Beppe Grillo

Beppe Grillo
Beppe Grillo in 2011
Guarantor of the Five Star Movement
Incumbent
Assumed office 23 September 2017
Leader	Luigi Di Maio Vito Crimi (Acting) Giuseppe Conte
Preceded by	Position established
Leader of the Five Star Movement
In office 4 October 2009 – 23 September 2017
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Luigi Di Maio
Personal details
Born	Giuseppe Piero Grillo (1948-07-21) 21 July 1948 (age 75) Genoa, Italy
Political party	Five Star Movement
Spouse	Parvin Tadjik ​ (m. 1996)​
Children	6
Signature
Website	Official website

Giuseppe Piero "Beppe" Grillo (Italian: [ˈbɛppe ˈɡrillo]; born 21 July 1948) is an Italian comedian, actor, blogger, and politician.

He has been involved in politics since 2009 as the co-founder (together with Gianroberto Casaleggio) of the Italian Five Star Movement political party. Grillo became one of the most prominent examples of the populist surge which arose in Europe during the 2010s.^[1]