Rick Campanelli
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Campanelli at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival
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Richardo Tomasso January 5, 1970 Hamilton, Ontario |
| Spouse(s) | Angie Campanelli |
| Children | 3 |
Rick Campanelli (born January 5, 1970) is a Canadian television and radio personality.
Campanelli was born and raised in Hamilton, Ontario in a working class Italian-Canadian family; he is the youngest of four siblings. Campanelli and his family are Roman Catholic. Campanelli was first introduced to the MuchMusic viewers in 1996 as the winner of MuchMusic's 1994 MuchTemp contest. Originally he was nicknamed "The Temp" (or, famously, "Rick the Temp"). Campanelli has since been labeled "The Franchise" for his long tenure and high popularity while on MuchMusic. He was a MuchMusic video jockey, co-host of Much on Demand: Primetime, writer of The MuchMusic Countdown and co-host of The MuchMusic Radio Countdown.
He also appeared briefly in the comedy Superstar.
Campanelli's final appearance on MuchMusic was August 26, 2005, on MuchOnDemand. He was subsequently announced as one of the reporters for ET Canada, a new Canadian licensee of Entertainment Tonight, which was launched on September 12, 2005.
Campanelli attended St. Mary Catholic Secondary School in Hamilton, Ontario. He also attended Brock University, where he earned a degree in physical education. In the video game NHL 2005, Campanelli is featured in the free agent pool. Campanelli was also a game announcer for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, a CFL team, for the 2004-2005 season.
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