He is a Romanian political satirist, television host, media critic, radio personality and occasional actor. He is widely known as host of "In gura presei" . He has also had several film roles as an actor. Badea became the host of "In gura presei" on Antena 3 in late 2004. Together with longtime friend Calin Stanciu, he is a co-executive-producer of the show. After Badea started "In gura presei", he steadily gained popularity and critical acclaim, which also led to enduring controversy and resentment amongst various Romanian media personalities. Badea has gained significant acclaim as an acerbic, satirical critic of Romanian politics and Romanian media outlets, in particular the coverage of Realitatea TV, Evenimentul Zilei or Romania Libera. In spite of its self-professed satire mandate, "In gura presei" and Badea himself have been nominated for a number of entertainment, news and journalism awards.
A fan of boxing.
