Rosario Fiorello

Rosario Tindaro Fiorello (born 16 May 1960), known just as Fiorello, is an Italian comedian, singer, radio and television presenter.

Rosario Fiorello
Fiorello at a stage of his theatre tour in Florence in 2011
Born
Rosario Tindaro Fiorello

(1960-05-16) 16 May 1960 (age 63)
Catania, Italy
Occupations
  • Showman
  • comedian
  • television personality
  • singer
  • radio personality
  • television host
  • actor
  • musician
  • producer
SpouseSusanna Biondo
Websitehttp://www.rosariofiorello.it

Careeredit

Fiorello was born in Catania, Sicily, and raised in Augusta, Sicily. He began his career working in tourist villages, first as a barman, and then as an entertainer. Near the end of the 1980s, Fiorello was brought to Milan by Bernardo Cherubini, whom he had met in Valtur Villages. Bernardo, brother of Jovanotti, who introduced him to Claudio Cecchetto,[1] who directed Radio Deejay and where he met Antonio Germinario, a talent-scout, that become his manager for many years. Soon afterwards, Fiorello began hosting the show "Viva Radio Deejay" with Marco Baldini.

Having become popular through the TV show Karaoke,[2] Fiorello went on to host various TV shows. Soon after, he endured a period of drug problems that kept him away from the world of TV. However, he returned to show business and television in the 1990s, displaying great abilities as a showman, first in the Mediaset networks, then with RAI in 2001, 2002, and 2004 with Stasera Pago Io.

Since 2002, Fiorello[3] has hosted the radio broadcast Viva Radio 2[4] together with Marco Baldini and the musician Enrico Cremonesi, during which Fiorello shows off his skills as a singer, mimic and entertainer. The authors of the program were Rosario Fiorello with Marco Baldini, Francesco Bozzi, Alberto De Risio, Riccardo Cassini and Federico Taddia. In the summer of 2003, was published the 1st of a long series of CD's that collected the best of his radio show. The CD's included the imitation of: Mike Bongiorno and the Forgetful of Cologno (Berlusconi), Andrea Camilleri, Antonio Cassano, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, Gianni Minà, Franco Califano, Carla Bruni, Oliviero Toscani, Marina Flaibani from Onda Verde, Nanni Moretti, Vittorio Cecchi Gori, Ignazio La Russa, the prince Albert of Monaco, Monica Bellucci and her husband Vincent Cassel and many more.In 2007 Fiorello and Baldini realized the single Chi Siamo Noi,[5] that included many gags of their radio show Viva Radio 2, the song was written by Rosario Fiorello, Corrado Rizza, Domenico Scuteri and Luca Leonori and it was in the Italian pop chart.

Fiorello's skills as a vocalist have brought him to the cinema as well. He has participated in such varied roles as: a dubber in cartoons (most recently Garfield), to an appearance in the film The Talented Mr. Ripley,[6] in the role of Fausto, a young Italian friend of the main characters.

His younger brother Giuseppe Fiorello is an actor.

In 2008 came out the compilation "Pronto c'e’ Mike"[7] with his gags on the phone with Mike Bongiorno during the radio show "Viva Radio 2", with a book written by Aldo Grasso. On 14 November 2011 Fiorello[8] back on television with a new program entitled "Il più grande spettacolo dopo il weekend" (inspired by the song "Il più grande spettacolo dopo il Big Bang" of his friend Lorenzo Jovanotti). The first episode showed excellent results, with 10 million viewers and almost 40% share. The data, already outstanding, to further improve in the second episode (with over 12 million viewers and a share of almost 43% [10]) and third (almost 12 million viewers and over 43% share).

Impressions and charactersedit

Fiorello's most famous imitations include Mike Bongiorno, and that of Silvio Berlusconi as a character called Smemorato di Cologno who, in the parody, loses his memory every time something related to communism is mentioned. Smemorato di Cologno is a pun on the main character of the Italian comedy Lo smemorato di Collegno, Cologno being instead the headquarters of Berlusconi's well-known media company. Other famous impressions and characters include:

During 16 May 2006 episode, on Fiorello's birthday, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi called to wish him a happy birthday and to congratulate him for his impression, especially for the fact that Ciampi doesn't always pronounce clearly the last syllable of some words.

During November 2006 the newspaper Avvenire (linked with CEI) criticized Fiorello for his impression of Padre Georg. Most of the journalists admitted that they had never listened to the radio program directly.

