Paola Perego (, born 17 April 1966) is an Italian television host and actress.
Biography
Perego was born in
Monza
Monza (, ; lmo, label=Lombard language, Lombard, Monça, locally ; lat, Modoetia) is a city and ''comune'' on the River Lambro, a tributary of the Po River, Po in the Lombardy region of Italy, about north-northeast of Milan. It is the capit ...
. She spent her first twenty years in
Brugherio
Brugherio (; in lmo, Brughee ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Monza and Brianza in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan.
It was established December 9, 1866 unifying the suppressed municipalities of Ba ...
where her grandparents lived. She made her debut in 1982 as a model after visiting a friend in Milan. In 1983 she started working in TV in the local station
Antenna 3 Lombardia
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with comedians
Ric e Gian
Riccardo Miniggio (Turin, 31 December 1935) and Gian Fabio Bosco (Florence, 30 July 1936 - Lavagna, 14 February 2010) were an Italian comedy duo who worked on stage, films and television as Ric e Gian.
Life and career
Miniggio started his caree ...
and
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 Worke ...
in ''Ric e Gian graffiti''. She was noticed by the
Fininvest
Finanziaria d'investimento Fininvest S.p.A., known as Fininvest S.p.A., is an Italian holding company controlled by the Berlusconi family and managed by Silvio Berlusconi's eldest daughter Marina Berlusconi.
Structure
The Fininvest group is co ...
television network and signed a contract with it in 1984.
She started working on
Italia 1
Italia 1 (Italian pronunciation ) is an Italian free-to-air television channel on the Mediaset network, owned by MFE - MediaForEurope. It is oriented at both young and adult people.
Italia 1 was launched on 3 January 1982 and, originally, was o ...
with
Marco Columbro
Marco Columbro (born 28 June 1950) is an Italian actor and television host.
Biography
Marco Columbro was born in Viareggio, Tuscany. He had a Roman Catholic background but later became a "spiritual reasercher" with no religious affilation, alt ...
in the primetime show ''Autostop'', and during the 1980s worked in several entertainment and sports shows including ''Record'', ''Superecord'', ''American Ball'', ''Cadillac'', ''Grand Prix'', ''Azzurro'' and ''Calciomania''.
In 1991 she moved to
Telemontecarlo
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Signal overspill means that parts of Albania, Croatia, Switz ...
where she presented ''Settimo squillo'' with
Remo Girone
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, and the primetime medicine show ''Quando c'è la salute'', with
Tiberio Timperi during the 1991/1992 season. The next year she signed a contract with
RAI
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and, from 1992 to 1996, hosted the daily shows ''Mattina due'', ''In famiglia'', ''Pomeriggio in famiglia'' and ''Mattina in famiglia'', initially with
Alessandro Cecchi Paone
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Life and career
Born in Rome, Cecchi Paone started his television career while still a teenager, hos ...
and then
Massimo Giletti
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Biography
He was born in a wealthy family from Piedmont. His father Emilio Giletti was a racing driver and a industrialist, owner of a textile factory in th ...
.
She returned to
Fininvest
Finanziaria d'investimento Fininvest S.p.A., known as Fininvest S.p.A., is an Italian holding company controlled by the Berlusconi family and managed by Silvio Berlusconi's eldest daughter Marina Berlusconi.
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The Fininvest group is co ...
, which had become
Mediaset
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, in 1996, and after hosting the short show ''Aspettando Beautiful'' replaced
Rita Dalla Chiesa in the historical transmission ''Forum'', aired by
Retequattro
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Programs
TV Programmes (currently)
Rete 4's strengt ...
. She presented ''Forum'' for six years, until 2003. In 2002 she hosted a primetime show on
Retequattro
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Programs
TV Programmes (currently)
Rete 4's strengt ...
, named ''I sette vizi capitali''.
In 2003 she returned to
RAI
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and remained until 2005. In that year she replaced
Alda D'Eusanio in
Rai 2
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's ''Al posto tuo'' show, In February 2004 she presented the Italian version of ''
The Mole'', named ''La talpa'', replacing
Amanda Lear
Amanda Lear (; born 1939) is a French singer, songwriter, painter, television presenter, actress, and former model.
She began her professional career as a fashion model in the mid-1960s, and went on to model for Paco Rabanne, Ossie Clark, and ...
who left after the first episode.
After conducting ''
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'' and ''Sanremo estate'' with
Toto Cutugno
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, she returned to
Mediaset
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in September 2005 hosting the second season of ''La talpa'' on
Italia 1
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Italia 1 was launched on 3 January 1982 and, originally, was o ...
. In January 2006 she replaced the journalists Benedetta Corbi and Giuseppe Brindisi in the
afternoon
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infotainment
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show ''
Verissimo'', aired by
Canale 5
Canale 5 () is an Italian free-to-air television channel of Mediaset, owned by MFE - MediaForEurope. It was the first private television network to have a national coverage in Italy in 1980.
On 4 December 2012, Mediaset launched Canale 5 HD, a s ...
