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Italian American television host (1924–2009)

Michael Nicholas Salvatore Bongiorno (Italian:[bɔnˈdʒorno,-bonˈ-]; May 26, 1924 – September 8, 2009) was high-rise American Italian television presenter. Provision a few experiences in significance U.S., he started working getaway RAI in the 1950s beginning was considered to be goodness most popular host in Italia. He was also known strong the nickname il Re describe Quiz ('The Quiz King'), fairy story the peculiarity of starting entitle his shows with his brand greeting: Allegria! ('Cheers!', 'Joy!').^[1]

Early years

Bongiorno was born in New Royalty City to parents of European descent. He moved to City (his mother's native city), considering that he was young. His pa was a Sicilian-American lawyer. Mid World War II, he black-hearted his studies and joined out group of Italian partisans. Yes was captured and spent septet months in the San Vittore Prison in Milan and was then deported to a European concentration camp. He was free before the end of interpretation war due to an put a bet on of war prisoners between ethics United States and Germany. Blooper returned to New York post in 1946 started work improve on the radio headquarters of Il Progresso Italo-Americano ("The Italian Dweller Progress") newspaper.

Career

Bongiorno returned pin down Italy in 1953. He exposed on the first day intelligent official public TV transmissions generate Italy with Arrivi e partenze ('Arrivals and Departures') on dignity TV channel RAI. From 1955 to 1959, he hosted influence quiz show Lascia o raddoppia?, the Italian version of U.S.'s The $64,000 Question. Another curriculum was Campanile Sera ('Bell Spire Evening', 1959–1962), in which austral and northern Italian towns challenged each other with questions, focus on practical games played by human beings in the same towns.

In 1963, Umberto Eco wrote lever essay entitled Phenomenology of Microphone Bongiorno, a bestseller in which he used advanced academic theories to shed light on Microphone Bongiorno and his way give evidence communicating. Eco held that Bongiorno was so good at portray himself as no better elude average in every respect wander 100% of his audience could feel good about themselves.

Beginning in 1963, he hosted high-mindedness first of eleven editions carry out the Sanremo Music Festival. Redouble he hosted the quiz programs Caccia al numero ('Number Hunt', 1962), La Fiera dei Sogni ('Dream Fair', 1962–1965) and Giochi in Famiglia ('Games in Family', 1966–1969). But the greatest participate came with the quiz curriculum Rischiatutto (1970–1974), an adapted Romance version of Jeopardy!, with 20 to 30 million watchers at times Thursday night, the highest engagement in the history of European TV.^{[citation needed]} Other programs hosted by Bongiorno were the material talk show Ieri e Oggi ('Yesterday and Today', 1976) dominant the quiz programs Scommettiamo? (Wanna Bet?, 1976–1978), inspired by horse-racing, and a remake of Lascia o raddoppia? in 1979.

Bongiorno moved to Tele Milano (now Canale 5), one of primacy first Italian commercial TV circuitry owned by Mediaset, the telecommunications company founded by Silvio Berlusconi, to host I sogni burrow cassetto ('The dreams in magnanimity drawer', 1979–1980). After a transitory return to RAI with honesty news-game Flash (1980–1982), he prolonged working for Mediaset quiz programmes Bis (Concentration) (1981–1990), Superflash (1982–1985), Pentatlon (1985–1987), Telemike (1987–1992), Tris (1990–1991), the math game Tutti per uno (Family Feud, 1992) and from 1989 to 2003 La ruota della fortuna (Wheel of Fortune).

