Piero Chiambretti

Piero Chiambretti (born 30 May 1956) is an Italian television presenter.

Biography Born on 30 May 1956 in Aosta to Felicita Chiambretti, an 18-year-old single mother, he grew up in Turin. He later moved to Bologna, where he studied Arts, Music and Entertainment. During his studies, Chiambretti also presented some cabaret shows and worked as a tourist resort entertainer. Starting from 1988, he was part of the cast of the TV show Va Pensiero, broadcast by Rai 3. This experience allowed him to receive a Telegatto for Revelation of the Year. During the following year, he presented the DopoFestival, a show aired immediately after each night of the Sanremo Music Festival, featuring comments about the televised song contest. In 2002, he created a new TV show, Chiambretti c'è, together with Gianni Boncompagni.

Chiambretti later started to work for Italian television company Mediaset, presenting shows including Chiambretti Night, Chiambretti Supermarket and Striscia la Notizia.

On 17 March 2020 Chiambretti tested positive for coronavirus.