Joe Salanitri is offloading his Melbourne pad after splashing out on several home improvements.
Best known as one of the founders of popular comedy trio Sooshi Mango, Salanitri, 46, has listed the charming three-bedroom, one-bathroom property with a price guide of $900,000 – $990,000.
Located in Mount Waverley, 23km from the CBD, the townhouse boasts a thoughtful open-plan layout and a large backyard with ‘plenty of concrete’.
Salanitri and his wife, Georgina, are parting ways with the stylish home after living there for more than a decade.
Speaking to the Herald Sun about their renovations, Salanitri joked: ‘I have made sure I boosted the concrete in the backyard, and that’s been watered constantly.’
On a more serious note, the comedian said the couple had ‘done up the garden’ and rendered the façade and modernised what was originally a modest mid-20th-century home.
Joe Salanitri has listed his three-bedroom Melbourne townhouse for sale. (Pictured)
The charming three-bedroom, one-bathroom property has a price guide of $900,000 – $990,000. (Pictured: street view of townhouse)
The townhouse boasts a thoughtful open-plan layout. (Pictured: The living area)
Highlights include polished floorboards and a beautiful kitchen featuring stone benchtops and a breakfast nook.
Other features include an entertainers’ courtyard, and a private front yard with synthetic turf.
There’s also a skylit bathroom, powder room and ducted heating throughout.
Joe rose to fame as part of the Sooshi Mango group alongside his brother Carlo Salanitri and their best friend, Andrew Manfre.
The team regularly parodies Greek and Italian culture in their various skits, playing nonnas and ethnic dads in their viral videos.
In 2023, the trio made a dramatic career change after founding Johnny, Vince and Sam’s Italian-themed restaurant in Melbourne’s famed Lygon Street entertainment precinct.
Modelled after a ‘typical’ Nonna’s home-kitchen, the eatery has proved so popular since opening that the trio had to expand their space and add a new dining room.
The name of the eatery derives from three characters – ‘Ethnic Dad’s – the boys created for their comedy act.
Salanitri and his wife, Georgina, are parting ways with the stylish home after living there for more than a decade. (Pictured: One of three bedrooms)
Speaking to the Herald Sun about their renovations, Salanitri joked: ‘I have made sure I boosted the concrete in the backyard, and that’s been watered constantly’
Joe rose to fame as part of the Sooshi Mango group alongside his brother Carlo Salanitri, and their best friend, Andrew Manfre. (All pictured)
And patrons get a taste of the trio’s cheeky brand of humour, even on the menu, which asks diners to ‘No be shy, farkena share’.
Earlier this year, the team were reported to be considering opening a restaurant in Sydney’s Leichhardt, a well-known area for its Italian food.
It comes after Sooshi Mango made a controversial appearance on MasterChef: Back To Win in June.
Instead of having illustrious guest celebrity chefs step in as judges, the comedy trio turned up instead.
During an Italian cooking challenge, Sooshi Mango dressed up as Italian nonnas to render their verdicts on the chefs’ dishes.
Despite fans being divided over the boys’ efforts, it was a ratings triumph and became the show’s highest-rated episode of the year, attracting an impressive 1.29million viewers.
