Michele Mirabella (born 7 July 1943) is an Italian

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Biography

Mirabella graduated in

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at the

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with a thesis on

Luigi Pirandello Luigi Pirandello (; 28 June 1867 – 10 December 1936) was an Italian dramatist, novelist, poet, and short story writer whose greatest contributions were his plays. He was awarded the 1934 Nobel Prize in Literature for "his almost magical power ...

and received an

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at the

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and another in

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at the

. He's also ''Commendatore Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana''.

Show business

During the University years in

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, Mirabella began his career as an actor and director of theatrical performances of works by

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and Georg Buchner. Once he moved to

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he joined

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and worked on radio, creating and hosting radio broadcasts. In the early 1980s, Mirabella appeared in several movies, including Massimo Troisi's '' Ricomincio da tre'' and

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's '' The Beyond'', where he played the role of librarian Martin Avery. In 1996 he created the successful TV show ''Elisir'', in transmission on

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from 1996 to 2017: ''Elisir'' was an information television programme dedicated to health and well-being based on clarity and informative simplicity. Mirabella also curated several cultural programs on Rai Cultura.

Teaching

Mirabella taught "Sociology of communication: theory and techniques" in the Faculty of Cultural Heritage of the University of Lecce, "Sociology of communication: theory and techniques of mass media" at the

and has taught at the

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. He has also been the artistic director of the Teatro Traetta in

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and the Teatro Nuovo in

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Personal life

Mirabella has been married once, but now he's separated from his wife; he has two daughters, Margherita and Marta; he considers himself Roman Catholic.

Partial filmography

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'' (1973) *''

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'' (1974) *''

House of Pleasure for Women ''House of Pleasure for Women'' ( it, Bordella) is a 1976 satirical comedy film written and directed by Pupi Avati and starring Gigi Proietti, Christian De Sica, Gianni Cavina, Al Lettieri and Vincent Gardenia. Plot A brothel for women is op ...

'' (1976) *''

I Hate Blondes ''I Hate Blondes'' (Italian: ''Odio le bionde'') is a 1980 Italian crime comedy film directed by Giorgio Capitani. Plot Cast * Enrico Montesano as Emilio Serrantoni * Jean Rochefort as Donald * Corinne Cléry as Angelica * Marina Lang ...

'' (1980) *'' Ricomincio da tre'' (1981) *'' The Beyond'' (1981) *''

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'' (1983) *''

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'' (1983) *''

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'' (1983) *''

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'' (1984) *''

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'' (1986) *''

Troppo forte ''Troppo forte'' (also known as ''Great'', ''He's Too Much'' and ''Too Much'') is a 1986 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Verdone. Plot Oscar Pettinari is a young hick from the suburbs of Rome, who gravitates around Cinecittà trying rather ...

'' (1986) *''

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'' (1988)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mirabella, Michele 1943 births Living people People from Bitonto Italian television presenters Academic staff of the IULM University of Milan University of Bari alumni Academic staff of the University of Salento Academic staff of the University of Bari Italian Roman Catholics Commanders of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic