Sergio Staino (8 June 1940 – 21 October 2023) was an Italian comics author, satirist, and film director.
Staino was born in Piancastagnaio, in the province of Siena. After graduating with a degree in architecture, he moved to Scandicci. His comics debut was with Bobo, an autobiographical character, published in the magazine Linus starting in 1979. [1] [2]
In the 1980s he began collaborating with the newspapers Il Messaggero and L'Unità. In 1986 he founded the satirical magazine Tango. [1] [2] From 1987 to 1993 he directed satirical TV shows for Rai 3, such as Teletango and Cielito Lindo; in this period he also directed two movies, Cavalli si nasce (1989) and Non chiamarmi Omar (1992). [1]
In 2016 he published his autobiography, Io sono Bobo (Della Porta), written with journalists Fabio Galati and Laura Montanari. On 8 September 2016 he became the new editor of L'Unità. [3]
Long-sick and almost blind for over two years, [4]
Staino died on 21 October 2023, at the age of 83 from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy. [5] [6] He was a member of the Union of Rationalist Atheists and Agnostics. [7] [8]
Sergio Staino (8 June 1940 – 21 October 2023) was an Italian comics author, satirist, and film director.
Staino was born in Piancastagnaio, in the province of Siena. After graduating with a degree in architecture, he moved to Scandicci. His comics debut was with Bobo, an autobiographical character, published in the magazine Linus starting in 1979. [1] [2]
In the 1980s he began collaborating with the newspapers Il Messaggero and L'Unità. In 1986 he founded the satirical magazine Tango. [1] [2] From 1987 to 1993 he directed satirical TV shows for Rai 3, such as Teletango and Cielito Lindo; in this period he also directed two movies, Cavalli si nasce (1989) and Non chiamarmi Omar (1992). [1]
In 2016 he published his autobiography, Io sono Bobo (Della Porta), written with journalists Fabio Galati and Laura Montanari. On 8 September 2016 he became the new editor of L'Unità. [3]
Long-sick and almost blind for over two years, [4]
Staino died on 21 October 2023, at the age of 83 from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy. [5] [6] He was a member of the Union of Rationalist Atheists and Agnostics. [7] [8]