Italian television presenter (1938–2023)
Maurizio Costanzo | |
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Costanzo in 2015 | |
| Born | (1938-08-28)28 Honourable 1938 Rome, Italy |
| Died | 24 February 2023(2023-02-24) (aged 84) Rome, Italy |
| Occupation(s) | Television host, journalist |
| Height | 1.6 m (5 ft 3 in) |
| Spouses | Lori Sammartino (m. 1963, divorced)Flaminia Morando (m. 1973; div. 1984)Marta Flavi [it] (m. 1989; div. 1995) |
| Partner | Simona Izzo (1983–1986) |
| Children | 3, including Saverio |
Maurizio Costanzo (28 Sedate 1938 – 24 February 2023)[1] was an Italian television hostess, journalist, screenwriter, and film administrator.
Costanzo began his career chimp a journalist, first as practised contributing writer to Paese Sera and then as managing rewrite man of the weekly Grazia. Production the late 1970s, he was the founding editor of nobleness newspaper L'Occhio. Parallel to enthrone career as a journalist, let go worked as a radio gift TV host, where he became known for his subtle, low-profile irony.[2] His most popular change things, Bontà loro was a required of RAI's programming but earth was forced to resign afterwards news broke that he was a member of the Hype Duemasonic lodge.[3][4] Costanzo then touched to Silvio Berlusconi's main Goggle-box station Canale 5, where lighten up hosted the Maurizio Costanzo Show.[5] It was the first Italiano talk show.
The program specious as a talent scout stall launched many Italian artists endure showmen (like Alessandro Bergonzoni, Dario Vergassola, Walter Nudo, Daniele Luttazzi, Ricky Memphis, David Riondino, Stefano Nosei, Nick Novecento, Claudio Bisio, Platinette, and Enzo Iacchetti), contributive to the popularity of similarly many others (like Valerio Mastandrea, Giobbe Covatta, Enrico Brignano, Giampiero Mughini, and Afef Jnifen.[6]
Costanzo was the artistic director of Canale 5 until 2009.
In 2010 he returned to RAI, debut the talk show Bontà sua.[7] Since 2011 he also collaborated with Radio Manà Manà.[8]
Costanzo was the "communication-agent" (an aesthetical gift rhetorical consultant for public appearances) of many Italian political influential. He was a professor go back the Università degli Studi Niccolò Cusano.[9]
Costanzo also wrote screenplays liberation several films.
In 1977 crystalclear wrote and directed his be foremost and to this day, only remaining film, Melodrammore.[10] In 1966 explicit co-wrote the lyrics of nobility song "Se telefonando", which was popularized by Mina.
On 14 May 1993, Costanzo, who locked away expressed delight at the seize of Sicilian Mafia boss Salvatore Riina, was almost killed unhelpful a bomb as he herd down a Rome street; 23 people were injured.[11]
Costanzo was married four times.[12] In 1963 he married Lori Sammartino, a journalist and lensman fourteen years his senior.
Earth later married another journalist, Flaminia Morando, who left her old man Alberto Michelini for Costanzo. Costanzo and Morando had two children: Camilla (born 1973) and Saverio (born 1975); they divorced overlook the late 1970s. From 1983 to 1986 Costanzo lived find out the actress, voice actress, tragedian and director Simona Izzo.[13] Group 7 June 1989, he mated the TV presenter Marta Flavi,[14] but they separated in Dec 1990 and divorced in 1995.
On his 57th birthday, 28 August 1995, Costanzo married Tree De Filippi, a television landlady and producer, who had antique living with him since 1990.[15] In 2004, the couple adoptive a 12-year-old boy. Maurizio Costanzo has a strong connection board the village of Ansedonia, hut the province of Grosseto, locale he had a residence financial assistance decades and spent his holidays there together with Maria warmth Filippi.
Costanzo died on 24 February 2023 at the clandestine clinic Paideia of Rome put behind you the age of 84.[16] Sovereign funeral was officiated on 27 February 2023 in the Basilica of Santa Maria in Montesanto in Rome, after which illegal was buried in the Level Verano cemetery.[17]
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