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Amadeus | |
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Born | Amedeo Umberto Rita Sebastiani 4 September 1962 (age 61)
Ravenna, Italy |
Occupations |
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Employer(s) | |
Spouses | Marisa Di Martino
(
m. 1993;
div. 2007)Giovanna Civitillo (
m. 2009) |
Children | 2 |
Amedeo Umberto Rita Sebastiani (born 4 September 1962), known professionally as Amadeus (pronounced [amaˈdɛus]), is an Italian television and radio presenter.
Born in Ravenna to Sicilian parents, Sebastiani grew up in Verona. [1] [2] He started his career in 1979 as a deejay for a small radio station in Verona. [2]
In 1982, Sebastiani adopted the stage name "Amadeus" and started working for Radio DeeJay; he made his television debut in 1988, appearing in the Radio DeeJay spin-off DeeJay Television on Italia 1. [2] [3]
During his career, Amadeus hosted several high-profile programmes, both for RAI and Mediaset, including Domenica in, five editions of Festivalbar, four seasons of L'eredità, the Sanremo Music Festival ( 2020 to 2024), L'anno che verrà, and several early evening quiz shows. [1] [2] [3]
Between 1993 and 2007, Sebastiani was married to Marisa Di Martino. They have a daughter, Alice Vittoria, born in 1997.
In 2003, after separating from his first wife, he began a relationship with the showgirl Giovanna Civitillo, [4] whom he had met while working at L'eredità. In January 2009, the two had a son, José Alberto, named after José Mourinho, who at the time was coaching Inter Milan – the team Sebastiani supports. Later that year, the couple got married. [5]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1988–1989 | 1, 2, 3 Jovanotti | Co-host | Musical programme |
1989–1990 | Deejay Beach | Presenter | Musical programme (seasons 3–4) |
1993 | Festivalbar 1993 | Co-host | Annual music festival |
1994 | Festivalbar 1994 | Presenter | |
1995 | Festivalbar 1995 | ||
1995–1996 | Buona Domenica | Co-host | Variety show (season 8) |
1996 | Festivalbar 1996 | Presenter | Annual music festival |
1996–1997 | Campioni di ballo | Talent show (season 2) | |
1997 | Festivalbar 1997 | Annual music festival | |
Matricole | Co-host | Docuseries (season 1) | |
1998 | Il Quizzone | Presenter | Game show (season 5) |
Meteore – Alla ricerca delle stelle perdute | Co-host | Variety show (season 1) | |
1999 | Festa di classe | Presenter | Variety show |
1999–2000 | Domenica in | Variety show (season 24) | |
2000 | In bocca al lupo! | Game show (season 3) | |
2000–2002 | Quiz Show | Game show | |
2001 | Castrocaro Music Festival 2001 | Annual music festival | |
2002 | Azzardo | Game show (season 1) | |
2002–2006 | L'eredità | Game show (seasons 1–4) | |
2003 | La partita del cuore | Annual charity sports event | |
Miss Italia nel Mondo | Annual beauty contest | ||
2004 | Music Farm | Talent/reality show (season 1) | |
2006 | Formula segreta | Game show | |
2007–2008 | 1 contro 100 | ||
Canta e vinci | Co-host | ||
2009 | Fiore e Tinelli | Himself | TV series (episode "Quiz in famiglia") |
2009–2016 | Mezzogiorno in famiglia | Presenter | Variety show (seasons 17–23) |
2010 | Cuore di mamma | Reality show | |
2013 | Altrimenti ci arrabbiamo | Contestant | Talent show |
Tale e quale show | Talent show (season 3) | ||
2014–2017 | Reazione a catena | Presenter | Game show (seasons 8–11) |
2014; 2016 | Colors | Game show | |
2015 | Techetechetè | Guest | Archive footage/variety show |
2015–2018 | Stasera tutto è possibile | Presenter | Game show (seasons 1–4) |
2015–2023 | L'anno che verrà | New Year's Eve special (8 specials) | |
2016 | Sanremo Giovani | Judge | Annual music festival |
2016–2017 | Music Quiz | Presenter | Game show |
2017–2023 | Soliti ignoti – Il ritorno | Game show (seasons 6–12) | |
2018–2019 | Ora o mai più | Talent show | |
2019 | Ballata per Genova | Co-host | Special |
2019–2024 | Sanremo Giovani | Presenter | Talent show |
2020 | Sanremo Music Festival 2020 | Presenter and artistic director | Annual music festival |
2021 | Sanremo Music Festival 2021 | ||
2021–2023 | Arena Suzuki | Presenter | Music variety show |
2022 | Sanremo Music Festival 2022 | Presenter and artistic director | Annual music festival |
Affari tuoi – Formato famiglia | Presenter | Game show | |
2023 | Sanremo Music Festival 2023 | Presenter and artistic director | Annual music festival |
2023–2024 | Affari tuoi | Presenter | Game show (season 15-16) |
2024 | Sanremo Music Festival 2024 | Presenter and artistic director | Annual music festival |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1993 | Laura non c'è | Doctor | Feature film debut |
2003 | Il pranzo della domenica | Himself | Cameo appearance |
2023 | Wish | Valentino | Italian voice-over |
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