Giampiero Mughini
Giampiero Mughini | |
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 Mughini at Radio Radicale (2019) | |
| Born | 16 April 1941 (age 83) Catania, Italy |
| Occupation | Writer |
Giampiero Mughini (born 16 April 1941) is an Italian essayist, journalist and television personality.
Life and career
[edit]Born in Catania, Mughini started his career founding in his hometown the leftist political and cultural magazine Giovane Critica.[1] in 1970 he settled in Rome, where he collaborated with numerous publications, including Paese Sera, Lotta Continua, L'Europeo, Panorama, Il Foglio.[1][2] The author of numerous essays, his best known work is Compagni addio, a pamphlet in which he justified his detachment from the leftist ideology.[2]
Beyond his literary and journalistic activities, Mughini is well known for his television appearances as a political and sport pundit;[1][2] a frequent guest in Maurizio Costanzo Show,[3] he was a permanent guest in the Italia 1 football talk shows L’appello del martedì, Controcampo and Tiki Taka.[1][2][4] In 2022, he was a contestant in Ballando con le Stelle, the Italian version of Dancing with the Stars.[4]
Personal life
[edit]Mughini married to Michela Pandolfi and has no children; he's an atheist.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Dell'Arti, Giorgio; Parrini, Massimo (2008). "Mughini, Giampiero". Catalogo dei viventi: 7247 italiani notevoli con l'indice di tutti i nomi citati (in Italian). Venice: Marsilio. ISBN 978-88-317-9599-9.
- ^ a b c d Grasso, Aldo, ed. (1996). "Mughini, Giampiero". Enciclopedia della televisione (in Italian). Milan: Garzanti. p. 461. ISBN 88-11-50466-X.
- ^ Aimi, Gianmarco (16 April 2021). "Giampiero Mughini compie 80 anni: "Ho speso tutto per l'arte. Sul conto ho 10mila euro"". Rolling Stone Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ a b "'Ballando con le stelle', chi sono i concorrenti della nuova edizione". La Repubblica (in Italian). 8 October 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ Cazzullo, Aldo (29 September 2023). "Mughini: «Entro al Grande Fratello. I figli? Non mi manca non averne avuti, è stato già tanto sposarmi con Michela »". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 28 April 2024.
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