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Marco Liorni | |
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| Born | Marco Liorni 6 August 1965 Rome, Italy |
| Occupations | Television presenter and television writer |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Marco Liorni (born August 6, 1965) is an Italian television presenter and television writer.
Liorni was born in Rome, Italy in 1965 and obtained a classical high school diploma and a degree in humanities. [1]
During his career, he won the Telegatto on three different occasions (for Trenta ore per la vita, Saranno famosi and Grande Fratello ) and the TV Award - Premio regia televisione for La vita in diretta. In 2012, he was nominated as a revelation character. [2]
He took his first professional steps by hosting programs for various local radio stations, also with the stage name of Marco Donati, including Tele Radio Domani and Radio Incontro. He later became a face of the television station GBR, with Cronaca near (inspired by Telefono giallo, by Corrado Augias) and Domenica a tutto goal together with Monica Leofreddi and Cristina Bianchino.
In 1996, he made his debut on Canale 5 in Verissimo as a correspondent. He then replaced Cristina Parodi as host, and then hosted Verissimo on the spot on the flagship Mediaset network. On Italia 1, he hosted special evenings of Real TV and Eroi per caso (a remake of Ultimo minuto broadcast on Rai 3 from 1993 to 1997). From 1997 to 2000, he hosted the television program, Angeli, an investigation into spirituality through the stories of people who feel they have come into contact with something they cannot explain rationally. From 2003 to 2014, he worked at the radio program, RDS.
In 2000, he was a correspondent for the television program Grande Fratello , the "charon" who ferries people who were previously unknown to TV, then recounting the experiences and the consequences of the sudden fame in the families of the contestants. In the first three editions, he hosted monthly specials of Grande Fratello story and the Sunday episodes within the Buonadomenica container. He held this role until the 7th edition, in 2007, when he left the program and Mediaset. In 2001, he hosted an unsuccessful experiment on Rete 4, a program created by Anna Fermi entitled Marte & Venere, on the dialogues between the couple. For several years, he also curated Medici - storie di medici e pazienti on Rete 4. Still on Italia 1 he presented the test series of Il protagonista and Diario - Esperimento d'amore.
Other programs: Saranno famosi (now Amici di Maria De Filippi ), Modamare Capri and Taormina, Thirty hours for life, Padre Pio - Le prove della santità with Giuliano Ferrara and on Sat2000, La fabbrica e il bosco - Seveso 30 anni dopo years later, a documentary directed by Luciano Piscaglia and written with Marco Bergamaschi and Alessandro Zaccuri on the accident of July 10,1976, in Seveso when a toxic cloud containing dioxin was released from the ICMESA plants in the neighboring municipality of Meda. In 2003, he hosted Sposami subito! on Canale 5, a reality show in which a man or a woman puts their partner under pressure by asking to be married immediately on live TV. The program, produced by Endemol Italia, was a success with the public, but the same production company sold it to Rai instead, where it ran two series hosted by Antonella Clerici.
In 2006, he presented on Mediaset Premium, assisted by Platinette, the program Il Candidato, which allows the live selection of one of the contestants of the seventh edition of Grande Fratello . In 2008, he presented on Sky Vivo (now Sky Uno) The Singing Office, a program defined as a "feel-good show" in which the employees of some important companies perform choreographed songs. In the end, Alitalia was the winner, and in a very critical historical phase for the Italian national airline. The program was broadcast in the first weeks of programming on Cielo, Sky's digital terrestrial channel. The singer and presenter Amanda Lear also appeared in the program hosted by Liorni.
In April 2009, he made his debut on Rai 1 in prime time, taking care of the connections of I sogni son desideri, hosted by Caterina Balivo, a remake of programs such as Sogni and Il treno dei desideri. On Rai 2, he hosted Italia Fan Club Music Awards, assisted by Benedetta Valanzano, and in January 2010 he hosted on Rai 1, together with Arianna Ciampoli, Francesco, il frate piccolino, a special dedicated to Francis of Assisi on the occasion of the inauguration of the Antonianum Auditorium in Rome.
In 2010, he hosted and wrote the sixteen episodes of Tra cielo e terra, a program dedicated to beautiful abbeys and fascinating monasteries in Europe, broadcast on the Marcopolo satellite channel, which at the time was part of the Sky platform.
