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Mike Bongiorno

Actor / Television Presenter / Journalist / Radio Personality / Lyricist / Partisan (military) | * 05/26/1924 († 85, 09/08/2009) | New York, New York (United States of America (USA))
Michael Nicholas Salvatore Bongiorno (Italian pronunciation: [bɔnˈdʒorno, - bonˈ-]; May 26, 1924 – September 8, 2009) was an Italian-American television presenter. After a few experiences in the US, he started working on RAI in the 1950s and was considered to be the most popular host in Italy. He was also known by the nickname il Re del Quiz ("The Quiz King"), and the peculiarity of starting all his shows with his trademark greeting: Allegria! ("Cheers!", "Joy!"). ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | Talk-Shows

Awards & Nominations for Mike Bongiorno

Grand Officer of The Order of Merit of The Italian Republic Commander of The Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus
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Movies with Mike Bongiorno as Actor(11)

as himself2004 How We Got the Italian Movie Business Into Trouble: The True Story of Franco and Ciccio
2000 Venti
as Se stesso1991 The Three Musketeers
as himself1982 Forbidden Dreams
as himself1974 We All Loved Each Other So Much
as Mike Goodmorning1972 Life Is Tough, Eh Providence?
as Mike Goodmorning (uncredited)1972 Life Is Tough, Eh Providence?
as himself1961 The Last Judgment
as himself1956 Totò Double or Nothing?
as Ruggero Grimaldi1956 Il prezzo della gloria
as Sandro1955 Girls of Today

TV Shows/Series with Mike Bongiorno as Actor(6)

as Ambo2009 Rescue: Special Ops
as Capitano Terrestri1998 Ciao Darwin
1990 Paperissima Sprint
as Conduttore1990 Paperissima Sprint
1970 Rischiatutto
as Self - Host1951 Sanremo Music Festival

Born: Monday, 05/26 1924 (May) in New York, New York (United States of America (USA))
Died: Tuesday, 09/08 2009 (September) in Monaco (aged: 85)
Zodiac sign: Gemini (Chinese zodiac sign: Rat)
Languages: English (EN, native language), Italian (IT), American English
Other names for Mike Bongiorno (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Michael Nicholas Salvatore Bongiorno"
"Michael N. S. Bongiorno"
"Michael Bongiorno"
"Michael Nicholas Salvatore Bongiorno Carello"
"il Re del Quiz" (Nickname)
Mike Bongiorno frequently works together with these people:
Paola Perego (5x, Cast)
Massimo Boldi (4x, Actor)
Ettore Scola (4x, Crew)
Elio Costanzi (4x, Crew)
Alba Parietti (4x, Actress)
Daniele Ciprì (4x, Crew)
Lorella Cuccarini (4x, Actress)
Vittorio De Sica (3x, Actor)
Carla Mancini (3x, Actress)
Agenore Incrocci (3x, Crew)
Mario Abussi (3x, Crew)
Franco Maresco (3x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:623904, Added: 10/21/2018, Last updated: 03/30/2024