Fabio Fazio (; born 30 November 1964) is an Italian
television presenter
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. After debuting in 1982, he presented many TV programs, including ''
Quelli che... il Calcio'', ''
Vieni via con me
''Vieni via con me'' ''(Come away with me)'' is a TV programme presented by Fabio Fazio and Roberto Saviano, broadcast by the Italian public TV channel RAI Tre
Rai 3 (formerly Rete 3) is an Italian free-to-air television channel owned and opera ...
'' and ''Quello che (non) ho''. Since 2003, he presents the weekly talk show ''
Che tempo che fa
''Che tempo che fa'' (; ) is an Italian television late-night talk show hosted by Fabio Fazio.''Italy: Be Fluent in Italian Life and Culture'', Andrew Whittaker, page 219; Thorogood Publishing, year 2010, seGoogle books/ref>
It has been broadcas ...
'', broadcast by
Rai 3
Rai 3 (formerly Rete 3) is an Italian free-to-air television channel owned and operated by state-owned public broadcaster RAI – Radiotelevisione italiana. It was launched on 15 December 1979 and its programming is centred towards cultural and ...
.
He presented the
Sanremo Music Festival
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in 1999, 2000, 2013 and 2014.
Biography
Early life
Fabio Fazio was born in
Savona
Savona (; lij, Sann-a ) is a seaport and ''comune'' in the west part of the northern Italy, Italian region of Liguria, capital of the Province of Savona, in the Riviera di Ponente on the Mediterranean Sea.
Savona used to be one of the chie ...
on 30 November 1964, to Giuseppe, from
Varazze
Varazze (; lij, Väze) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Savona in the Italian region of Liguria, located about west of Genoa and about northeast of Savona in the Riviera di Ponente. Nearby in the Ligurian Apennines is the Mon ...
, and Delia from
Calabria
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After receiving the high school diploma at the
liceo classico
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Until 1969, this was ...
Gabriello Chiabrera in
Savona
Savona (; lij, Sann-a ) is a seaport and ''comune'' in the west part of the northern Italy, Italian region of Liguria, capital of the Province of Savona, in the Riviera di Ponente on the Mediterranean Sea.
Savona used to be one of the chie ...
, Fazio started studying
Law
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, following his mother's suggestions.
[ He later decided to leave his law studies, enrolling in the ]University of Genoa
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, where he graduated with 110/110 in Literature
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, discussing a thesis about literary elements in songs written by Italian '' cantautori''.[
]
First radio and TV appearances
In 1980, Fazio debuted as a radio personality
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, appearing in local stations such as Radio Vecchia Savona and Radio Golfo Ligure. In 1982, he debuted as a celebrity impersonator at RAI
RAI – Radiotelevisione italiana (; commercially styled as Rai since 2000; known until 1954 as Radio Audizioni Italiane) is the national public broadcasting company of Italy, owned by the Ministry of Economy and Finance. RAI operates many terr ...
's radio program ''Black Out''.
After winning a contest organized by the Italian national broadcaster, Fazio made his first TV appearance in 1983, when he took part in Raffaella Carrà
Raffaella Maria Roberta Pelloni (18 June 1943 – 5 July 2021), better known as Raffaella Carrà (), was an Italian singer, dancer, television presenter, actress and model.
She was well known in Europe and Latin America as a result of her many ...
's show ''Pronto Raffaella?''. During the following years, he appeared in many other TV programs, including Rai 1
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's game show
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''Loretta Goggi in quiz'', Rete 4
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Programs
TV Programmes (currently)
Rete 4's strength ...
's ''Sponsor City'' and Rai 3
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's ''L'orecchiocchio''.
In 1987, Fazio regularly appeared on ''Forza Italia'', one of the first TV programs broadcast by Odeon TV
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, mixing talks about soccer
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matches with entertainment sketches. Between 1989 and 1990, he also worked for RAI programs ''Fate il vostro gioco'' and ''Mai dire mai''.[ In 1990 and in 1991 he presented ''Banane'', a satirical program broadcast by ]Telemontecarlo
La7 is an Italian free-to-air television channel owned by Cairo Communication. Until 2013 it was a pay-per-view channel owned by Telecom Italia Media and operated by Telecom Italia.
Signal overspill means that parts of Albania, Croatia, Switz ...
.[ For the same network, he worked as an author for the show ''T'amoTV''.][
]
''Quelli che... il Calcio'' and TV success
In 1993, Fazio started presenting the show '' Quelli che... il Calcio'', broadcast by Rai 3
Rai 3 (formerly Rete 3) is an Italian free-to-air television channel owned and operated by state-owned public broadcaster RAI – Radiotelevisione italiana. It was launched on 15 December 1979 and its programming is centred towards cultural and ...
and inspired by his previous show ''Forza Italia''.[ The program, based on live commentary of ]Serie A
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soccer matches, strongly contributed making him popular in Italy. He presented the show until 2001, when he was replaced by Simona Ventura
Simona Ventura (born 1 April 1965) is an Italian television presenter.