In January 2011, he made his debut on Rai 1 as host of a zero number entitled Perfetti innamorati, together with Georgia Luzi, and is co-author with Giorgio Amato of Tutta colpa di Facebook!, a theatrical comedy that ironically tells of some of the changes brought about by social networks in social customs and sentimental relationships, based on the same book by Liorni Facebook. Tutti nel vortice published by Armando Curcio Editore. [3] From July 11 to August 5, 2011, he hosted Estate in diretta on Rai 1 with Lorella Landi, the summer version of La vita in diretta . In the 2011/2012 season, he hosted Buon pomeriggio Italia! with Mara Venier, which aired at 3:15 pm on Rai 1 from Monday to Friday; in the same period, he also hosted La vita in diretta on Rai 1 with Mara Venier. In 2012 with the program, he won the TV Oscar, Television Direction Award, together with Mara Venier and was nominated as "revelation character" together with Teresa Mannino and Rocco Papaleo, who won the award.
Between 2012 and 2014, he hosted on Rai Premium and Rai Movie some programs dedicated to films, cinema and television fiction, such as Fictionmania and Roma Daily.
In 2013 he is confirmed for the second edition of Estate in diretta , alongside Barbara Capponi. [4] In 2014 he was the author and host of I love you! Ama e fa' quello che vuoi, on Rai Premium, the series, dedicated to great love stories, is then repeated on Rai 1.
Together with Cristina Parodi, he hosted on Rai 1 the 2014/2015 edition of La vita in diretta . On the same network, since February 21, 2015, he has been a judge on the third edition of the talent show Notti sul ghiaccio, hosted by Milly Carlucci. In the 2015/2016 season, he was once again at the helm of La vita in diretta together with Cristina Parodi, and in prime time on Rai 1 he hosts the entertainment television program Il dono with Paola Perego.
In 2016, he wrote for the theatre X = Y, a text against gender violence with the company Teatro in movimento, performed in numerous schools in the captital, as well as at the Teatro Sistina in Rome on the International Day against violence against women.
In the summer of 2017, he hosted the 60th edition of the Castrocaro Festival in prime time on Rai 1, paired with Rossella Brescia; while, since 11 September, he hosts her sixth and final edition of La vita in diretta together with Francesca Fialdini.
After finishing his experience at La vita in diretta , for the 2018/2019 season he is the creator and host of the program ItaliaSì!, broadcast on Saturdays, a program also confirmed in the following seasons.
From November 16 to December 7, 2019, he hosts the semi-finals of Sanremo Giovani 2019 within ItaliaSì!; from June 1-26, 2020, from Monday to Friday, he hosts ItaliaSì! Giorno per giorno, replacing the program Storie italiane which ended the season early.
With ItaliaSì! he creates numerous specials dedicated to the Corinaldo massacre, the Sanremo Festival, the COVID-19 pandemic and the British monarchy.
From the summer of 2019 to 2024, he hosted the game show Reazione a catena on Rai 1, setting a record for editions and episodes hosted; under his guidance, each edition, except that of 2020, ended with the tournament Reazione a catena - La sfida dei campione between the best teams. On September 30 and October 7, 2023, he hosted the prime time special Tutti giocano a Reazione a catena with famous people as contestants.
Since January 2, 2024, he has hosted the twenty-second edition of L'eredità , replacing Flavio Insinna, after the initial designation of Pino Insegno. On 16 and 23 March, he hosted the prime time specials of L'eredità dedicated to the Sanremo Festival and Rai on Rai 1.
He began the new 2024/2025 television season by hosting the pilot episode of the game show Chi può batterci?, broadcast in prime time on Rai 1 on Saturday, September 21, 2024, [5] [6] while from November 3, he returns to the helm of the twenty-third edition of L'eredità . In the same year, he made a cameo in an episode of Don Matteo 14 as himself, as host of Reazione a catena. On December 31, he hosted L'anno che verrà, musical event in anticipation of New Year's Day most viewed in Italy, taking the place of Amadeus. From January 11, 2025, he has hosted the musical show Ora o mai più.
From his first wife Cristina, married in 1993, he had a son, Niccolò. In 2014, he married his second wife Giovanna Astolfi in the U.S., [7] with whom he had daughters Emma and Viola; the marriage was made official in Italy in 2016. [8]
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