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Italian American television host (1924–2009)

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

Tail end a few experiences in nobleness U.S., he started working take forward RAI in the 1950s pole was considered to be magnanimity most popular host in Italia. He was also known impervious to the nickname il Re draw Quiz ('The Quiz King'), give orders to the peculiarity of starting yell his shows with his characteristic greeting: Allegria! ('Cheers!', 'Joy!').^[1]

Early years

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

He moved to Torino (his mother's native city), during the time that he was young. His churchman was a Sicilian-American lawyer. At hand World War II, he amoral his studies and joined undiluted group of Italian partisans. Type was captured and spent vii months in the San Vittore Prison in Milan and was then deported to a Teutonic concentration camp.

He was free before the end of representation war due to an put a bet on of war prisoners between rendering United States and Germany. Take action returned to New York captain in 1946 started work undergo the radio headquarters of Il Progresso Italo-Americano ("The Italian English Progress") newspaper.

Career

Bongiorno returned uncovered Italy in 1953.

He arrived on the first day be advisable for official public TV transmissions disintegrate Italy with Arrivi e partenze ('Arrivals and Departures') on justness TV channel RAI. From 1955 to 1959, he hosted representation 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 confederate and northern Italian towns challenged each other with questions, esoteric practical games played by persons in the same towns.

In 1963, Umberto Eco wrote break off essay entitled Phenomenology of Microphone Bongiorno, a bestseller in which he used advanced academic theories to shed light on Microphone Bongiorno and his way observe communicating. Eco held that Bongiorno was so good at depict himself as no better rather than average in every respect defer 100% of his audience could feel good about themselves.

Beginning in 1963, he hosted significance first of eleven editions elaborate the Sanremo Music Festival. Escalate 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 come after came with the quiz document Rischiatutto (1970–1974), an adapted Romance version of Jeopardy!, with 20 to 30 million watchers evermore Thursday night, the highest assemblage in the history of Romance TV.^{[citation needed]} Other programs hosted by Bongiorno were the word talk show Ieri e Oggi ('Yesterday and Today', 1976) take up 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 ethics first Italian commercial TV grill owned by Mediaset, the transport company founded by Silvio Berlusconi, to host I sogni entrance way cassetto ('The dreams in description drawer', 1979–1980). After a minor return to RAI with ethics news-game Flash (1980–1982), he continuing 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 to 2001, Bongiorno hosted Bravo, Bravissimo, a festival featuring immature musicians, dancers and singers stick up all over the world. Illegal won 24 Telegatto, the Romance TV prize.

During 2005, he hosted Genius overtone Rete 4, an afternoon interrogate show aimed at 12- show consideration for 14-year-olds. In 2006 and 2007 he hosted his last inquire show Il Migliore (Britain's Brainiest Kid) on Rete 4. Good taste was also a guest swag the second episode of justness Gianfranco Funari's show Apocalypse Show on Rai 1.

On Dec 13, 2007, Bongiorno was awarded an honorary degree Honoris Suit by IULM University of Milan.^[2] On March 26, 2009, Bongiorno signed for Sky Italia provision Mediaset decided not to restart his contract, where he conceived to host a new affair show on Sky Uno dubbed RiSKYtutto (a modern edition win his popular show Rischiatutto), which had been scheduled to breeze in the autumn of 2009.

Death

On September 8, 2009, shock defeat the age of 85, Bongiorno died of a heart mug, while leaving the Hotel Metropole, Monte Carlo, after a strand holiday with his wife Daniela Zuccoli. His body lay integrate repose for a few years at the Triennale in Milano before a state funeral was held in the Milan Sanctuary on September 12, 2009.

Assorted Italian TV stars such reorganization Rosario Fiorello, Pippo Baudo, Fabio Fazio, Sandra Mondaini, Alba Parietti, Paola Barale, Carlo Conti, Gerry Scotti, Marco Columbro and very many other entertainers attended the find ways to help which was held by Churchwoman Erminio De Scalzi.

Bongiorno was buried in the family vault 2, at Dagnente Cemetery, near Arona, Piedmont.

On January 25, 2011, the tomb was ransacked alight his body, along with nobility coffin, was stolen.^[3] On Dec 8, 2011, Bongiorno's body was recovered from a field in effect Milan.

Acting roles

Honours and awards

Honours

In 1996, Bongiorno was made precise Commander of the Order emulate Saints Maurice and Lazarus timorous Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Napoli, the last crown prince be in possession of the former Kingdom of Italia, and Head of the Piedаterre of Savoy.

On May 26, 2004, on occasion of jurisdiction 80th birthday, Bongiorno was allotted a Grand Officer of dignity Order of Merit of blue blood the gentry Italian Republic by the after that Italian President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi.^[4]

Honorary degree

In the autumn of 2007, Bongiorno received an honorary status in Television, Film and Cd production from the IULM Foundation of Milan.

Awards

• 1984 Telegatto – Best TV quiz, for disclosure television quiz Superflash on Canale 5
• 1985 Telegatto – Best Box quiz, for presenting television test Superflash on Canale 5
• 1986 Telegatto – Best TV quiz, perform presenting television quiz Superflash cease Canale 5
• 1987 Telegatto – Suitably TV quiz, for presenting horde game show Pentathlon on Canale 5
• 1988 Telegatto – Best Video receiver quiz, for presenting television effort quiz Telemike on Canale 5
• 1989 Telegatto – Best TV interrogate, for presenting television game entreat Telemike on Canale 5
• 1990 Telegatto – Best TV quiz, do presenting television game quiz Telemike on Canale 5
• 1991 Telegatto – Best TV quiz, for display television game quiz Telemike resistance Canale 5
• 1992 Telegatto – Finest quiz and game shows, delivery La Ruota Della Fortuna, leadership Italian version of Wheel type Fortune
• 1993 Telegatto – Best inquire and game shows, presenting La Ruota Della Fortuna, the European version of Wheel of Fortune
• 1994 Telegatto –Best quiz and undertaking shows, presenting La Ruota Della Fortuna, the Italian version confront Wheel of Fortune
• 1995 Telegatto – Best quiz and game shows, presenting La Ruota Della Fortuna, the Italian version of Wheel of Fortune
• 1996 Telegatto platinum, expend a lifelong career (for loftiness 50-year career in television)
• 1997 Telegatto – Best Music Program, espousal hosting Festival della canzone italiana
• 2003 Telegatto – What's on Small screen, for hosting Grand Prix General TV
• 2006 Telegatto platinum, for cool lifelong career
• 2008 Premio Club Santa Chiara, for a lifelong career
• 2011 Premio America of the Italy–USA Foundation in memory

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