Discographyedit

Singlesedit

  • La canzone del sole (1991)
  • Azzurro (1991)
  • Una carezza in un pugno (1992)
  • Si o No (Please don't go) (1993)
  • Spiagge (1993)
  • Puoi (1993)
  • Mare Nostrum (1993)
  • Finalmente tu (1995)
  • Ridi (1995)
  • Dimmi dimmi perché (1998)
  • Vivere a colori (1998)
  • Città vuota (2004)
  • L'appuntamento (2005)

Albumedit

  • Veramente falso (1991)
  • Nuovamente falso (1992)
  • Spiagge e lune (1993)
  • Karaoke Compilation (1993)
  • Finalmente tu (1995)
  • Saro Fiorello (1996)
  • Dai miei amici cantautori (1997)
  • Batticuore (1998)
  • I miei amici cantautori (2000)
  • Fiorello the Greatest (2002)
  • A modo mio (2004)

Duetsedit

  • With Caterina: Il cielo – Favola semplice, (1994)
  • With 360 Gradi: E poi... non ti ho vista più 2003
  • With Marco Baldini: Chi siamo noi (dall'album Chi siamo noi – Gli inediti di Viva Radio 2) 2007
  • With Giorgia: Più (dall'album Spirito libero - Viaggi di voce 1992-2008) 2008
  • With Claudio Baglioni: Porta Portese (dall'album QPGA) 2009
  • With Max Pezzali: Sei un mito (dall'album Max 20) 2013
  • With Mina: Baby, It's Cold Outside (dall'album Christmas Song Book 2013
  • With Matteo Brancaleoni and Fabrizio Bosso: "L'italiano" (from the album Made in Italy) 2015
  • With Daniele Lazzarin|Danti: Fatti mandare dalla mamma 2017

Compilationedit

  • Uno è famoso, l'altro no: il meglio di Viva Radio2 CD + LIBRO (2002)
  • Viva Radio 2 (il meglio del 2003) (2003)
  • Viva Radio 2 (il meglio del 2005) (2005)
  • Viva Radio Deejay - Il meglio di... (2006)
  • Viva Radio 2 (il meglio del 2006) (2006)
  • Fiorello e Baldini visti da dietro (2006) – DVD
  • Viva Radio 2 (il meglio del 2007) (2007)
  • Chi Siamo Noi (Gli inediti di Viva Radio 2) (2007)
  • Pronto c'è Mike: Telefonate al "vero" Mike Bongiorno con libro di Aldo Grasso (2008)
  • Viva Radio 2 (il meglio del 2008) (2008)

Filmographyedit

Filmsedit

YearTitleRoleNotes
1997AnastasiaDimitri (voice)Italian voice-over role
1998Cartoni animatiSalvatore
1999The Talented Mr. RipleyFausto
2002Johan Padan a la descoverta de le AmericheJohan Padan (voice)Italian voice-over role
2004Garfield: The MovieGarfield (voice)Italian voice-over role
Natale a casa DeejayWagon's man
2005March of the PenguinsNarrator (voice)Italian voice-over role
2006Garfield: A Tail of Two KittiesGarfield/Prince (voice)Italian voice-over role
2007Manual of Love 2NurseCameo appearance
2010PassioneHimselfDocumentary film
2011DomaniNoneShort film; producer
2014Strani ritmiHimselfDocumentary film
2017Chi m'ha vistoNoneProducer

Televisionedit

YearTitleRoleNotes
1989–1990Deejay BeachHimself/co-hostMusical program
Deejay TelevisionHimself/co-hostMusical program
1992–1994KaraokeHimself/hostMusical program (seasons 1–2)
1993, 1998–2000FestivalbarHimself/hostAnnual music festival
1995Don't Forget Your ToothbrushHimself/hostGame show (season 1)
1996La febbre del venedì seraHimself/hostVariety/musical show
Un disco per l'estate 1996Himself/hostAnnual music festival
1996–1997Buona DomenicaHimself/co-hostVariety show (season 9)
1998Dio vede e provvedeRosarioEpisode: "Sogni proibiti"
1998–1999SuperbollHimself/hostGame show
2001–2004Stasera pago ioHimself/hostVariety show
2008Romanzo criminale - La serieFranco CalifanoEpisode: "Episodio 7"
2011Il più grande spettacolo dopo il Week EndHimself/hostVariety show
2011–2017Edicola fioreHimself/hostComedy show
2020–2021Sanremo Music Festival 2020 and Sanremo Music Festival 2021Himself/co-hostAnnual music festival
2022–2023Sanremo Music Festival 2022 and Sanremo Music Festival 2023Himself/guestAnnual music festival
2022–presentViva Rai 2!Himself/hostVariety show
2023A casa tutti bene: La serieHimselfEpisode: "Episodio 6"
2024Sanremo Music Festival 2024Himself/co-hostAnnual music festival

See alsoedit

Referencesedit

  1. ^ Saporiti, Marco (2011). The History of Canale 5 (Book – pag 122). ISBN 9788896782132. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  2. ^ Hosokawa, Shuhei; Mitsui, Toru (20 June 2005). The TV show " Karaoke" by Rosario Fiorello. ISBN 9781134713400. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Close Encounter with Rosario Fiorello". Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Italian Comic Takes Summer Break, and Radio Fans Mourn". Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  5. ^ "The single Chi Siamo Noi". Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Rosario Fiorello and Matt Damon in the movie "The Talented Mr. Ripley"". Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  7. ^ Grasso, Aldo; Fiorello, Rosario (2008). The Compilation and book "Pronto c'e' Mike". ISBN 9788804574033. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  8. ^ "Comedian, singer closes popular Edicola Fiore show". Retrieved 3 April 2018.

External linksedit

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