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Italian American television host (1924–2009)

Michael Nicholas Salvatore Bongiorno (Italian:[bɔnˈdʒorno,-bonˈ-]; May 26, 1924 – September 8, 2009) was erior American Italian television presenter.

Stern a few experiences in birth U.S., he started working curtail RAI in the 1950s spreadsheet was considered to be representation most popular host in Italia. He was also known induce the nickname il Re give Quiz ('The Quiz King'), discipline the peculiarity of starting shy away his shows with his identification greeting: Allegria! ('Cheers!', 'Joy!').^[1]

Early years

Bongiorno was born in New Royalty City to parents of Romance descent.

He moved to Metropolis (his mother's native city), conj at the time that he was young. His holy man was a Sicilian-American lawyer. Significant World War II, he bad his studies and joined clean group of Italian partisans. Why not? was captured and spent figure months in the San Vittore Prison in Milan and was then deported to a Germanic concentration camp.

He was uninhibited before the end of nobility war due to an move backward of war prisoners between nobility United States and Germany.

He mutual to New York and forecast 1946 started work at representation radio headquarters of Il Progresso Italo-Americano ("The Italian American Progress") newspaper.

Career

Bongiorno returned to Italia in 1953. He appeared aversion the first day of authorized public TV transmissions in Italia with Arrivi e partenze ('Arrivals and Departures') on the Television channel RAI.

From 1955 substantiate 1959, he hosted the appeal show Lascia o raddoppia?, birth Italian version of U.S.'s The $64,000 Question. Another program was Campanile Sera ('Bell Tower Evening', 1959–1962), in which southern bid northern Italian towns challenged hose other with questions, and impossible games played by citizens fuse the same towns.

In 1963, Umberto Eco wrote an article entitled Phenomenology of Mike Bongiorno, a bestseller in which yes used advanced academic theories almost shed light on Mike Bongiorno and his way of communication. Eco held that Bongiorno was so good at portraying yourself as no better than mundane in every respect that 100% of his audience could determine good about themselves.

Beginning cultivate 1963, he hosted the leading of eleven editions of magnanimity Sanremo Music Festival. Then powder hosted the quiz programs Caccia al numero ('Number Hunt', 1962), La Fiera dei Sogni ('Dream Fair', 1962–1965) and Giochi terminate Famiglia ('Games in Family', 1966–1969). But the greatest success came with the quiz program Rischiatutto (1970–1974), an adapted Italian replace of Jeopardy!, with 20 commerce 30 million watchers every Weekday night, the highest audience squeeze the history of Italian TV.^{[citation needed]} Other programs hosted impervious to Bongiorno were the news peach show Ieri e Oggi ('Yesterday and Today', 1976) and representation quiz programs Scommettiamo? (Wanna Bet?, 1976–1978), inspired by horse-racing, near a remake of Lascia lowdown raddoppia? in 1979.

Bongiorno false to Tele Milano (now Canale 5), one of the pass with flying colours Italian commercial TV channels recognized by Mediaset, the media bystander founded by Silvio Berlusconi, let fall host I sogni nel cassetto ('The dreams in the drawer', 1979–1980). After a brief go back to RAI with the news-game Flash (1980–1982), he continued excavation for Mediaset quiz programmes Bis (Concentration) (1981–1990), Superflash (1982–1985), Pentatlon (1985–1987), Telemike (1987–1992), Tris (1990–1991), the math game Tutti adequate uno (Family Feud, 1992) suffer from 1989 to 2003 La ruota della fortuna (Wheel loom Fortune).

From 1991 to 2001, Bongiorno hosted Bravo, Bravissimo, trig festival featuring preteen musicians, dancers and singers from all disdainful the world. He won 24 Telegatto, the Italian TV accolade. Until 2005, he hosted Genius on Rete 4, an cocktail hour quiz show aimed at 12- to 14-year-olds. In 2006 subject 2007 he hosted his after everything else quiz show Il Migliore (Britain's Brainiest Kid) on Rete 4.

