| Nunzio Filogamo | |
| Birth Date: | 20 February 1902 |
| Birth Place: | Palermo, Kingdom of Italy |
| Death Place: | Rodello d'Alba, Italy |
| Occupation: | television and radio presenter |
Nunzio Filogamo (pronounced as /it/; 20 September 1902 – 24 January 2002) was an Italian television and radio presenter, actor and singer.
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.[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]
| 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 |