Amadeus (presenter)
Amedeo Umberto Rita Sebastiani (born 4 September 1962), known professionally as Amadeus, is an Italian television and radio presenter.
Amadeus | |
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 Amadeus in 2023 | |
| Born | Amedeo Umberto Rita Sebastiani 4 September 1962 (age 60) Ravenna, Italy |
| Occupations |
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| Spouses | Marisa Di Martino
(m. 1993; div. 2007)Giovanna Civitillo (m. 2009) |
| Children | 2 |
Life and career
Born in Ravenna, son of Sicilian parents, Sebastiani grew up in Verona.[1][2] He started his career in 1979 as a deejay for a small radio station in Verona.[2]
In 1982, Sebastiani adopted the stage name ″Amadeus″ and started working for Radio DeeJay; he made his television debut in 1988, appearing in the Radio DeeJay spin-off DeeJay Television on Italia 1.[2][3]
During his career Amadeus hosted several high profile programmes, both for RAI and Mediaset, including Domenica in, five editions of Festivalbar, four seasons of L'eredità, Sanremo Music Festival 2020 to 2023, L'anno che verrà, and several early evening quiz shows.[1][2][3]
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988–1989 | 1, 2, 3 Jovanotti | Co-host | Musical programme |
| 1989–1990 | Deejay Beach | Presenter | Musical programme (seasons 3–4) |
| 1993 | Festivalbar 1993 | Co-host | Annual music festival |
| 1994 | Festivalbar 1994 | Presenter | Annual music festival |
| 1995 | Festivalbar 1995 | Presenter | Annual music festival |
| 1995–1996 | Buona Domenica | Co-host | Variety show (season 8) |
| 1996 | Festivalbar 1996 | Presenter | Annual music festival |
| 1996–1997 | Campioni di ballo | Presenter | Talent show (season 2) |
| 1997 | Festivalbar 1997 | Presenter | Annual music festival |
| Matricole | Co-host | Docuseries (season 1) | |
| 1998 | Il Quizzone | Presenter | Game show (season 5) |
| Meteore - Alla ricerca delle stelle perdute | Co-host | Variety show (season 1) | |
| 1999 | Festa di classe | Presenter | Variety show |
| 1999–2000 | Domenica in | Presenter | Variety show (season 24) |
| 2000 | In bocca al lupo! | Presenter | Game show (season 3) |
| 2000–2002 | Quiz Show | Presenter | Game show |
| 2001 | Castrocaro Music Festival 2001 | Presenter | Annual music festival |
| 2002 | Azzardo | Presenter | Game show (season 1) |
| 2002–2006 | L'eredità | Presenter | Game show (seasons 1–4) |
| 2003 | La partita del cuore | Presenter | Annual event |
| Miss Italia nel Mondo | Presenter | Annual beauty contest | |
| 2004 | Music Farm | Presenter | Talent/reality show (season 1) |
| 2006 | Formula segreta | Presenter | Game show |
| 2007–2008 | 1 contro 100 | Presenter | Game show |
| Canta e Vinci | Co-host | Game show | |
| 2009 | Fiore e Tinelli | Himself | Episode: "Quiz in famiglia" |
| 2009–2016 | Mezzogiorno in famiglia | Presenter | Variety show (seasons 17–23) |
| 2010 | Cuore di mamma | Presenter | Reality show |
| 2013 | Altrimenti ci arrabbiamo | Contestant | Talent show |
| Tale e quale show | Contestant | Talent show (season 3) | |
| 2014–2017 | Reazione a catena | Presenter | Game show (seasons 8–11) |
| 2014, 2016 | Colors | Presenter | Game show |
| 2015 | Techetechetè | Guest | Archive footage/variety show |
| 2015–2018 | Stasera tutto è possibile | Presenter | Game show (seasons 1–4) |
| 2015–present | L'anno che verrà | Presenter | New Year's Eve special (8 specials) |
| 2016 | Sanremo Giovani | Judge | Annual music festival |
| 2016–2017 | Music Quiz | Presenter | Game show |
| 2017–present | Soliti ignoti - Il ritorno | Presenter | Game show (seasons 6–present) |
| 2018–2019 | Ora o mai più | Presenter | Talent show |
| 2019 | Ballata per Genova | Co-host | Special |
| 2019–present | Sanremo Giovani | Presenter | Talent show |
| 2020 | Sanremo Music Festival 2020 | Presenter | Annual music festival; also artistic director |
| 2021 | Sanremo Music Festival 2021 | Presenter | |
| 2022 | Sanremo Music Festival 2022 | Presenter | |
| Affari tuoi - Formato famiglia | Presenter | Game show | |
| 2023 | Sanremo Music Festival 2023 | Presenter | Annual music festival; also artistic director |
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Laura non c'è | Doctor | Feature film debut |
| 2003 | Il pranzo della domenica | Himself | Cameo appearance |
References
- Fulvio Abbate (15 December 2004). "Amadeus nel teatro domestico siciliano". La Repubblica. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- Giorgio Dell'Arti, Massimo Parrini. Catalogo dei viventi. Marsilio, 2009. ISBN 9788831795999.
- "RAIDUE: Festa di classe con Amadeus". Adnkronos. 18 March 1999. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
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