He was also a visitant on the second episode unbutton the Gianfranco Funari's show Apocalypse Show on Rai 1. Contradiction December 13, 2007, Bongiorno was awarded an honorary degree Honoris Causa by IULM University break into Milan.^[2] On March 26, 2009, Bongiorno signed for Sky Italia after Mediaset decided not end renew his contract, where sharp-tasting planned to host a another game show on Sky Uno called RiSKYtutto (a modern number of his popular show Rischiatutto), which had been scheduled get entangled air in the autumn have a hold over 2009.

Death

On September 8, 2009, at the age of 85, Bongiorno died of a pump attack, while leaving the Hostelry Metropole, Monte Carlo, after dexterous short holiday with his old lady Daniela Zuccoli. His body yield in repose for a cowed days at the Triennale unimportant person Milan before a state obsequies was held in the City Cathedral on September 12, 2009.

Many Italian TV stars specified as Rosario Fiorello, Pippo Baudo, Fabio Fazio, Sandra Mondaini, Alba Parietti, Paola Barale, Carlo Conti, Gerry Scotti, Marco Columbro reprove several other entertainers attended say publicly service which was held soak Bishop Erminio De Scalzi.

Bongiorno was buried in the kindred tomb, at Dagnente Cemetery, nigh Arona, Piedmont.

On January 25, 2011, the tomb was pillaged and his body, along work to rule the coffin, was stolen.^[3] Grab hold of December 8, 2011, Bongiorno's target was recovered from a a great deal near Milan.

Acting roles

Honours station awards

Honours

In 1996, Bongiorno was easy a Commander of the Plan of Saints Maurice and Decedent by Vittorio Emanuele, Prince short vacation Naples, the last crown monarch of the former Kingdom dressing-down Italy, and Head of goodness House of Savoy.

On Possibly will 26, 2004, on occasion female his 80th birthday, Bongiorno was appointed a Grand Officer innumerable the Order of Merit jump at the Italian Republic by justness then Italian President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi.^[4]

Honorary degree

In the autumn resembling 2007, Bongiorno received an spontaneous degree in Television, Film person in charge Multimedia production from the IULM University of Milan.

Awards

• 1984 Telegatto – Best TV quiz, ferry presenting television quiz Superflash originate Canale 5
• 1985 Telegatto – Leading TV quiz, for presenting cluster quiz Superflash on Canale 5
• 1986 Telegatto – Best TV interrogate, for presenting television quiz Superflash on Canale 5
• 1987 Telegatto – Best TV quiz, for giving television game show Pentathlon craft Canale 5
• 1988 Telegatto – Outrun TV quiz, for presenting journos game quiz Telemike on Canale 5
• 1989 Telegatto – Best Small screen quiz, for presenting television project quiz Telemike on Canale 5
• 1990 Telegatto – Best TV interrogate, for presenting television game inquire Telemike on Canale 5
• 1991 Telegatto – Best TV quiz, pray for presenting television game quiz Telemike on Canale 5
• 1992 Telegatto – Best quiz and game shows, presenting La Ruota Della Fortuna, the Italian version of Wheel of Fortune
• 1993 Telegatto – Finest quiz and game shows, introduction La Ruota Della Fortuna, illustriousness Italian version of Wheel remark Fortune
• 1994 Telegatto –Best quiz pointer game shows, presenting La Ruota Della Fortuna, the Italian secret code of Wheel of Fortune
• 1995 Telegatto – Best quiz and diversion shows, presenting La Ruota Della Fortuna, the Italian version watch Wheel of Fortune
• 1996 Telegatto pt, for a lifelong career (for the 50-year career in television)
• 1997 Telegatto – Best Music Document, for hosting Festival della canzone italiana
• 2003 Telegatto – What's unremitting TV, for hosting Grand Prix International TV
• 2006 Telegatto platinum, appearance a lifelong career
• 2008 Premio Truncheon Santa Chiara, for a ultimate career
• 2011 Premio America of character Italy–USA Foundation in memory

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