{{Short description|Italian television host}} {{Multiple issues| {{BLP sources|date=March 2016}} {{Expand Italian|topic=bio|Paolo Bonolis|date=May 2023}} }} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox person | name = Paolo Bonolis | image = Paolo Bonolis 1.jpg | caption = Bonolis in 2010 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1961|06|14}} | birth_place = Rome, Italy | death_date = | death_place = | other_names = | known_for = | height = {{convert|1.79|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | occupation = {{hlist|Television presenter|television writer|producer}} | years_active = 1980–present | spouse = {{plainlist| *{{marriage|Diane Zoeller|1983|1988|end=div}} *{{marriage|Sonia Bruganelli|2002|2023|end=sep}}}} | partner = | parents = | website = | children = Stefano Bonolis<br>Martina Bonolis<br>Silvia Bonolis<br>Davide Bonolis<br>Adele Bonolis }}
'''Paolo Bonolis''' ({{IPA|it|ˈpaːolo boˈnɔːlis|lang}}; born 14 June 1961) is an Italian television presenter, television writer and producer. He made his debut in 1981 on ''3, 2, 1... contatto!'', a programme for children that aired on Italian national broadcaster Rai.
==Biography== In 1982, he moved to Italia 1 where he hosted ''Bim bum bam'', still a programme for children. He anchored ''Bim Bum Bam'' until 1990 and then he hosted some variety shows such as ''Urka!'', ''Bulli & pupe'', ''Non è la Rai'' and ''Belli freschi''. After that, he signed back with Rai and hosted a few prime-time shows such as ''I cervelloni'', ''Beato tra le donne'' and the quiz show ''Luna park'', on air in the evening in Rai.
In 1996 he went back to Mediaset, where he successfully hosted ''Tira & molla'' and the prime time shows ''Ciao Darwin'' and ''Chi ha incastrato Peter Pan?''. Beginning in the same year he also hosted on Canale 5 the satirical news programme ''Striscia la notizia''. The programme was anchored along with Bonolis's longstanding collaborator, the singer and comic actor Luca Laurenti.
He returned to Rai in 2003, when he presented ''Domenica in'' and, later, ''Affari tuoi'', the Italian version of ''Deal or No Deal'', one of Rai's most fondly-remembered game shows. After that, he presented the Sanremo Music Festival 2005, the most important Italian music festival, with great success. He repeated this experience in 2009 with Ivan Olita.
In the second part of the 2000s (decade), he hosted, for Canale 5, programmes such as ''Il senso della vita'' and some new editions of the successful shows ''Ciao Darwin'' and ''Chi ha incastrato Peter Pan?''.
In 2006, he debuted in the movie industry with the film ''Commediasexi''.
As of 2023, Paolo Bonolis' net worth is estimated to be around $30 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://emergesocial.net/it_it-paolo-bonolis-patrimonio-quanto-e-ricco-il-conduttore-televisivo-italiano/|title=Paolo Bonolis patrimonio: quanto è ricco il conduttore televisivo italiano?|language=it|website=emergesocial.net|date=2023-04-16}}</ref> Most of his wealth comes from his work in television and other entertainment businesses.
==World records== Paolo Bonolis has pronounced 335 words in one minute. The words are a part of the first chapter of ''The Betrothed'' (Italian: {{lang|it|I Promessi Sposi}}).<ref>{{Cite news |date=2010-04-12 |title=Paolo Bonolis entra nel Guinness è il più veloce oratore del mondo - Spettacoli e Cultura - L'Unione Sarda.it |language=it |work=L'Unione Sarda.it |url=https://www.unionesarda.it/spettacoli/paolo-bonolis-entra-nel-guinesse-il-piu-veloce-oratore-del-mondo-t4ujtpfv |access-date=2017-09-14}}</ref>
==Advertising== From 2000 to 2011, together with {{ill|Luca Laurenti|it}}, he took part in 30 adverts for Lavazza coffee,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://italychronicles.com/italys-top-tv-earners/|title=Italy's Top TV Earners - Italy Chronicles|date=2009-02-17|work=Italy Chronicles|access-date=2017-09-14|language=en-US}}</ref> replacing Tullio Solenghi in the advertising campaign "Paradise", created in 1995.
==Personal life== Bonolis, who has Romanian roots,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.ilgiornale.it/news/paolo-bonolis-sono-farfallone-tv.html|title=Paolo Bonolis: "Sono il farfallone della tv"|author=Perna, Giancarlo|date=28 October 2009|work=Il Giornale|access-date=16 March 2014|language=it}}</ref> is a devoted fan of Inter Milan. In an interview with the TV Show 'Oggi', his daughter Anna Carollo claimed that Bonolis turned into a 'kid' whenever Inter played, due to his strong passion.<ref>{{cite web|title=Paolo Bonolis, Inter fan.|url=https://www.interdipendenza.net/paolo-bonolis-anche-guarda-linter-cambia-personalita/|website=www.interdipendenza.net|access-date=13 January 2018|archive-date=14 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180114020513/https://www.interdipendenza.net/paolo-bonolis-anche-guarda-linter-cambia-personalita/|url-status=dead}}</ref>{{Better source needed|date=March 2022}} Bonolis took part in Inter's official party celebrating the club's fifteenth scudetto and as the speaker for the Inter-Siena match on 17 May 2009, a game in which the ''Nerazzurri'' lifted their seventeenth Serie A trophy (Italian: {{lang|it|scudetto}}).
