Editing Maurizio Costanzo (section)

==Biography==
Costanzo began his career as a journalist, first as a contributing writer to ''[[Paese Sera]]'' and then as managing editor of the weekly ''[[Grazia]]''. In the late 1970s, he was the founding editor of the newspaper ''L'Occhio''. Parallel to his career as a journalist, he worked as a radio and TV host, where he became known for his subtle, low-profile [[irony]].<ref>[http://biografieonline.it/biografia.htm?BioID=1009&biografia=Maurizio+Costanzo Biografieonline – Maurizio Costanzo]. Biografieonline.it. Retrieved on 9 July 2015.</ref>  His most popular show, ''Bontà loro'' was a staple of RAI's programming but he was forced to resign after news broke that he was a member of the [[Propaganda Due]] [[masonic lodge]].<ref>[http://antonella.beccaria.org/2010/05/15/corsera-5-ottobre-1980-il-fascino-discreto-del-potere-nascosto-parla-per-la-prima-volta-il-signor-p2/ Corsera, 5 ottobre 1980: “Il fascino discreto del potere nascosto. Parla, per la prima volta, il signor P2″]. beccaria.org. 15 May 2010</ref><ref>{{cite news|journal=[[Il Fatto Quotidiano]]|author=[[Peter Gomez (writer)|Peter Gomez]]|url=https://www-ilfattoquotidiano-it.translate.goog/2023/02/24/maurizio-costanzo-nel-2019-lintervista-a-la-confessione-di-peter-gomez-dalla-televisione-allattentato-di-via-fauro-la-puntata-integrale/7076404/?_x_tr_sl=it&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=it&_x_tr_pto=wapp|title=Maurizio Costanzo, in 2019 the interview with La Confessione by Peter Gomez. From television to the attack in via Fauro: the complete episode|date=24 February 2023|language=it}} (at minute 22:27)</ref> Costanzo then moved to [[Silvio Berlusconi]]'s main TV station [[Canale 5]], where he hosted the ''Maurizio Costanzo Show''.<ref>[[:it:Maurizio_Costanzo_Show|The Maurizio Costanzo Show]]</ref> It was the first Italiano [[talk show]]. The program worked as a [[talent scout]] and launched many Italian artists and showmen (like [[Alessandro Bergonzoni]], [[Dario Vergassola]], [[Walter Nudo]], [[Daniele Luttazzi]], [[Ricky Memphis]], [[David Riondino]], [[Stefano Nosei]], [[Nick Novecento]], [[Claudio Bisio]], [[Platinette]], and [[Enzo Iacchetti]]), contributing to the popularity of as many others (like [[Valerio Mastandrea]], [[Giobbe Covatta]], [[Enrico Brignano]], [[Giampiero Mughini]], and [[Afef Jnifen]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Agenzia Giornalistica Italia]]|language=it|url=https://www-google-com.translate.goog/amp/s/www.agi.it/cultura/news/2023-02-24/costanzo-scoperto-pi-stelle-galileo-20246181/amp?_x_tr_sl=it&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=it&_x_tr_pto=wapp|title="Ho scoperto più stelle di Galileo"}}</ref>

Costanzo was the artistic director of Canale 5 until 2009. In 2010 he returned to [[RAI]], presenting the talk show ''Bontà sua''.<ref>[http://www.tvblog.it/post/16617/maurizio-costanzo-torna-in-rai-non-per-soldi-ma-per-amore Tvblog – Maurizio Costanzo torna in Rai: Non per soldi ma per amore]. Tvblog.it (20 June 2015). Retrieved on 9 July 2015.</ref> Since 2011 he also collaborated with Radio Manà Manà.<ref>[http://www.storiaradiotv.it/RADIO%20MANA'%20MANA'.htm RADIO MANA' MANA']. Storiaradiotv.it. Retrieved on 9 July 2015.</ref>

Costanzo was the "{{em|communication-agent}}" (an aesthetical and rhetorical consultant for public appearances) of many Italian political leaders. He was a professor at the [[Università degli Studi Niccolò Cusano]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lenovae.it/maurizio-costanzo-e-uno-dei-nuovi-docenti-dell%E2%80%99universita-degli-studi-niccolo-cusano-telematica-roma/|title=Maurizio Costanzo è uno dei nuovi docenti dell'Università degli Studi Niccolò Cusano|publisher=Le Novae|access-date=13 July 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113181119/http://www.lenovae.it/maurizio-costanzo-e-uno-dei-nuovi-docenti-dell%E2%80%99universita-degli-studi-niccolo-cusano-telematica-roma/|archive-date=13 November 2013}}</ref>

Costanzo also wrote screenplays for several films. In 1977 he wrote and directed his first and to this day, last film, ''Melodrammore''.<ref>{{Citation|last=Costanzo|first=Maurizio|title=Melodrammore|date=28 April 1978|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076383/|others=Enrico Montesano, Fran Fullenwider, Jenny Tamburi, [[Mino Bellei]]|publisher=Rizzoli Film|access-date=29 April 2021}}</ref> In 1966 he co-wrote the lyrics of the song "[[Se telefonando]]", which was popularized by [[Mina (Italian singer)|Mina]].

On 14 May 1993, Costanzo, who had expressed delight at the arrest of [[Sicilian Mafia]] boss [[Salvatore Riina]], was almost killed by a bomb as he drove down a Rome street; 23 people were injured.<ref>[http://www.theflorentine.net/articles/article-view.asp?issuetocId=7762 The Olive Tree of Peace: The massacre in via dei Georgofili] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814160016/http://theflorentine.net/articles/article-view.asp?issuetocId=7762 |date=14 August 2014 }}, The Florentine, 24 May 2012)</ref>