Claudio Lippi

Claudio Lippi
Lippi in Radiocorriere magazine, 1973
Born (1945-06-03) 3 June 1945 (age 81)
Milan, Italy
Occupationtelevision presenter
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)

Claudio Lippi (born 3 June 1945) is an Italian television presenter, actor and singer.

Life and career

Born in Milan, Lippi started his career in 1964 as a singer, achieving his greatest success with the song "Per ognuno c'è qualcuno". He later attempted without success to launch his own record label, Disco Azzurro.

After joining RAI, Lippi initially hosted several children's programs, before achieving his first major success in 1974 with the variety show Tanto Piacere. He later hosted numerous successful shows, notably Il pranzo è servito, Mai dire Gol, and Buona Domenica.

He was a judge on the first five seasons of the RAI programme Tale e quale show, the Italian adaptation of Your Face Sounds Familiar.

Lippi had a daughter, Lenni, with actress Laura Belli.

References

  1. ↑ Peppino Ortoleva, Barbara Scaramucci (2003). Le Garzantine: Radio. Garzanti Libri, 2003. ISBN 881150497X.
  2. 1 2 3 Giorgio Dell’Arti, Massimo Parrini. Catalogo dei viventi. Marsilio, 2009. ISBN 978-88-317-9599-9.
  3. 1 2 Aldo Grasso, Massimo Scaglioni, Enciclopedia della Televisione, Garzanti, Milano, 1996 – 2003. ISBN 881150466X.