Alessandro Cecchi Paone
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Alessandro Cecchi Paone | |
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 Paone in 2007 | |
| Born | Alessandro Cecchi Paone 16 November 1961 Rome, Italy |
| Alma mater | Sapienza University of Rome |
| Occupation(s) | Presenter, journalist, university professor |
| Political party | None |
| Other political affiliations | PRI (2009–2014) FI (2014) |
| Spouse |
Cristina Navarro (div. 2004) |
Alessandro Cecchi Paone (born 16 September 1961) is an Italian television presenter, journalist, radio and television writer, and politician.
Early life and education.
[edit]Born in Rome, Paone graduated in Political Science at the Sapienza University of Rome. He started his television career while still a teenager, hosting from 1977 to 1980 the RAI program Trenta minuti giovani.[1]
Career
[edit]In the 1980s, Paone collaborated as writer to several Rai Radio 3 journalistic and cultural programs and to several documentaries and hosted several shows. In 1991, he became a newscaster of TG5, and after a few months also of TG2.[1][2] For a few years, he was a popular personality of Rai 2, where he hosted some successful shows such as In famiglia and La cronaca in diretta. In 1996, Paone returned to Mediaset, where in 1997 he launched his most successful work, the science TV show La Macchina del Tempo, which lasted until 2006 and also generated a satellite thematic channel, MT Channel.[1] In 2016, he hosted the daily newscast TG4.[3]
During his career, Paone took part in several reality shows, notably three editions of L'isola dei famosi and the third season of Grande Fratello VIP.[4][5] A member of the Italian Republican Party (PRI), Paone ran in the 2004 and 2014 European Parliament elections with Forza Italia but was not elected.[6] On 29 April 2021, he was appointed advisor to the 7th Commission of Culture on Digital Citizenship the Senate of the Republic.[7][8]
Personal life
[edit]Paone was married to Cristina Navarro, to whom he lated divorced. In 2004, he came out as a homosexual.[3][9] In 2023, Paone expressed his desire for same-sex adoption, which is not legal in Italy,[10] with his partner Simone Antolini, a 23-year-old legal sciences student.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Aldo Grasso, Massimo Scaglioni (1996 – 2003). "Cecchi Paone, Alessandro". Enciclopedia della Televisione. Garzanti, Milan. pp. 119-20. ISBN 881150466X.
- ^ "Cecchi Paone 'Addio al TG5'". La Repubblica (in Italian). 24 December 1991. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ a b Morvillo, Candida (22 May 2016). "La terza vita di Cecchi Paone «Un Tg4 serio e vero amore»". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ "Isola dei Famosi 2023, ecco i 13 concorrenti: dall'ex suor Cristina ai Jalisse". Gazzetta del Sud (in Italian). 10 April 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ "Cecchi Paone al Gf Vip, quando il giornalista nel 2001 si scagliò (pubblicamente) contro il reality". Il Messaggero (in Italian). 23 October 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ "Europee, ecco i nomi degli eletti. Cecchi Paone e Zanicchi senza seggio. E Bonafé ha fatto boom". Quotidiano Nazionale (in Italian). 26 May 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ "Senato, Nencini: Cecchi Paone consigliere comm. Cultura su cittadinanza digitale". AgenziaCult (in Italian). 29 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ "Cecchi Paone, appena nominato consigliere in Senato, racconterà anche la ricerca Insubria". Università degli Studi dell'Insubria (in Italian). 29 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ "Alessandro Cecchi Paone parla del coming out: «Temevo mia moglie»". Ticinonline (in Italian). 11 May 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ "Alessandro Cecchi Paone: 'Voglio adottare un bambino con Simone'". La Repubblica (in Italian). 9 March 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ "Chi è Simone Antolini, fidanzato di Cecchi Paone: età, lavoro, ex fidanzata". Today (in Italian). 17 April 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
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