Luigi Vignali (born July 7, 1949) and Michele Mozzati (born May 15, 1950), best known as Gino & Michele, are writers, television and theater authors, and editors.
Born in Milan, they met in the mid-sixties.[1] Between 1969 and 1971 they formed the cabaret ensemble "I Bachi da seta",[1][2] then, in the seventies, the couple contributed to the formation and growth of Radio Popolare, in which they hosted numerous satirical programs.[1][3][4] Later they started collaborating with the magazine Linus and publishing several novels and collections of short stories.[1] Starting from the variety show Drive In,[5] they also have a prolific career as television authors.[1] In 1985 the couple achieved a significant stage success as authors of the stage play Comedians, directed by Gabriele Salvatores; from then they signed several stage works, particularly for comedian Paolo Rossi.[1] In 1986 they also became owners and co-directors (together with Giancarlo Bozzo) of the comedy club Zelig.[1][6][7]
In 1990 the couple started the series of humorous books Anche le formiche nel loro piccolo s'incazzano that were all bestsellers.[8][9][10]
In 2002, they founded the publishing house Kowalski, that was later acquired by Feltrinelli.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g Felice Cappa; Piero Gelli; Marco Mattarozzi. Dizionario Dello Spettacolo Del '900. Dalai editore, 1998. ISBN 8880892959.
- ^ a b Giorgio Dell’Arti, Massimo Parrini. Catalogo dei viventi 2009. Marsilio, 2008.
- ^ Peppino Ortoleva; Barbara Scaramucci. Enciclopedia della Radio. Garzanti Libri, 2003.
- ^ Sergio Ferrentino. Vedi alla voce Radio Popolare. Garzanti Libri, 2006. ISBN 8811597757.
- ^ Ugo Buzzolan (2 August 1986). "Gino e Michele poco riso in pagina". La Stampa.
- ^ Mimma Gallina. Il teatro possibile. Franco Angeli, 2005. ISBN 8846465997.
- ^ Mariella Tanzarella (10 September 2010). "25 ZELIG la prima sera il finimondo in viale Monza". La Repubblica. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
- ^ Lietta Tornabuoni (8 June 1995). "Dalai, Il cacciatore di bestsellers". La Stampa. p. 15.
- ^ Nino Borsellino; Walter Pedullà. Letteratura Italiana Del Novecento. Rizzoli, 2000.
- ^ Curzio Maltese (26 March 1993). "Le formiche promettono non lo faremo più". La Stampa. p. 19.