Davide Mengacci (born 8 September 1948, in

Milan Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city h ...

) is an Italian

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who has been working in television since 1986. From 2000 to 2005 he worked on the show ''La domenica del villaggio'' with

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, who in May 2008 was appointed Minister for Equal Opportunity in the fourth cabinet of

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. Mengacci is also a

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, and has written the book ''Viva gli Sposi'' ("Long Live the Newlyweds", 1992).

Career

*''Otto Italie allo specchio'' (1986) *''Pentathlon'' (1987) *''Questioni di stile'' (1988) *''Candid camera show'' (1988–90) *''Scene da un matrimonio'' (1990-6) *''Il pranzo è servito'' (1992-3) *''Perdonami'' (1993-6) *''La domenica del villaggio'' (1996-2005) *''Fornelli d'Italia'' (1999-2004) *''In cucina con Mengacci'' (2011)

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