==Filmography== ===Film=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" !scope="col"|Year !scope="col"|Title !scope="col"|Role(s) !scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |- |1996 |''Classe mista 3ª A'' |Tony Costa | |- |1999 |''Stuart Little'' |Snowbell |Italian voice-over role |- |2006 |''Commediasexi'' |Massimo Bonfili | |- |2007 |''Earth'' |Narrator |Italian version |- |2021 |''Tom & Jerry'' |Real Estate Rat |rowspan="2"|Italian voice-over role |- |2025 |''Smurfs'' |Papa Smurf |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" !scope="col"|Year !scope="col"|Title !scope="col"|Role(s) !scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |- |1980–1981 |''3, 2, 1… contatto!'' |rowspan="3"|Himself (host) |Variety show (season 2) |- |1982–1990 |''Bim Bum Bam'' |Children's and teens variety show (season 1–9) |- |1985 |''I cartonissimi'' |Children's comedy show (season 1) |- |1989–1990 |''Sabato al circo'' |Himself (performer) |Variety show (season 1) |- |rowspan="2"|1990 |''Speciale Bim Bum Bam'' |rowspan="13"|Himself (host) |Special |- |''Doppio slalom'' |Game show (season 6) |- |rowspan="3"|1991 |''Urka!'' |Game show |- |''Sei un fenomeno'' |Variety show |- |''Evviva l'allegria'' |Variety show (season 2) |- |1992 |''Bulli e pupe'' |Variety show |- |1992–1993 |''Non è la Rai'' |Variety show (season 2) |- |1992–1994 |''Occhio allo specchio!'' |Sketch comedy show |- |1993 |''Belli freschi'' |Variety show |- |1994 |''Sabato notte Live'' |Italian version of ''Saturday Night Live'' |- |1994–1996 |''I cervelloni'' |Variety show (season 1–3) |- |1994–1996 |''Miss Italia nel Mondo'' |Annual beauty contest |- |1994–1997 |''Beato tra le donne'' |Variety show (season 1–4) |- |rowspan="2"|1995–1996 |''Luna Park'' |Himself (host; only on Fridays) |Game show (season 2) |- |''Fantastica italiana'' |rowspan="4"|Himself (host) |Talent show (season 1) |- |1996 |''Castrocaro Music Festival 1996'' |Annual music festival |- |1996–1998 |''Tira & Molla'' |Game show (season 1–2) |- |rowspan="2"|1997 |''Il gatto e la volpe'' |Variety show |- |''The Simpsons'' |Lionel Hutz (voice) |Italian voice; episode: "Realty Bites" |- |1997–1999 |''Un disco per l'estate'' |rowspan="3"|Himself (host) |Annual music festival |- |1998–present |''Ciao Darwin'' |Variety competition program; also co-creator |- |1999–2017 |''Chi ha incastrato Peter Pan?'' |Children's variety show |- |rowspan="3"|2000 |''Miss Italia 2000'' |Himself (head of jury) |Annual beauty contest |- |''2000's Telegattos'' |Himself (host) |Awards ceremony |- |''Ricomincio da 20'' |Himself (co-host) |Special |- |2000–2003 |''Striscia la notizia'' |rowspan="4"|Himself (host) |Satirical program (season 12–15) |- |2001 |''Italiani'' |Game show |- |2003–2004 |''Domenica in'' |Talk show (season 28) |- |2003–2005 |''Affari tuoi'' |Game show (season 1–2) |- |2005 |''Sanremo Music Festival 2005'' |Himself (host and artistic director) |Annual music festival |- |2005–2011 |''Il senso della vita'' |rowspan="2"|Himself (host) |Talk show |- |2006 |''Fattore C'' |Game show |- |2009 |''Sanremo Music Festival 2009'' |Himself (host and artistic director) |Annual music festival |- |2011–present |''Avanti un altro!'' |Himself (host) |Game show; also co-creator and producer |- |2013 |''Jump! Stasera mi tuffo'' |Himself (judge) |Game show |- |2015–2018 |''Scherzi a parte'' |rowspan="4"|Himself (host) |Hidden camera prank program (season 13–14) |- |rowspan="2"|2015 |''Expo Milano 2015: The Opening'' |rowspan="2"|Special |- |''Arena di Verona, lo spettacolo sta per iniziare'' |- |2017–2022 |''Avanti un altro! Pure di sera'' |Primetime version of ''Avanti un altro!'' |- |2018 |''Romolo + Giuly'' |Himself |Guest star; episode: "C'eravamo tanto odiati" |- |2025 |''Tú sí que vales'' |Himself (judge) |Talent show (season 12) |- |2026 |''I Cesaroni'' |{{TableTBA}} |Guest star; upcoming season |}
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==External links== {{Commons category}} {{Wikiquote}} * {{IMDb name|1244159}} * [http://www.ilgiornale.it/spettacoli/paolo_bonolis_sono_farfallone_tv/28-10-2009/articolo-id=394558-page=0-comments=1 Paolo Bonolis: "Sono il farfallone della tv" ''Interview''] {{in lang|it}}
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