Fiorello

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Fiorello in Florence (2009)

Fiorello , actually Rosario Fiorello , (born May 16, 1960 in Catania ) is an Italian showmaster , entertainer , impersonator , actor and singer .

Radio and television

Born in Catania, Rosario Fiorello grew up in Augusta as the son of a family from the province of Messina . He began his professional life in the nearby seaside resort of Brucoli , where he first worked as an assistant cook, then as a bartender and later as an entertainer. Through his friendship with Jovanottis brother, Bernardo Cherubini, arrived Rosario Fiorello to the private radio station Radio DeeJay , where from 1989 he own show moderated and since then is known as "Fiorello".

He made his television debut in 1992 with a karaoke show on the Mediaset transmitters Italia 1 , which he presented to the 1994th This was followed by presentations in various television shows , including the Sunday afternoon program of Canale 5 “Buona Domenica” and in several editions of the “Festivalbar”.

In 2001 Fiorello moved to the state broadcaster Rai , where he worked as both a radio and television presenter until 2008. With the entertainment program “Stasera pago io” on Rai Uno and the sequel the following year “Stasera pago io in Euro”, Fiorello not only achieved great audiences in 2001 and 2002, but also proved to be a versatile entertainer. Another sequel followed in 2004 with the six-part “Stasera pago io ... Revolution”, in which Fiorello also included various international star guests.

At the same time, he moderated the radio program “Viva Radio2” on Rai Radio 2 between 2001 and 2008 together with Marco Baldini . Fiorello and Marco Baldini, who had already worked together at Radio Deejay, further developed an idea that had arisen there and made the program “Viva Radio2” one of the most popular radio programs in Italy. The program had, among other things, everyday topics as well as gags and in particular Fiorello's imitations of numerous personalities from film, television, sport, culture and politics. Viva Radio2 resulted in a total of four CDs and one DVD. In addition, two special programs were broadcast on Rai Uno in 2006 under the title “Viva Radio2 ... e un po 'anche Rai Uno”, each of which was followed by more than 10 million viewers. The format was also broadcast as a 20-minute television broadcast on Rai Uno from January 2008.

In 2008, Fiorello became the subject of an analysis by the television critic Aldo Grasso, who published the book "Fenomenologia di Fiorello".

In January 2009, Fiorello confirmed circulating rumors that he would switch from Rai to Rupert Murdoch's pay-TV channel Sky Italia . The announced change was a topic of conversation in numerous media reports and television programs. This is particularly because Fiorello is the first among the greats in Italian show business to have left the de facto duopoly Rai-Mediaset in order to switch to pay-TV that can only be received via satellite . Fiorello knew the hype to take advantage of and created the expression "Skraiset" to allude to Sky's plans to become a third force in the Italian television market. Since the spring of 2009 he has hosted the “Fiorello Show” on Sky.

In 2011 he worked again at the Rai. On November 14th, he hosted Il più grande spettacolo dopo il weekend , which saw 9,796,000 viewers in the first episode and an audience rate of 39.18%. 4 episodes were broadcast. The program Il più grande spettacolo dopo il weekend ran against Grande Fratello 12 , the Italian version of Big Brother. Fiorello achieved an audience rating of 42.60% with 12,157,000 viewers in its second show, while the competitor on Canale 5 only had 15.71% with 3,793,000 viewers.

Stage, film, theater, music

Parallel to his radio and television career, Fiorello is also regularly on tour with live shows . In addition, he is occasionally active in the acting field and as a voice actor. At the international level, he played a supporting role in the film " The Talented Mr. Ripley ". The international productions for which Fiorello gave his voice over include Die Reise der Pinguine , Garfield - Der Film and Garfield 2 . In the music field, Fiorello released various singles and albums between 1991 and 2005 and took part in the 1995 Sanremo Festival . Furthermore, Fiorello was hired for various advertising campaigns, among others with Marco Baldini from Viva Radio2 for Fiat and together with his close friend Mike Bongiorno for the telecom provider Wind .

Awards

Fiorello has received several awards throughout his professional career. Between 1993 and 2008 he was awarded ten times with the Telegatto and five times with the Oscar tv as well as with several individual prizes.

Private

Fiorello is married and has one daughter. His younger brother, Giuseppe Fiorello , is a well-known actor while his younger sister, Catena Fiorello, is a journalist and television presenter.

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Commons : Fiorello  - collection of images, videos and audio files
personal data
SURNAME Fiorello
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Fiorello, Rosario
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian showmaster, entertainer, impersonator, actor and singer
DATE OF BIRTH May 16, 1960
PLACE OF BIRTH Catania , Italy