Alexander Gregorio

Background

Alex Di Gregorio was born in Parma to a Catholic family: a housewife Naples-born mother, Bianca D."Attilio, and Sicilian-born father, Vito Di Gregorio, a member of the Italian Carabinieri.

Career

He started drawing at a precocious age. His first works are classmate portraits when he was six. After graduating in 1981, Alex made his artistic debut as cartoonist of local newspapers.

Alex moved to Milan in 1994 to become cartoonist for Mediolanum and Standa, making storyboards for Economic television shows.

In 1998 he became cartoonist in the Italian television Telemontecarlo, then La7 television show Crono-tempo di motori. Since 1997, he is cartoonist at political newspapers like "L"Indipendente", "Liberal", "Con", "L"Ago & il Filo" and "Louisiana Discussione".

His cartoons appear in Italian newspaper titles. He always insisted on total editorial independence.

As a lifetime Christian Democrat, he focussed most of his attacks on the Conservative figures.

In April 18, 2005, a series of Alex Di Gregorio"s cartoons - published on Italian Christian Democrats website - criticized Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi mainly for the perilous course of his Administration. He usually satirized and criticized politicians and administrators and took the issues of the day: economic problems. Abortion; the influence of fundamentalist Islamic groups and their impact on public policy.

While he criticized the Soviet Union and other communist aggressions, he also believed in policy dialogue between United States of America and Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics. He has published collected cartoons Robert F. Kennedy, the Dream Carries On (Washingron District of Columbia, 2003) and "Pierre Salinger, le Superman de la Communication" edit by Pierre and Poppy Salinger Foundation (Avignon, France, 2007).

He is a staunch supporter of animal rights and owns a dog called Ray, a cat called Kathleen and he"s a registered People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals member.

Achievements

• In October 19, 2014, Alex Di Gregorio won a "Balena Bianca" prize for editorial cartooning.

Membership

He has a great interest in American political history, and human and civil rights and is a Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights member, subscribed to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum and member of the Edward M. Kennedy Institute.

Personality

He is also passionate about a nuclear-free world and is a member of Beyond Nuclear.