Cino Tortorella

Cino Tortorella
Cino Tortorella
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Born 27 June 1932 (1932-06-27) (age 79)
Ventimiglia, Italy
Occupation Television host

Cino Tortorella, born June 27, 1932, is a former Italian television presenter, best known for creating and conducting the Zecchino d'Oro[1] festival of children's songs.

Topo Gigio

Born in Ventimiglia, Italy, Tortorella began his career in the 1950s with a comedy entitled Zurlì, mago Lipperlì ("Zurlì, the Magician of There", 1956). Three years later, he inaugurated the Zecchino d'Oro, in which he played the role of Mago Zurlì until 1972. He also created several other shows on RAI TV and private Italian networks.

With Tortorella as the voice of Topo Gigio, he became a regular on The Ed Sullivan Show. While a popular attraction in Italy, exposure via The Ed Sullivan Show made them famous around the world.

Legacy

In December 2006, Tortorella's name was written into the Guiness book as of the person having been conducting the same program (Zecchino d'Oro) for the longest ever time in the world.[2]

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