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{{Short description|Italian television presenter}}
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| name = Felice Tortorella
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'''Cino Tortorella''', born 27 June 1927<ref>http://www.liberoquotidiano.it/blog/997114/Mago-Zurl%C3%AC-%C3%A8-morto-da-30-anni--e-io-sono-resuscitato-due-volte.html</ref><ref>http://www.corriere.it/politica/12_maggio_15/mago-zurli-candidato-vice-topo-gigio-conti_c8caa25e-9e62-11e1-b8e5-2081876c6256.shtml</ref><ref>http://cinema-tv.virgilio.it/foto/tv/cino-tortorella-ovvero-mago-zurli/cino-tortorella-5_mmid76161.html</ref>, is a former Italian [[television]] presenter, best known for creating and conducting the [[Zecchino d'Oro]]<ref>{{cite news|language=Italian|url=http://www.ilgiornale.it/spettacoli/in_ospedale_cino_tortorella_mago_zurli_zecchino/29-11-2009/articolo-id=402721-page=0-comments=1|title=In ospedale Cino Tortorella il mago Zurlì dello Zecchino - Spettacoli|date=29 November 2009|work=[[il Giornale]]|accessdate=20 March 2011}}</ref> festival of children's songs.
'''Felice''' "'''Cino'''" '''Tortorella'''<ref>[http://www.repubblica.it/spettacoli/tv-radio/2017/03/23/foto/addio_cino_tortorella_scompare_il_zurli_il_mago_piu_amato_dai_bimbi-161216234/1/#1 Addio Cino Tortorella, scompare Zurlì, il mago più amato dai bimbi] {{in lang|it}}</ref> (27 June 1927 – 23 March 2017),<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.liberoquotidiano.it/blog/997114/Mago-Zurl%C3%AC-%C3%A8-morto-da-30-anni--e-io-sono-resuscitato-due-volte.html |title="Mago Zurlì è morto da 30 anni e io sono resuscitato due volte" - Soggetti Smarriti - Libero Quotidiano |access-date=2013-05-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303171032/http://www.liberoquotidiano.it/blog/997114/Mago-Zurl%C3%AC-%C3%A8-morto-da-30-anni--e-io-sono-resuscitato-due-volte.html |archive-date=2016-03-03 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.corriere.it/politica/12_maggio_15/mago-zurli-candidato-vice-topo-gigio-conti_c8caa25e-9e62-11e1-b8e5-2081876c6256.shtml|title = Rai, si candida Mago Zurlì "Il mio vice sarà Topo Gigio"}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://cinema-tv.virgilio.it/foto/tv/cino-tortorella-ovvero-mago-zurli/cino-tortorella-5_mmid76161.html |title=Cino Tortorella, ovvero il Mago Zurlė - tv - Foto - Virgilio Cinema e TV |accessdate=2013-05-16 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141215072154/http://cinema-tv.virgilio.it/foto/tv/cino-tortorella-ovvero-mago-zurli/cino-tortorella-5_mmid76161.html |archivedate=2014-12-15 }}</ref> was an Italian television presenter, author and director, best known for creating and conducting the [[Zecchino d'Oro]]<ref>{{cite news|language=Italian|url=http://www.ilgiornale.it/spettacoli/in_ospedale_cino_tortorella_mago_zurli_zecchino/29-11-2009/articolo-id=402721-page=0-comments=1|title=In ospedale Cino Tortorella il mago Zurlì dello Zecchino - Spettacoli|date=29 November 2009|work=[[il Giornale]]|accessdate=20 March 2011}}</ref> festival of children's songs.
His daughter Chiara, is a tv and radio anchorwoman too


==Topo Gigio==
==Zecchino d'Oro and Topo Gigio==
Born in [[Ventimiglia, Italy|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.


Cino (hypocorism of ''Felice'') Tortorella was born in [[Ventimiglia]], Italy. Tortorella began his career in 1956 with a comedy entitled ''Zurlì, Mago Lipperlì'' ("Zurlì, the almost Magician") and Mago ''Zurlì, il mago del giovedì'' ("Zurlì, the Thursday magician").
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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.

Three years later, he inaugurated the Zecchino d'Oro (The Golden Coin) festival, in which he played the role of Mago Zurlì until 1972. He also created several other shows on [[RAI TV]] and private Italian networks such as [[Antenna 3 Lombardia]], where in the late '70s and early '80s he was the most important TV director.

