Edoardo Stoppa (born 20 November 1969) is an Italian television personality.

Edoardo Stoppa
Born (1969-11-20) 20 November 1969 (age 55)
Milan, Italy
NationalityItalian
OccupationTV personality
ChildrenLua Sophie Stoppa
Sol Gabriel Stoppa
Awards MMSP [it]
WebsiteOfficial website

Early life and education

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Stoppa has a degree in psychology from the University of Padua and studied acting with Lino Damian.

Career

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Stoppa worked for Match Music and La7, presenting programs such as Prima del processo, Zengi e Mango, Call game. On La7 he worked for four seasons on National Geographic, presenting and producing documentaries. For AllMusic he was as co-author, co-creator and co-presenter with Christian Sonzogni the programs Modeland, a satire on fashion and music, and Music Zoo. For Mediaset he was an actor in several episodes of Scherzi a parte and he led Village. He also worked in radio and film.

In March 2006 Stoppa joined Team Sky, to run the international format E!News alongside Ellen Hidding. He also conducted the extreme sports program "SHOCK" on Sky Vivo.

He became a correspondent of the satirical television program Striscia la notizia from 2008 to 2020, where he worked on animal welfare.[1] After Striscia la Notizia, he became a correspondent for the program Ogni mattina, where he continues to deal with animals and the environment.

Personal life

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In 2007 he was engaged with the Brazilian showgirl Juliana Moreira, with whom he had two children: a girl, Lua Sophie, born 25 July 2011, and a boy, Sol Gabriel, born 29 August 2016. They were married in a civil wedding on 10 November 2017.

Stoppa practices skydiving, snowboarding and martial arts. He is a skydiving instructor with over 5,000 jumps to his credit; he is a snowboard instructor and competed with Team Italia in the Campionato del Mondo ISF coming at the top of the world ranking list including races of the Coppa Italia. He practices Muay Thai (Thai boxing), free climbing, surfing, and motocross. He owns a twin-engine, turbine plane to enable the launch of parachutists, and towing gliders.

He considers himself Roman Catholic, but he is also interested in Eastern religions, such as Buddhism and Hinduism.[2]

Filmography

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Television

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  • Usa Today (Italia 7) – host
  • Convoy e Irregular Contest (Match Music) – host
  • Skypass (Stream TV) – host
  • Prima del processo (La7) – host
  • Zengi e Mango (La7) – host
  • L'uomo perfetto (Sky Vivo) – host together with Ellen Hidding
  • Call game (La7) – host
  • Scherzi a parte (Canale 5) – actor
  • Village (Italia 1) – host
  • Music Zoo (AllMusic) – host
  • Modeland (AllMusic) – host
  • Striscia la notizia (Canale 5) – correspondent (2008–2020)
  • Ogni mattina (TV8) – pet column (2020)

Radio

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  • L'altro sport (Top Italia Network)

Film

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Books

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  • Stoppa, Edoardo (2011). Per fortuna che ci sei: Duda e gli altri fratelli animali che mi hanno cambiato la vita (in Italian). Milan: Mondadori. ISBN 978-88-04-60727-4. (On his work with animals).
  • Stoppa, Edoardo (2013). Quattro zampe e un amore (novel) (in Italian). Milan: Mondadori. ISBN 978-88-04-63228-3.

References

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  1. ^ "Edoardo Stoppa pronto a lasciare Striscia la Notizia?". Il Fatto Quotidiano (in Italian). 23 September 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  2. ^ Giordano, Lucio (30 August 2024). "Parlo con Dio, Lo prego ogni giorno, seguo il Suo volere e aiuto il prossimo". Dipiù (in Italian). No. 34. pp. 74–77.
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