Gianni Boncompagni

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Gianni Boncompagni
Gianni Boncompagni, 1972
Born(1932-05-13)13 May 1932
Died16 April 2017(2017-04-16) (aged 84)
OccupationPresenter

Giandomenico Boncompagni (13 May 1932 – 16 April 2017), best known as Gianni Boncompagni, was an Italian television and radio presenter, television director, screenwriter and lyricist.[1]

Boncompagni made his television debut in 1977, as the presenter of the musical variety Discoring. Between 1987 and 1990 he wrote and directed the Sunday afternoon show Domenica in. In 1991, he moved to Fininvest, where he created the show Non è la Rai.

Boncompagni died in Rome, Italy on 16 April 2017 from a cerebral hemorrhage, aged 84.[2]

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  1. Giangilberto Monti. Dizionario dei comici e del cabaret. Garzanti Libri, 2008. ISBN 978881174050-6.
  2. È morto Gianni Boncompagni, fece la storia del piccolo schermo (in Italian)

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