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During his shows, Tortorella often conversed with the puppet [[Topo Gigio]], an anthropomorfic mouse created by [[Maria Perego]] and dubbed by Peppino Mazzullo. While a popular attraction in Italy, exposure via ''[[The Ed Sullivan Show]]'' made them famous around the world.


==Legacy==
==Legacy==
In December 2006, Tortorella's name was written into the [[Guinness book]] as of the person having been conducting the same program (''Zecchino d'Oro'') for the longest ever time in the world.<ref name="Emanuelli2004">{{cite book|last=Emanuelli|first=Massimo|title=50 anni di storia della televisione attraverso la stampa settimanale|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=I9Wkj0nKZC4C&pg=PA98|accessdate=20 March 2011|year=2004|publisher=GRECO & GRECO Editori|language=Italian|isbn=978-88-7980-346-5|page=98}}</ref>
In 2002, Tortorella's name was written into the [[Guinness book]] as of the person having been conducting the same program (''Zecchino d'Oro'') for the longest ever time in the world.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Dell'Orto|first1=Alessandro|title="Mago Zurlì è morto da 30 anni e io sono resuscitato due volte"|url=http://www.liberoquotidiano.it/blog/soggetti-smarriti/997114/mago-zurli-e-morto-da-30-anni-e-io-sono-resuscitato-due-volte.html|website=Libero Quotidiano|date=16 January 2012|quote="Sa che nel 2002 sono entrato nel Guinness dei primati?"|accessdate=9 July 2017}}</ref><ref name="Emanuelli2004">{{cite book|last=Emanuelli|first=Massimo|title=50 anni di storia della televisione attraverso la stampa settimanale|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=I9Wkj0nKZC4C&pg=PA98|accessdate=20 March 2011|year=2004|publisher=GRECO & GRECO Editori|language=Italian|isbn=978-88-7980-346-5|page=98}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 17:06, 13 May 2024

Felice Tortorella
Born(1927-06-27)27 June 1927
Ventimiglia, Italy
Died23 March 2017(2017-03-23) (aged 89)
Milan, Italy
OccupationTelevision host

Felice "Cino" Tortorella[1] (27 June 1927 – 23 March 2017),[2][3][4] was an Italian television presenter, author and director, best known for creating and conducting the Zecchino d'Oro[5] festival of children's songs. His daughter Chiara, is a tv and radio anchorwoman too

Zecchino d'Oro and Topo Gigio

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Cino (hypocorism of Felice) Tortorella was born in Ventimiglia, Italy. Tortorella began his career in 1956 with a comedy entitled Zurlì, Mago Lipperlì ("Zurlì, the almost Magician") and Mago Zurlì, il mago del giovedì ("Zurlì, the Thursday magician").

Three years later, he inaugurated the Zecchino d'Oro (The Golden Coin) festival, in which he played the role of Mago Zurlì until 1972. He also created several other shows on RAI TV and private Italian networks such as Antenna 3 Lombardia, where in the late '70s and early '80s he was the most important TV director.

During his shows, Tortorella often conversed with the puppet Topo Gigio, an anthropomorfic mouse created by Maria Perego and dubbed by Peppino Mazzullo. While a popular attraction in Italy, exposure via The Ed Sullivan Show made them famous around the world.

Legacy

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In 2002, Tortorella's name was written into the Guinness book as of the person having been conducting the same program (Zecchino d'Oro) for the longest ever time in the world.[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ Addio Cino Tortorella, scompare Zurlì, il mago più amato dai bimbi (in Italian)
  2. ^ ""Mago Zurlì è morto da 30 anni e io sono resuscitato due volte" - Soggetti Smarriti - Libero Quotidiano". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2013-05-16.
  3. ^ "Rai, si candida Mago Zurlì "Il mio vice sarà Topo Gigio"".
  4. ^ "Cino Tortorella, ovvero il Mago Zurlė - tv - Foto - Virgilio Cinema e TV". Archived from the original on 2014-12-15. Retrieved 2013-05-16.
  5. ^ "In ospedale Cino Tortorella il mago Zurlì dello Zecchino - Spettacoli". il Giornale (in Italian). 29 November 2009. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
  6. ^ Dell'Orto, Alessandro (16 January 2012). ""Mago Zurlì è morto da 30 anni e io sono resuscitato due volte"". Libero Quotidiano. Retrieved 9 July 2017. Sa che nel 2002 sono entrato nel Guinness dei primati?
  7. ^ Emanuelli, Massimo (2004). 50 anni di storia della televisione attraverso la stampa settimanale (in Italian). GRECO & GRECO Editori. p. 98. ISBN 978-88-7980-346-5. Retrieved 20 March 2011.


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