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Paolo Bonolis (; born 14 June 1961) is an
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. He made his debut in 1981 on ''Tre, due, uno, contatto...'', a program for children that aired on Italian national broadcaster
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.


Biography

In 1982, he moved to
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where he hosted ''Bim bum bam'', again a program for children. He anchored ''Bim Bum Bam'' until 1990 and then he hosted some variety shows like '' Urka!'', '' Bulli & pupe'', ''
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'' and '' Belli freschi''. After that, he signed back with
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and hosted a few prime time shows like '' I cervelloni'', '' Beato tra le donne'' and the quiz show ''
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'', on air in the evening in
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. In 1996 he went back to
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, where he successfully hosted '' Tira & molla'' and the prime time shows ''
Ciao Darwin ''Ciao Darwin'' is a variety game show format created and hosted by Paolo Bonolis (Stefano Magnaghi is the co-creator), and produced by the Italian mass media company Mediaset. There are two competing teams of 50 people each, usually made up of ...
'' and ''
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''. Beginning in the same year he also hosted on
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the satirical news program ''
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''. The program was anchored along with Bonolis's longstanding collaborator, the singer and comic actor Luca Laurenti. He returned in
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in 2003, when he presented ''
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'' and, later, ''
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'', the Italian version of ''
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'', one of Rai's most fondly-remembered game shows. After that he presented the ''
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2005'', the most important Italian music festival, having a lot of success. He repeated this experience in 2009 with Ivan Olita. In the second part of the 2000s (decade) he hosted, for
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, programs like ''Il senso della vita'' and some new editions of the successful shows ''Ciao Darwin'' and ''Chi ha incastrato Peter Pan?''. In 2006, he debuted in the movie industry with the film ''
Commediasexi ''Commediasexi'' is a 2006 Italian comedy film. Plot Starring Paolo Bonolis, Sergio Rubini and Stefania Rocca, the film mocks the Italian political class and its hypocrisy. The zealot politician Massimo (Paolo Bonolis), proponent of a law about ...
''.


World records

Paolo Bonolis has pronounced 335 words in one minute. The words are a part of the first chapter of '' The Betrothed'' (in Italian "I Promessi Sposi").


Advertising

From 2000 to 2011, together with Luca Laurenti, he took part in 30 adverts for
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, replacing
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in the
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campaign "Paradise", created in 1995.


Personal life

Bonolis, who has Romanian roots, is a devoted fan of
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. In an interview with the TV Show 'Oggi', his daughter Anna Carollo claimed that Bonolis turned into a 'kid' whenever Inter played, due to his strong passion.


Television

*''Bim Bum Bam'' (1982–1990) *''Doppio slalom'' (1990) *''Urka!'' (1991) *''Sabato notte live'' (1992) *''Bulli e pupe'' (1992) *''Festival internazionale Stelle del circo'' (1992) *''
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'' (1992–1993) *''Belli freschi'' (1993) *''Sei un fenomeno'' (1991) *''Occhio allo specchio'' (1993) *''I cervelloni'' (1994–1996) *''Beato tra le donne'' (1994–1997) *''Miss Italia nel mondo'' (1994–1996) *''Regalo di Natale'' (1994) *''La notte degli angeli'' (1994) *''Luna Park'' (1995–1996) *''36° Premio della Regia Televisiva'' (1996) *''Tira e molla'' (1996–1998) *''
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'' (1997–1998) *''Il gatto e la volpe'' (1997) *''
Ciao Darwin ''Ciao Darwin'' is a variety game show format created and hosted by Paolo Bonolis (Stefano Magnaghi is the co-creator), and produced by the Italian mass media company Mediaset. There are two competing teams of 50 people each, usually made up of ...
'' (1998–2000, 2003, 2007, 2010, 2016, 2019) *''Chi ha incastrato Peter Pan?'' (1999–2000, 2009–2010, 2017) *''
Striscia la notizia ''Striscia la notizia'' () is an Italian satirical television program on the Mediaset-controlled Canale 5. Founded in 1988, it is meant to be a parody of the daily news, which airs right before the program, but ''Striscia'' also satirizes gover ...
'' (2000–2003) *''La notte dei Telegatti'' (2000) *''Italiani'' (2001) *''
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'' (2003–2004) *''
Affari tuoi ''Affari tuoi'' (; en, "Your Business") is an Italian game show based upon the internationally popular game show ''Deal or No Deal''. It aired on Rai 1 from 13 October 2003 to 17 March 2017 in the access prime time range. From 26 December 2020, ...
'' (2003–2005) *''55°edizione del
Festival di Sanremo 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 ...
'' (2005) *''Serie A'' (2005) *''Il senso della vita'' (2005–2006, 2007–2008, 2011) *''Fattore C'' (2006) *'' 59th Sanremo Music Festival'' (2009) *''
Avanti un altro! ''Avanti un altro!'' is an Italian game show hosted by Paolo Bonolis and Luca Laurenti. It premiered on 5 September 2011, hosted by Paolo Bonolis and . The international distribution name for the show is "Next One!" and it is owned and distribute ...
'' (Since 2011) *''Music'' (2017)


References


External links

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Paolo Bonolis: "Sono il farfallone della tv" ''Interview''
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bonolis, Paolo Living people 1961 births Italian television presenters Italian people of Romanian descent