Vittorio Pezzuto

Vittorio Pezzuto (born 16 August 1966 in Genoa) is an Italian journalist, writer and politician. He spent 10 years in Catholic scouting. He graduated in 1990 with a degree in political science from the University of Genoa and served as a regional councilor from 1990 to 1995 (Anti-Prohibitionist List) and as a municipal councilor from 1990 to 1993 and 1993–1995 for the Radical Party, of which he has been a member since 1983. During the 1994 European elections, he renounced his seat in favor of Gianfranco Dell'Alba.

In 1984, with his friend René Andreani, he founded the second network of Radio Reporter in Genoa, which featured the first foreign language programs for immigrants. He has collaborated with Radio Radicale, Il Foglio, Il Riformista, Il Secolo XIX, Vanity Fair, Smoking, Il Tempo, Libero, and Ideazione. From 2008 to 2011, he was the spokesperson and consultant to the minister for public administration and innovation of the Berlusconi IV Cabinet Renato Brunetta. Pezzuto is also among the creators of the anti-idler satirical cartoons published on the Ministry's website. He wrote a biography of Enzo Tortora,

Works Applause and Spit. The Two Lives of Enzo Tortora, Milan, Sperling & Kupfer, 2008; new edition with additional material in 2016

Film adapted from his works Il caso Enzo Tortora – Dove eravamo rimasti? (2012), TV movie, directed by Ricky Tognazzi, screenplay and subject freely adapted from Pezzuto's Applause and Spit and Anna Tortora's Secret Brother.