; the decision, taken by
Mediaset
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leaders, was criticized by the transmission's journalist staff.
In September 2006 she stopped hosting ''
Verissimo'' and replaced
Maurizio Costanzo
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Costanzo began his career as a journalist, first as a contributing writer to ''Paese Sera'' and then as managing editor ...
in the Sunday show ''Buona domenica'', giving rise to several criticisms of the quality of the content of the transmission. In June 2008 she also hosted the pilot ''Il momento della verità'', the Italian version of ''
Nada más que la verdad'', aired by
Italia 1
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Italia 1 was launched on 3 January 1982 and, originally, was o ...
. In the 2008/2009 season ''Buona domenica'' was cancelled and she hosted a new Sunday show, ''Questa domenica''. In autumn 2008 she also hosted the third of series ''La talpa'', on
Italia 1
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Italia 1 was launched on 3 January 1982 and, originally, was o ...
, and from march to April 2009 Perego presented the fourth edition of the Italian version of ''
The Farm'', named ''La fattoria'', on
Canale 5
Canale 5 () is an Italian free-to-air television channel of Mediaset, owned by MFE - MediaForEurope. It was the first private television network to have a national coverage in Italy in 1980.
On 4 December 2012, Mediaset launched Canale 5 HD, a s ...
.
After a period of absence from the screen, she returned to TV in March 2010 replacing
Barbara d'Urso
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D'Urso was born in Naples, Campania. Her father was from Laurenzana (died in 1996), and her mother, who ...
in the primetime show ''Lo show dei record'', aired by
Canale 5
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On 4 December 2012, Mediaset launched Canale 5 HD, a s ...
. In May and June of the same year she hosted the
Italia 1
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Italia 1 was launched on 3 January 1982 and, originally, was o ...
primetime show ''Wind Music Awards'', recorded at the
Verona Arena
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It is one of the best p ...
.
She came back to
RAI
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in September 2010 hosting the afternoon show ''Se... a casa di Paola'', aired from Monday to Friday by
Rai 1
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:
the program finished in June 2011. From 13 January to 2 March 2012 she hosted the prime time show ''Attenti a quei due - la sfida'', aired on Friday by
Rai 1
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. From November 2012 she hosted the prime time show ''Superbrain'', aired on Saturday by
Rai 1
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.
Television
*''Ric e Gian graffiti'' (Antenna 3 Lombardia, 1983)
*''Autostop'' (Italia 1, 1984)
*''Zodiaco'' (1985)
*''Azzurro'' (Italia 1, 1986)
*''Tuttinfamiglia'' (Canale 5, 1988)
*''Calciomania'' (Italia 1, 1990)
*''Settimo squillo'' (Telemontecarlo, 1991)
*''Quando c'è salute'' (Telemontecarlo, 1991–92)
*''Mattina due/In famiglia'' (Rai 2, 1992–96)
*''
Zecchino d'Oro
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The first two contests were held in Milan. In 1961, the contest was taken up by th ...
'' (Rai 1, 1996)
*''Aspettando beautiful'' (Canale 5, 1996)
*''Forum'' (Rete 4, 1997–2003)
*''Forum di sera'' (Rete 4, 1997)
*''Canzoni sotto l'albero'' (Canale 5, 1997)
*''Salto nel buio'' (Rete 4, 2001, 2004)
*''I sette vizi'' (Rete 4, 2002)
*''
Festival di Castrocaro'' (Rai 1, 2003–04)
*''Al posto tuo'' (Rai 2, 2003–05)
*''Sanremo estate'' (Rai 1, 2004)
*''
La talpa
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La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment Music
* La (musical note), or A, the sixth note
* "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figure ...
'' (Rai 2, Italia1, 2004–2005, 2008)
*''
Verissimo'' (Canale 5, 2006)
*''
Buona Domenica
''Buona domenica'' is a music album by the Italian singer-songwriter Antonello Venditti, released in 1979.
Track list
*All songs written by Antonello Venditti.
#"Buona domenica" (5:39)
#"Stai con me" (4:37)
#"Robin" (4:38)
#"Scusa, devo andare v ...
'' (Canale 5, 2006–08)
*''Il momento della verità'' (Italia 1, 2008)
*''
Questa domenica'' (Canale 5, 2008–09)
*''Questo capodanno'' (Canale 5, 2008)
*''
La fattoria'' (Canale 5, 2009)
*''
Lo show dei record'' (Canale 5, 2010)
*''Wind Music Awards'' (Italia 1, 2010)
*''Se... a casa di Paola'' (Rai 1, 2010–11)
*''Attenti a quei due - la sfida'' (Rai 1, 2012)
*''Superbrain'' (Rai 1, 2012)
*''
Domenica in
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'' (Rai 1, since 2014)
Filmography
References
External links
Official Site*
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Italian television presenters
Italian women television presenters
Italian television actresses
Italian film actresses
Italian stage actresses
People from Monza
People from Brugherio
1966 births
Living people
People from Brianza