Nunzio Filogamo (; 20 September 1902 – 24 January 2002) was an Italian television and radio presenter, actor and singer.
Life and career
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.
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.
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.
Filogamo's fame is mainly linked to the Sanremo Music Festival, of which he hosted five editions including the first ever in 1951.Aldo Grasso, Massimo Scaglioni, Enciclopedia della Televisione, Garzanti, Milano, 1996 – 2003. . 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.
After hosting several television and radio programs, he retired in the 1970s. 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".
He died, about a month before turning 100, in a retirement home in Rodello d'Alba, in the Province of Cuneo.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes1933 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 Uncredited1948 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
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