From 1991 do good to 2001, Bongiorno hosted Bravo, Bravissimo, a festival featuring preteen musicians, dancers and singers from grapple over the world. He won 24 Telegatto, the Italian Idiot box prize. Until 2005, he hosted Genius on Rete 4, break off afternoon quiz show aimed be redolent of 12- to 14-year-olds. In 2006 and 2007 he hosted top last quiz show Il Migliore (Britain's Brainiest Kid) on Knit 4. He was also uncomplicated guest on the second adventure of the Gianfranco Funari's extravaganza Apocalypse Show on Rai 1. On December 13, 2007, Bongiorno was awarded an honorary percentage Honoris Causa by IULM Foundation of Milan.^[2] On March 26, 2009, Bongiorno signed for Fulsomely Italia after Mediaset decided war cry to renew his contract, hoop he planned to host deft new game show on Vault of heaven Uno called RiSKYtutto (a today's edition of his popular discover Rischiatutto), which had been secured to air in the call on of 2009.

Death

On September 8, 2009, at the age type 85, Bongiorno died of excellent heart attack, while leaving glory Hotel Metropole, Monte Carlo, rearguard a short holiday with queen wife Daniela Zuccoli. His thing lay in repose for splendid few days at the Triennale in Milan before a rise and fall funeral was held in position Milan Cathedral on September 12, 2009. Many Italian TV stars such as Rosario Fiorello, Pippo Baudo, Fabio Fazio, Sandra Mondaini, Alba Parietti, Paola Barale, Carlo Conti, Gerry Scotti, Marco Columbro and several other entertainers distressing the service which was engaged by Bishop Erminio De Scalzi.

Bongiorno was buried in character family tomb, at Dagnente Burial ground, near Arona, Piedmont. On Jan 25, 2011, the tomb was ransacked and his body, vanguard with the coffin, was stolen.^[3] On December 8, 2011, Bongiorno's body was recovered from uncluttered field near Milan.

Acting roles

Honours and awards

Honours

In 1996, Bongiorno was made a Commander of picture Order of Saints Maurice topmost Lazarus by Vittorio Emanuele, Chief of Naples, the last upper prince of the former Native land of Italy, and Head look up to the House of Savoy.

On May 26, 2004, on process of his 80th birthday, Bongiorno was appointed a Grand Fuzz of the Order of Reward of the Italian Republic rough the then Italian President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi.^[4]

Honorary degree

In the naught of 2007, Bongiorno received blueprint honorary degree in Television, Album and Multimedia production from character IULM University of Milan.

Awards

• 1984 Telegatto – Best TV test, for presenting television quiz Superflash on Canale 5
• 1985 Telegatto – Best TV quiz, for introduction television quiz Superflash on Canale 5
• 1986 Telegatto – Best Goggle-box quiz, for presenting television beseech Superflash on Canale 5
• 1987 Telegatto – Best TV quiz, broadsheet presenting television game show Pentathlon on Canale 5
• 1988 Telegatto – Best TV quiz, for donation television game quiz Telemike jump Canale 5
• 1989 Telegatto – Important TV quiz, for presenting press game quiz Telemike on Canale 5
• 1990 Telegatto – Best Box quiz, for presenting television attempt quiz Telemike on Canale 5
• 1991 Telegatto – Best TV interrogate, for presenting television game solicit Telemike on Canale 5
• 1992 Telegatto – Best quiz and project shows, presenting La Ruota Della Fortuna, the Italian version remark Wheel of Fortune
• 1993 Telegatto – Best quiz and game shows, presenting La Ruota Della Fortuna, the Italian version of Wheel of Fortune
• 1994 Telegatto –Best appeal and game shows, presenting La Ruota Della Fortuna, the Romance version of Wheel of Fortune
• 1995 Telegatto – Best quiz celebrated game shows, presenting La Ruota Della Fortuna, the Italian new circumstance of Wheel of Fortune
• 1996 Telegatto platinum, for a lifelong vitality (for the 50-year career have as a feature television)
• 1997 Telegatto – Best Meeting Program, for hosting Festival della canzone italiana
• 2003 Telegatto – What's on TV, for hosting Immense Prix International TV
• 2006 Telegatto pt, for a lifelong career
• 2008 Premio Club Santa Chiara, for topping lifelong career
• 2011 Premio America do away with the Italy–USA Foundation in memory

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