Television career
Ventura was born in Bentivoglio. She started in TV on "Domani Sposi" with Giancarlo Magalli on Rai Uno.
Her love for sport took her into sports reporting ...
, after leaving the Italian public broadcaster.
In 1997, he received the Premio Regia Tv for his show ''Anima mia'', presented with Italian singer Claudio Baglioni
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. During the award ceremony, he also received the prize for Male TV Personality of the Year.[
In 1999, he presented the ]Sanremo Music Festival
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with virologist Nobel Prize
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-winner Renato Dulbecco
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and French actress and model . The following year, he was confirmed as the presenter of the singing competition. Other presenters of the show in 2000 were operatic tenor Luciano Pavarotti
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, Italian actor Teo Teocoli
Antonio "Teo" Teocoli (born 25 February 1945) is an Italian actor, TV conductor, singer and writer appearing in about 30 mostly Italian productions since 1975.
Selected filmography
* ''Paolo e Francesca'' (1971)
* ''The Boss and the Worker ...
and Spanish model Inés Sastre
Inés Sastre Moratón (born 21 November 1973) is a Spanish model and actress.
Early life
Born in Valladolid, Sastre's career started at the age of 12, when she was selected for a fast-food commercial with McDonald's. Her first movie appearance ...
.
In 2001, he left RAI and signed a contract with the newborn private channel La7
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Signal overspill means that parts of Albania, Croatia, Swi ...
. On 24 June 2001, he appeared on the inaugural show of the network, together with Gad Lerner
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Career
In 2000, Lerner served as director of news broadcasts TG1 for Rai 1 but resigned after a selection of pornographic ...
, Eros Ramazzotti
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and Pino Daniele
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Biograp ...
. However, his first talk show
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for La7 was canceled a few days before its planned debut.
''Che tempo che fa'' and the shows with Roberto Saviano
In 2003, Fazio started presenting the talk show
A talk show (or chat show in British English) is a television programming or radio programming genre structured around the act of spontaneous conversation.Bernard M. Timberg, Robert J. Erler'' (2010Television Talk: A History of the TV Talk Show ...
''Che tempo che fa
''Che tempo che fa'' (; ) is an Italian television late-night talk show hosted by Fabio Fazio.''Italy: Be Fluent in Italian Life and Culture'', Andrew Whittaker, page 219; Thorogood Publishing, year 2010, seGoogle books/ref>
It has been broadcas ...
'', in which he interviews entertainers, politicians, artists and scientists. In November 2010, he presented ''Vieni via con me
''Vieni via con me'' ''(Come away with me)'' is a TV programme presented by Fabio Fazio and Roberto Saviano, broadcast by the Italian public TV channel RAI Tre
Rai 3 (formerly Rete 3) is an Italian free-to-air television channel owned and opera ...
'' with Italian writer Roberto Saviano
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. The show was a big success, becoming the most watched show to be broadcast by Rai 3
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in ten years. Despite this, the show was not confirmed for the following year, therefore Fazio and Saviano decided to move the program to La7
La7 is an Italian free-to-air television channel owned by Cairo Communication. Until 2013 it was a pay-per-view channel owned by Telecom Italia Media and operated by Telecom Italia.
Signal overspill means that parts of Albania, Croatia, Swi ...
, renaming it ''Quello che (non) ho''. The show, consisting in three episodes, achieved an average share of 12.67%, with 2.9 million average viewers.
Sanremo Music Festival
In June 2012, RAI
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announced Fabio Fazio as the presenter of the 63rd Sanremo Music Festival
The Sanremo Music Festival, officially the Italian Song Festival () and commonly known as just (), is the most popular Italian song contest and awards ceremony, held annually in the city of Sanremo, Liguria. It is the longest-running annual ...
. Luciana Littizzetto
Luciana Littizzetto (born 29 October 1964) is an Italian comedy actress, shock jock and humor writer.
Littizzetto is known in her home country for her irreverent gags, lampooning government ministers and church prelates alike.
Nicknamed "Luciani ...
was later confirmed as the co-presenter of the show. They presented 2013 and 2014 editions.
Obama interview
On February 7, 2021, Fazio interviewed former President Barack Obama
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on his talk show ''Che tempo che fa
''Che tempo che fa'' (; ) is an Italian television late-night talk show hosted by Fabio Fazio.''Italy: Be Fluent in Italian Life and Culture'', Andrew Whittaker, page 219; Thorogood Publishing, year 2010, seGoogle books/ref>
It has been broadcas ...
''. It was the first time that Obama appeared on an Italian television programme.
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External links
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1964 births
Living people
Italian television presenters
Italian impressionists (entertainers)
People from Savona
University of Genoa alumni