Paolo Bonolis
Paolo Bonolis (born June 14, 1961 in Rome ) is an Italian showmaster of Romanian descent.
Life
He began his career at the age of 20 with the state television station RAI , where he presented a children's and youth program . In 1982 he switched to private competitor Mediaset , where he ran the successful youth show Bim Bum Bam on Italia 1 together with Licia Colò until 1990 . In 1984, 1985 and 1986 the program won the Telegatto television prize as the best youth program. Paolo Bonolis then moderated several entertainment and quiz programs on Canale 5 . During this time he also met Luca Laurenti , with whom he maintains a close artistic collaboration that continues to this day. Together, the duo moderated numerous programs on Canale 5 and have been the figurehead of the legendary advertising campaigns of the Italian coffee producer Lavazza since the mid-1990s .
In 1994, Paolo Bonolis returned to RAI, where he conducted several prime- time entertainment programs on Rai Uno until 1996 . He then switched back to Mediaset, where he led other evening entertainment and quiz programs together with Luca Laurenti. From 1998 he hosted the Saturday evening show Ciao Darwin and achieved great success with the audience. The broadcast format was then marketed internationally and broadcast in various countries. In parallel, he hosted from 1999 by Endemol program produced Chi ha incastrato Peter Pan? , which also developed into a popular success. In addition, Paolo Bonolis moderated together with Luca Laurenti from 2000 to 2003 the much noticed satirical program Striscia la notizia, which was broadcast directly after the main news on Canale 5 .
In 2003, Paolo Bonolis switched again to RAI, where he took on the Sunday afternoon program Domenica In on Rai Uno for two years . At the same time, he ran Affari Tuoi , the Italian version of Deal or No Deal , on a daily basis . With this, he regularly reached more than 10 million viewers and was thus also the first to succeed in achieving higher ratings than the satirical program Striscia la notizia, which was broadcast on Canale 5 at the same time . With over 15 million viewers, Paolo Bonolis achieved the show's top result in January 2004. Another highlight of his professional career was in March 2005 as the presenter and artistic director of the 55th edition of the Sanremo Festival , with Antonella Clerici at his side . The edition achieved the best ratings since the 1999 and 2000 editions moderated by Fabio Fazio .
In 2005, Paolo Bonolis returned to Mediaset again and realized Il senso della vita ( the meaning of life ), his own program, which he hosted for three years. He also took over the entertainment programs Ciao Darwin and Chi ha incastrato Peter Pan? . In between, in February 2009, Paolo Bonolis directed the Sanremo Festival for the second time .
Parallel to his television career, Paolo Bonolis is also occasionally active in the acting field. In 1996 he played a supporting role in Federico Moccia's film Classe mista 3A , which was followed in 2006 by one of the leading roles in Commediasexi by Alessandro D'Alatri. He also played the dubbing voice of the cat Snowbell in 1999 for the cartoon Stuart Little and was the dubbing actor of the 2007 documentary Our Earth - The Film .
Awards
Paolo Bonolis has received several awards throughout his professional career. Between 1984 and 2009 he was awarded the Telegatto 16 times and the Premio Regia Televisiva twelve times .
On June 2, 2000, Paolo Bonolis was awarded the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic .
Private
Paolo Bonolis is married and has five children. Two are from his first marriage to the American psychologist Diana Zoeller and three from his second marriage to Sonia Bruganelli.
Web links
- Portrait of Paolo Bonolis ( Memento of January 16, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) in the Rai Uno archives
- Paolo Bonolis in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ The man who invented coffee paradise . In: Tages-Anzeiger , February 18, 2010
- ↑ Audience statistics 2000-2009 final broadcast of the Sanremo Festival ( Memento of the original from November 6, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Audience statistics of the Sanremo Festival ( Memento from February 5, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bonolis, Paolo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian show master |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 14, 1961 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rome , Italy |