Saturnino "Nino" Manfredi was an Italian actor, voice actor, director, screenwriter, playwright, comedian, singer, author, radio personality and television presenter.
Michele Placido is an Italian actor, film 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.
Rai 1 is an Italian free-to-air television channel owned and operated by state-owned public broadcaster RAI – Radiotelevisione italiana. It is the company's flagship television channel, and is known for broadcasting mainstream and generalist programming, usually aimed towards families, including TG1 news bulletins, prime time drama, cinema and entertainment, and major breaking news, sports and special events.
Lino Banfi is an Italian film actor and presenter. Since 1960 he has appeared in more than 100 films.
Antonio Luigi Grimaldi, known as Antonello Grimaldi is an Italian actor, film and television director, and screenwriter.
The Inspector Montalbano television series are Italian police procedural stories. Based on Andrea Camilleri's detective novels, they are located in the imaginary town of Vigàta, Sicily, which is based on Camilleri's native Porto Empedocle. The series star Salvo Montalbano is the police chief, or commissario.
Luigi Maria Burruano was an Italian film, stage and television actor. He began his career in Sicilian-language cabaret and theatre before turning his attention to films.
Peppino Mazzotta is an Italian actor, known for playing police officer Giuseppe Fazio in Il commissario Montalbano mystery series based on the character and novels created by Andrea Camilleri. Mazzotta is a native of Domanico.
Vincenzo "Enzo" Liberti was an Italian actor, voice actor, director and television personality.
This is a list of Italian television related events from 1964.
This is a list of Italian television related events from 1990.
This is a list of Italian television related events from 2016.
Roberto Fico is an Italian politician. He is a member of the Five Star Movement, and served as the President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies from 2018 to 2022. Previously, he was the Chairman of the RAI Supervision Commission from 2013 to 2018.
Maurizio de Giovanni is an Italian author of mystery novels.
This is a list of Italian television related events from 1955.
This is a list of Italian television related events from 2017.
The Sanremo Music Festival 2022, officially the 72nd Italian Song Festival, was the 72nd edition of the annual Sanremo Music Festival, a television song contest held in the Teatro Ariston of Sanremo, organised and broadcast by RAI. The show was held between 1 and 5 February 2022, and was presented for the third time in a row by Amadeus, who also served as the artistic director for the competition, alongside a number of co-hosts. It was won by Mahmood and Blanco with "Brividi".
La porta rossa is an Italian noir television series created by Carlo Lucarelli and Giampiero Rigosi for Rai Fiction. It premiered on Rai 2 on February 22, 2017 and concluded on February 1, 2023, having aired 32 episodes over three seasons.
The Bastards of Pizzofalcone is an Italian police procedural crime drama television series based on the I bastardi di Pizzofalcone novels by Maurizio de Giovanni. It has been broadcast on Rai 1 since 9 January 2017.
