Piero Chiambretti (born 30 May 1956) is an Italian television presenter.

Biography

Born on 30 May 1956 in

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to Felicita Chiambretti, an 18-year-old single mother, he grew up in

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. He later moved to

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, where he studied Arts, Music and Entertainment. During his studies, Chiambretti also presented some cabaret shows and worked as a tourist resort entertainer. His first TV appearance was in 1977, when he co-presented the show ''Non siamo gazzose'' with Erik Colombardo, aired by Grp, a local TV channel broadcast in

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only. In 1982, he started working in

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, appearing in some shows for kids. Starting from 1988, he was part of the cast of the TV show ''Va Pensiero'', broadcast by

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. This experience allowed him to receive a

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for Revelation of the Year. In 1997, Chiambretti was chosen as one of the presenters of the 47th

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, along with

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and

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. During the following year, he presented the ''DopoFestival'', a show aired immediately after each night of the Sanremo Music Festival, featuring comments about the televised song contest. In 2002, he created a new TV show, ''Chiambretti c'è'', together with

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. After being excluded from

, Chiambretti, assisted by the showgirl Sylvie Lubamba, presented the show ''Markette – tutto fa brodo in tv'' on the channel

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. After returning to the ''DopoFestival'' in 2007, he presented the Sanremo Music Festival once again in

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, with

Pippo Baudo Giuseppe Vittorio Raimondo Baudo (born 7 June 1936), known as Pippo Baudo, is one of the most famous Italian television presenters, with a career spanning six decades. He is often nicknamed "Superpippo" (referencing the Italian name of Super Go ...

. Chiambretti later started to work for Italian television company Mediaset, presenting shows including ''Chiambretti Night'', ''Chiambretti Supermarket'' and '' Striscia la Notizia''. On March 17, 2020 Chiambretti tested positive for coronavirus.La Republica: Torino, Piero Chiambretti e la madre positivi al coronavirus
March 17, 2020

References

External links

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Piero Chiambretti
at the online version of the '' Enciclopedia Italiana di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti Treccani''. {{DEFAULTSORT:Chiambretti, Piero 1956 births Living people Italian television presenters