Fabio Fazio
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Fabio Fazio in 2010, during the 9th Italian meeting organized by Emergency
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Fabio Fazio 30 November 1964 Savona, Liguria, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Occupation | Television presenter |
| Years active | 1982–present |
| Employer | RAI |
| Spouse(s) | Gioia Selis (1994-present) |
Fabio Fazio (Italian pronunciation: [ˈfaːbjo ˈfattsjo]) (born 30 November 1964) is an Italian television presenter. After debuting in 1982, he presented many TV programs, including Quelli che... il Calcio, Vieni via con me and Quello che (non) ho. Since 2003, he presents the weekly talk show Che tempo che fa, broadcast by Rai 3.
He presented the Sanremo Music Festival in 1999 and in 2000. In June 2012, RAI confirmed he will present his third edition of the Italian singing competition in 2013.
Fabio Fazio was born in Savona on 30 November 1964. After receiving the high school diploma at the liceo classico Gabriello Chiabrera in Savona, Fazio started studying Law, following his mother's suggestions. He later decided to leave his law studies, enrolling in the University of Genoa, where he graduated with 110/110 in Literature, discussing a thesis about literary elements in songs written by Italian cantautori.
In 1980, Fazio debuted as a radio personality, appearing in local stations such as Radio Vecchia Savona and Radio Golfo Ligure. In 1982, he debuted as a celebrity impersonator at RAI's radio program Black Out.
After winning a contest organized by the Italian national broadcaster, Fazio made his first TV appearance in 1983, when he took part in Raffaella Carrà's show Pronto Raffaella?. During the following years, he appeared in many other TV programs, including Rai 1's game show Loretta Goggi in quiz,Rete 4's Sponsor City and Rai 3's L'orecchiocchio.
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