Nunzio Filogamo

Nunzio Filogamo
Filogamo in 1942
Born	(1902-02-20)20 February 1902 Palermo, Kingdom of Italy
Died	24 January 2002(2002-01-24) (aged 99) Rodello d'Alba, Italy
Occupation(s)	television and radio presenter

Nunzio Filogamo (Italian pronunciation: [ˈnuntsjo fiˈlɔːɡamo]; 20 September 1902 – 24 January 2002) was an Italian television and radio presenter, actor and singer.

Life and career

Filogamo portraying the character of Aramis, 1934

Filogamo between Marisa Allasio (left) and Fiorella Mari (right) at the Sanremo Music Festival 1957

Born in Palermo, Filogamo moved to Turin at a young age, then he studied law at the Sorbonne University and at the Turin University, where he graduated.[1][2]

After working for two years as a lawyer, he started a career as a stage actor, entering the companies of Dina Galli and Irma and Emma Gramatica. In 1934 he debuted as a radio actor in the variety show I quattro moschettieri, which lasted four years and gave him a large popularity.[1][2]

After the outbreak of war, Filogamo was hired to host several variety events for soldiers and wounded people; later, he continued to work as a presenter of the shows reserved for the Allied forces which were held at the Teatro dell'Opera in Rome.[2]

Filogamo's fame is mainly linked to the Sanremo Music Festival, of which he hosted five editions including the first ever in 1951.[1][2][3][4] During the second edition of the Festival he coined the famous slogan "Dear friends, near and far, good evening. Good evening wherever you are", which soon became his trademark.[1][2][3][4]

After hosting several television and radio programs, he retired in the 1970s.[1][2] During his career Filogamo was also an occasional film actor and a singer; among his best-known songs, "Tutto va bene madama la marchesa" and "Povero cagnolino pechinese".[1][2]

He died, at 99, in a retirement home in Rodello d'Alba, Province of Cuneo.[1][2]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1933	Non c'è bisogno di denaro
1935	Il serpente a sonagli	Il maestro di balla
1937	The Countess of Parma	Conte di Sebasta
1940	Ecco la radio!
1940	Una famiglia impossibile
1943	C'è sempre un ma!
1943	La vita torna	Cortese, Il regista
1947	Les beaux jours du roi Murat		Uncredited
1948	How I Lost the War	Il venditore di cappelli
1949	Adam and Eve	Il naufrago francese
1949	Il vedovo allegro
1949	How I Discovered America	Il prete
1951	Miracolo a Viggiù
1951	The Two Sergeants
1951	Il microfono è vostro
1963	Urlo contro melodia nel Cantagiro '63
1964	La guerra dei topless

References

1. Roberto Rombi (25 January 2002). "Addio Nunzio Filogamo amico vicino e lontano". La Repubblica. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
2. Redazione (25 January 2002). "E' morto Nunzio Filogamo voce della Rai d'altri tempi". La Repubblica. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
3. Aldo Grasso, Massimo Scaglioni, Enciclopedia della Televisione, Garzanti, Milano, 1996 – 2003. ISBN 881150466X.
4. Eddy Anselmi (2009). Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics, 2009. ISBN 978-8863462296.

External links

• Nunzio Filogamo at IMDb