Giuliano de' Medici was the second son of Piero de' Medici and Lucrezia Tornabuoni. As co-ruler of Florence, with his brother Lorenzo the Magnificent, he complemented his brother's image as the "patron of the arts" with his own image as the handsome, sporting "golden boy". He was killed in a plot known as the Pazzi conspiracy in 1478.
Michele Placido is an Italian actor, director and screenwriter. He began his career on stage, and first gained mainstream attention through a series of roles in films directed by the likes of Mario Monicelli and Marco Bellocchio, winning the Berlinale's Silver Bear for Best Actor for his performance in the 1979 film Ernesto. He is known internationally for portraying police inspector Corrado Cattani on the crime drama television series La piovra (1984–2001). Placido's directorial debut, Pummarò, was screened Un Certain Regard at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival. Three of his films have competed for the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival. He is a five-time Nastro d'Argento and four-time David di Donatello winner. In 2021, Placido was appointed President of the Teatro Comunale in Ferrara.
Damiano Tommasi is an Italian former footballer and current mayor of Verona.
Amici di Maria De Filippi known simply as Amici and known until 2003 as Saranno famosi is an Italian talent show. Created by Maria De Filippi, the show began in 2001 and has since aired annually. The show is produced by Fascino P.G.T. s.r.l. and is broadcast on Canale 5. Since the thirteenth edition, daytime and casting have been broadcast on the television network Real Time and on the online streaming platform Witty TV by Fascino.
Chiara Galiazzo is an Italian singer. She rose to fame in 2012, after winning the sixth season of the Italian talent show X Factor. Her debut single, titled "Due respiri" and co-written by Eros Ramazzotti, was released on 8 December 2012 and debuted atop the Italian Singles Chart. Chiara released her first studio album, Un posto nel mondo, which debuted at number 2 on the Italian Albums Chart, and spawned the singles "Il futuro che sarà", "Mille passi" and "Vieni con me". In November of the same year, Galiazzo featured on Mika's single "Stardust", which became a number-one hit in Italy.
Chiara Ferragni is an Italian blogger, businesswoman, fashion designer and model who has collaborated with fashion and beauty brands through her blog The Blonde Salad.
Braccialetti rossi is an Italian television series broadcast on Rai 1 from January 26, 2014 to December 2, 2016. It is an adaptation of the Catalan TV series Polseres vermelles, which aired between 2011 and 2013, and was the first such adaptation; Polseres vermelles was later adapted in ten more countries.
The VR46 Racing Team is a motorcycle racing team owned by Valentino Rossi and based in Tavullia. The team enters Grand Prix motorcycle racing in the MotoGP category with Ducati motorcycles chassis, under the name Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team. The team manager is the former road racer Pablo Nieto.
Medici is a historical drama television series created by Frank Spotnitz and Nicholas Meyer. The series was produced by Italian companies Lux Vide and Rai Fiction, in collaboration with Spotnitz's Big Light Productions. The series follows the House of Medici, bankers of the Pope, in 15th-century Florence. Each season follows the events of a particular moment of the family's history exploring the political and artistic landscape of Renaissance Italy.
Che Dio ci aiuti is an Italian TV series that has been broadcast in Italy since December 15, 2011.
Italy competed at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships in Gwangju, South Korea from 12 to 28 July.
Il Collegio is a popular Italian historical reality show that has aired on Rai Gulp since January 2017.
The Baby-Sitters Club is an American comedy-drama television series created by Rachel Shukert, based on the children's novel series of the same name by Ann M. Martin. It was released on Netflix on July 3, 2020. In October 2020, the series was renewed for a second season which was released on October 11, 2021. In March 2022, the series was canceled after two seasons. The series was praised for its faithfulness to its source material and appeal for modern audiences.
This is a list of Italian television related events form 1993.
Lorenzo Zurzolo is an Italian actor. He is best known for his roles in the Netflix teen drama television series Baby, the Netflix comedy drama film Under the Riccione Sun, and the Oscar-nominated drama film EO.
Everything Calls for Salvation is an Italian drama television series based on the novel of the same name by Daniele Mencarelli. The first season was released on Netflix on 14 October 2022.
Di4ries is an Italian coming-of-age television series. It was first released by Netflix in Italy on 18 May 2022 and internationally on 26 July 2022.
Alessandro Fabbri is an Italian screenwriter and author.
