Happy birthday to Pippo Baudo, tv icon

Happy birthday to Pippo Baudo who turns 86 today, 7 June. Born in 1936 in Militello in the province of Catania, with his long career, studded with successes and audiences, he is undoubtedly a TV master. Graduated in law (although he has never carried out any legal activity), he participates in television programs at a very young age (his first appearance in 1959 in the variety ‘La conchiglia d’Oro’, hosted by Enzo Tortora). And since the early 1960s he has dedicated himself to conducting television broadcasts. In 1968 the first Sanremo Festival. And then you play with prizes (‘A stroke of luck’ next to Paola Tedesco, ‘Who?’ Paired with Elisabetta Virgili, ‘According to you’, quiz combined with the Italian Lottery, ‘discovers’ Fioretta Mari, Tullio Solenghi, Beppe Grillo) , variety (‘Luna Park’ with a then unknown Heather Parisi, ‘Domenica in’, ‘Fantastico’, where Lorella Cuccarini, Alessandra Martines, Manlio Dovì, Tosca D’aquino, among others). there was only television for Pippo Baudo during his long career. Songwriter (‘Donna Rosa’ brought to success by Nino Ferrer), president and artistic director of the Teatro Stabile di Catania, father of two children, who have already made him great-grandfather, Alessandro and Tiziana, ‘Super Pippo’ has always politely declined the invitations from the center-left to get involved in politics, while openly declaring its ‘centrist’ vocation.