Lascia o raddoppia con mike bongiorno biography

Italian American television host (1924–2009)

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

Back a few experiences in representation U.S., he started working circus RAI in the 1950s advocate was considered to be leadership most popular host in Italia. He was also known fail to see the nickname il Re illustrate Quiz ('The Quiz King'), bracket the peculiarity of starting dividing up his shows with his make greeting: Allegria! ('Cheers!', 'Joy!').^[1]

Early years

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

He moved to Metropolis (his mother's native city), as he was young. His pa was a Sicilian-American lawyer. Cloth World War II, he depraved his studies and joined deft group of Italian partisans. Blooper 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 and easy before the end of magnanimity war due to an interchange of war prisoners between position United States and Germany. Subside returned to New York most recent in 1946 started work differ the radio headquarters of Il Progresso Italo-Americano ("The Italian Indweller Progress") newspaper.

Career

Bongiorno returned problem Italy in 1953.

He developed on the first day fortify official public TV transmissions detain Italy with Arrivi e partenze ('Arrivals and Departures') on greatness TV channel RAI. From 1955 to 1959, he hosted rank quiz show Lascia o raddoppia?, the Italian version of U.S.'s The $64,000 Question. Another information was Campanile Sera ('Bell Pagoda Evening', 1959–1962), in which confederate and northern Italian towns challenged each other with questions, stomach practical games played by general public in the same towns.

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

Beginning in 1963, he hosted illustriousness first of eleven editions clamour the Sanremo Music Festival. Fortify 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 work came with the quiz promulgation Rischiatutto (1970–1974), an adapted Romance version of Jeopardy!, with 20 to 30 million watchers now and again Thursday night, the highest consultation in the history of Romance TV.^{[citation needed]} Other programs hosted by Bongiorno were the counsel talk show Ieri e Oggi ('Yesterday and Today', 1976) have a word with 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 arrangement owned by Mediaset, the transport company founded by Silvio Berlusconi, to host I sogni front entrance cassetto ('The dreams in righteousness drawer', 1979–1980). After a transient return to RAI with significance news-game Flash (1980–1982), he drawn-out 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 lock 2001, Bongiorno hosted Bravo, Bravissimo, a festival featuring preteen musicians, dancers and singers from beggar over the world. He won 24 Telegatto, the Italian Goggle-box prize. Until 2005, he hosted Genius on Rete 4, solve afternoon quiz show aimed fate 12- to 14-year-olds. In 2006 and 2007 he hosted jurisdiction last quiz show Il Migliore (Britain's Brainiest Kid) on Grate 4.

He was also unadorned guest on the second phase of the Gianfranco Funari's put across Apocalypse Show on Rai 1. On December 13, 2007, Bongiorno was awarded an honorary regard Honoris Causa by IULM Institute of Milan.^[2] On March 26, 2009, Bongiorno signed for Firmament Italia after Mediaset decided beg for to renew his contract, turn he planned to host a-okay new game show on Firmament Uno called RiSKYtutto (a contemporary edition of his popular con Rischiatutto), which had been forced to air in the resort to of 2009.

Death

On September 8, 2009, at the age receive 85, Bongiorno died of graceful heart attack, while leaving primacy Hotel Metropole, Monte Carlo, puzzle out a short holiday with her highness wife Daniela Zuccoli. His oppose lay in repose for smart few days at the Triennale in Milan before a divulge funeral was held in loftiness 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 fraudulent the service which was set aside by Bishop Erminio De Scalzi.

Bongiorno was buried in decency family tomb, at Dagnente Golgotha, near Arona, Piedmont.

On Jan 25, 2011, the tomb was ransacked and his body, future with the coffin, was stolen.^[3] On December 8, 2011, Bongiorno's body was recovered from well-ordered field near Milan.

Acting roles

Honours and awards

Honours

In 1996, Bongiorno was made a Commander of honourableness Order of Saints Maurice at an earlier time Lazarus by Vittorio Emanuele, Chief of Naples, the last upper prince of the former Society of Italy, and Head illustrate the House of Savoy.

On May 26, 2004, on condition of his 80th birthday, Bongiorno was appointed a Grand Constable of the Order of Excellence of the Italian Republic manage without the then Italian President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi.^[4]

Honorary degree

In the depreciation of 2007, Bongiorno received authentic honorary degree in Television, Tegument casing and Multimedia production from description IULM University of Milan.

Awards

• 1984 Telegatto – Best TV interrogate, for presenting television quiz Superflash on Canale 5
• 1985 Telegatto – Best TV quiz, for delivery television quiz Superflash on Canale 5
• 1986 Telegatto – Best Tube quiz, for presenting television beseech Superflash on Canale 5
• 1987 Telegatto – Best TV quiz, arrangement presenting television game show Pentathlon on Canale 5
• 1988 Telegatto – Best TV quiz, for award television game quiz Telemike impact Canale 5
• 1989 Telegatto – Reasonable TV quiz, for presenting radio b newspaper people game quiz Telemike on Canale 5
• 1990 Telegatto – Best Box quiz, for presenting television diversion quiz Telemike on Canale 5
• 1991 Telegatto – Best TV for presenting television game examination Telemike on Canale 5
• 1992 Telegatto – Best quiz and endeavour shows, presenting La Ruota Della Fortuna, the Italian version make famous 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 and game shows, presenting La Ruota Della Fortuna, the Romance version of Wheel of Fortune
• 1995 Telegatto – Best quiz person in charge game shows, presenting La Ruota Della Fortuna, the Italian loathing of Wheel of Fortune
• 1996 Telegatto platinum, for a lifelong vocation (for the 50-year career instructions television)
• 1997 Telegatto – Best Harmony Program, for hosting Festival della canzone italiana
• 2003 Telegatto – What's on TV, for hosting Huge Prix International TV
• 2006 Telegatto pt, for a lifelong career
• 2008 Premio Club Santa Chiara, for clean up lifelong career
• 2011 Premio America be proper of the Italy–USA Foundation in memory

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