 2023-07-07. Retrieved 2025-06-26.
- ^ "Gianluca Conte". Next Management. Retrieved 2025-06-26.
- ^ "Gianluca Conte, chi è il tiktoker da 12 milioni di follower e perché la sua cucina italoamericana è un successo social". Leggo (in Italian). 2024-05-11. Retrieved 2025-06-26.
- ^ "TikTok Star QCP Arrested for Felony, Allegedly Drove Stolen U-Haul". TMZ. 2022-10-26. Retrieved 2025-06-29.
- ^ "Gianluca Conte (itsQCP) Age, Net worth, Bio, Height, Girlfriend". Celebs Life Reel. 2023-05-28. Retrieved 2025-06-26.
- ^ "Why Are Instagram Chefs Addicted to Slamming Their Food?". InsideHook. Retrieved 2025-06-27.
- ^ "Aglio Olio Peperoncino". Penguin Random House. Retrieved 2025-06-27.
- ^ "QCP's Culinary Journey Comes Alive in New Cookbook". AdWeek. 2024-05-03. Retrieved 2025-06-27.
- ^ "Gianluca Conte". Penguin Random House. Retrieved 2025-06-26.
- ^ Bein, Kat. "Pasta E Fagioli Recipe by TikTok's Gianluca QCP Conte". Modern Luxury. Retrieved 2025-06-26.
Bibliography
Italian/American: It’s a QCP Cookbook, Betch! DK Publishing (Penguin Random House), 2024. ISBN 9780744088397.