Maurizio Costanzo , journalist, TV host, author, screenwriter,
died in Rome .
He was 84 years old.
Born in Rome on August 28, 1938, Costanzo has signed dozens of radio and television programs and theatrical comedies (The Adoptive Husband, Returnable Empties, etc.).
He achieved great popularity in 1976, hosting the talk-show Bontà loro on Rai.
But his name is also linked to the Maurizio Costanzo show, on air since 1982 on Mediaset.
Among the best known programs of him, also Good Sunday.
He has written numerous books, including Who I think I am (2004, in collaboration with G. Dotto), And what will it be?
(2006), The strategy of the turtle (2009), Curtain!
50 years of theatre.
History and texts (2015), I tell you Isis (2016) and Smemorabilia.
Sentimental Catalog of Lost Objects (2022).
He has been married to Maria De Filippi since 1995.
The funeral of Maurizio Costanzo
will take place on Monday 27 February, at 3 pm, at the Church of the Artists in Piazza del Popolo.
The Capitol makes it known.
"The funeral chamber of Maurizio Costanzo will be set up tomorrow and Sunday in the Sala della Protomoteca in Campidoglio (entrance from the Vignola Portico). Open to the public on 25 February from 10.30 to 18 and on 26 from 10 to 18 (the use is recommended of the FFP2 mask).
'I did what I could', the 2014 interview with Costanzo with Silvestrini
Messages of condolence
"Maurizio Costanzo has left us: an icon of journalism and TV, who was able to tell difficult years with courage and professionalism. Thank you for bringing culture, sympathy and kindness into the homes of Italians. A thought for his wife Maria and your loved ones. Have a good trip".
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni
writes it on Twitter
.
"Maurizio Costanzo was one of the greatest Italian journalists and writers of all time. He not only invented a television genre, but, thanks to a brilliant intelligence and his infinite curiosity, he ranged over all the arts - such as music - knowing how to prove himself an innovator, always forward. He was a courageous journalist to the point of risking his own life. For me he was a friend, always close and always loyal. We will all miss him very much. A hug to his wife, Maria De Filippi, and to all his family".
The president of Forza Italia, Silvio Berlusconi
writes it on social networks
.
"He revolutionized communication and TV in Italy, without ever putting aside civil commitment to the point of fearlessly challenging the mafia, risking his own life. With Maurizio Costanzo, a piece of our country's cultural history goes away".
Thus
Giuseppe Conte
, president of the 5 Star Movement, in a post on Twitter.
"An immense pain. Maurizio Costanzo made radio and television great".
It is the memory of
Amadeus
, entrusted to his Instagram profile.
"A piece of journalism history, a pillar of Italian TV that is leaving. Farewell to Maurizio Costanzo, we will not forget you".
So the president of the Liguria Region
Giovanni Toti.
The 80th birthday of Maurizio Costanzo, Mediaset's tribute
"It's terrible, our father died, my father, your father, the inventor of our TV, the one with so many guests, the one with different voices".
Thus the art historian and undersecretary
Vittorio Sgarbi
who learned of the news of Maurizio Costanzo's death while he was connected with La7 to L'Aria Che Tira.
Myrta Merlino reminds Sgarbi of his debut on TV right from Costanzo: "What Funari said is proven: television is unexpected. These effects of the unexpected were linked to the type of encounters", crossings between people "that allowed me to exist His television was the one in which things happened, the one in which many figures capable of surprising were born".
"I have always thought that this day would never come. For the person you are, the culture you have always bestowed and your sagacious irony, this country loses A LOT. I give you an infinite hug to Maria, Gabriele, Camilla and Saverio. You were Life. Have a good trip ".
Thus in a tweet the memory of
Simona Ventura
.
"It's a great pain. We've known each other forever, I loved him. Bye, Maurizio".
So in a post
Gianni Morandi
testifies to his regret.
"With Maurizio Costanzo, a protagonist in the history of Italian TV is leaving. He has not only created new formats, he has also anticipated and supported good causes, always defending the independence of his ideas. Rest in peace, Maurizio".
The European Commissioner for the Economy Paolo Gentiloni
writes it on twitter
.
Maurizio Costanzo's interview with Giulio Andreotti in the show Bontà loro
"We started together. We were a strong and young category that revolutionized the radio in the best years also together with Boncompagni. Then, our paths diverged but we have always remained friends. We will miss him. I will miss a great protagonist of our scene artistic".
Renzo Arbore
says it
about the disappearance of Maurizio Costanzo.
"I am shocked by the death of Maurizio Costanzo. We met again a few weeks ago, with new ideas and projects. Maurizio was a family friend for me and for Barbara and he almost gave us the idea of being immortal; we are exchanged valuable advice; his marriage to Maria sanctioned a new creative and emotional phase in his life. The life of a great 'storyteller' and explorer of our Italy; of a consistent man from the battles for civil rights to the open challenge to the mafias, who failed to kill him. I will miss you Maurizio and I will never stop remembering you".
Francesco Rutelli
writes it
on facebook remembering Maurizio Costanzo.
"With Maurizio Costanzo, a great journalist and protagonist of Italian television passes away. Brilliant creator of programs that have made history, we will never forget his intelligence, sympathy and irony. An affectionate hug to his wife Maria and her loved ones".
So on Twitter the mayor of Rome
Roberto Gualtieri
.
ANSA agency
Maurizio Costanzo on Messina Denaro: "I live fortunately, the state has won" - Cultura & Spettacoli
The journalist and presenter, in May 1993 escaped a mafia attack in Rome planned due to his strong commitment against Cosa Nostra.
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Cuffaro by Michele Santoro and Maurizio Costanzo in front of judge Giovanni Falcone during the Samarcanda - Maurizio Costanzo Show relay in 1991