Gianni Ippoliti (born 22 February 1950) is an Italian television presenter, television writer, actor and writer.
Life and career
Born in
Rome
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, a former football referee and a graduate in sociology,
[Giorgio Dell’Arti, Massimo Parrini. "Ippoliti, Gianni" ''Catalogo dei viventi''. Marsilio, 2009. .] in 1979 Ippoliti was part of the short-lived
disco
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duo Craabs.
After some minor roles in
RAI variety shows, in the mid-1980s Ippoliti started his career as a television writer and presenter with the show ''Provini'', first broadcast on a Roman local station and later on
Italia 1.
[Aldo Grasso, Massimo Scaglioni. "Ippoliti, Gianni". ''Enciclopedia della Televisione''. Garzanti, 1996 – 2003. p. 349. .] He had his breakout in 1988 with ''Dibattito!'', a parody of talk shows, which was both a critical and ratings success, and which generated several spin-offs.
In 1993, Ippoliti made his acting debut in the stage play ''Non e' mai troppo tardi''. Since 2011, he hosts a segment of the RAI morning show ''
Unomattina in famiglia'', presenting a press review that parodies gossip magazines.
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1950 births
Living people
People from Rome
Italian television presenters
Italian television writers
Italian stage actors
Italian film actors