Jaime Bayly
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Jaime Bayly in the Miami Book Fair International 2011
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| Born | Jaime Bayly Letts February 19, 1965 Lima, Peru |
| Pen name | The Terrible Boy, El Niño Terrible (de la Televisión) |
| Occupation | Writer, journalist |
| Nationality | Peruvian |
| Period | 1983 – present |
| Notable awards |
Emmy Awards (1997, 2008, 2009) Premio Planeta de Novela (runner-up) Herralde Award (1997) |
| Spouse | Silvia Nuñez del Arco (2011–present) Sandra Masías (1993–1997) |
Jaime Bayly Letts (born February 19, 1965) is a Peruvian writer, journalist and television personality. He is the third of 10 children and is known as "el niño terrible" (the terrible boy).
He has won an Emmy Award and 2 of his books have been adapted into international movies.
Bayly was born to an Anglo-Peruvian family of upper class. He was the first son and the second of the ten children of James Bayly Llona and his wife, Doris Letts Colmenares.
A student at Markham College, a British private school in Lima, and later at Colegio San Agustín of Lima. In his early youth he was coerced by his mother to work at daily newspaper La Prensa of Lima in order to become more responsible through a part-time job. He spent every afternoon after school working in journalism until late.
In 1982 he was accepted to the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. After studying for four years, he had to leave the university as he could not pass a mandatory subject.
His first television appearance was in 1983 during Peruvian municipal elections, interviewing candidates and politicians. Later on, he began a career as a late show host interviewing celebrities.
Bayly's first late-night show, 1990 en America, got the attention of TV audiences and critics. The following year he hosted a copy of David Letterman's Late Show called Que hay de nuevo?, also highly popular.
During the 1990s Bayly hosted late-night shows in the United States at CBS Telenoticias Network Latin America and Telemundo for six years.
After President of Peru Alberto Fujimori sought asylum in Japan in 2001 following a ten-year term in order to avoid prosecution on charges of corruption, independent news media found itself in a better position. Bayly was able to host political program El Francotirador ('The Sniper'), interviewing candidates to the 2001 presidential election. In that program, he apparently offended several personalities with his political opinions, and finally had to quit. Inspired by the experience, Bayly wrote a book, taking the title from the show. Later he resumed the program. His interviewing style is somewhat incisive, irreverent & controversial leaving him looking calm & collected but reflecting poorly on his guests.
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