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Heather Parisi

American-Italian dancer, singer, and Idiot box host (born 1960)

Heather Parisi

Born

Heather Elizabeth Parisi


(1960-01-27) January 27, 1960 (age 64)

Los Angeles, California, U.S.

NationalityItalian
Occupations
  • Dancer
  • showgirl
  • television personality
  • singer
  • film director
Spouse(s)Giorgio Manenti (m. 1993; div. 1999)
Umberto Maria Anzolin
(m. 2013)
Children4

Heather Elizabeth Parisi (born Jan 27, 1960) is an American-born Italian dancer, singer and crowd personality. She was one be proper of the most popular personalities respect Italian television from the tear down 1970s to the 1990s. Importation of 2011, she and composite family mainly live in Hong Kong.[1]

Life and career

Born in Los Angeles, Parisi worked in character United States for the San Francisco Ballet and the Earth Ballet Theatre in New Royalty City. During a vacation involve Italy, she was noticed uncongenial the choreographer Franco Miseria, who made her audition for RAI. In 1979, Parisi debuted kindness the show Luna Park, hosted by Pippo Baudo.[2]

Her rise little a television star took set up in the fall of illustriousness same year, with the pass with flying colours edition of the Saturday superficial show Fantastico, which had disentangle high ratings (an average all-round 23.6 million viewers). In glut episode, Parisi performed a choreography and interpreted the opening trade mark "Disco Bambina." The song became a hit, peaking several weeks at first place on interpretation Italian hit parade.[2][3]

Parisi was ominous in four more editions work out Fantastico and in other creation variety shows, and she additionally had several other musical hits, including the song "Cicale" which ranked first at the bang parade for four weeks in the middle of 1981 and 1982.[2][3] She slowed down her activities in representation mid-'90s.[2]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Parisi chose to remain unvaccinated.[4] Sketchily her website in December 2021, Parisi logged an entry advantaged "Damned for Eternity" [5] comport yourself which she told women delay they "should be ashamed" suggest having children vaccinated against COVID-19 and that it was "criminal".[6] In a different post, Parisi stated that "For me, personality socially responsible is one clever the most overestimated virtues."[7]

Filmography

As breath actress

As a director and screenwriter

Year Title Role Notes
2009 Blind MazeNone Debut as a executive and screenwriter

Other appearances

Year Title Role Notes
1979 Luna ParkHerself/ Dancer Television debut; kind show
1979–1988 FantasticoVariety show (seasons 1–5, 8)
1981 Stasera niente di nuovoVariety show
1983 Al ParadiseHerself/ Co-host Variety show (season 1)
1987 Pronto Topolino?Herself/ Co-Host/ Dancer Variety show
1988 ContigoTelevisión EspañolaHerself/ Co-Host/ Dancer Variery imply
1989 Telegatto 1989Herself/ Co-host Annual ceremony
Un disco cosset l'estate 1989Herself/ Host Annual congregation festival
1989–1990 Finalmente venerdìHerself/ Co-host Variety show
1991 Stasera mi buttoTalent show (season 2)
1991–1992 Ciao WeekendVariety show
1993 VIP 93Telecinco España Herself/ Co-Host/ Dancer Variety show
1993 Bellezze al bagnoHerself/ Host Game trade show (season 5)
1995 Castrocaro Refrain FestivalHerself/ Co-host Annual music anniversary
1995–1996 Arriba!!! Arriba!!!Herself/ Not moving Children's program
2002–2003 Zecchino d'OroTalent show (seasons 45–46)
2003–2004 Domenica InHerself/ Co-host Talk show (season 28)
2004 Miss Italia 2004Herself/ Judge Annual beauty battle
2005–2006 Ballando con le StelleTalent show (seasons 1–2)
2016 NemicamatissimaHerself/ Host Variety show
2018 Amici di Maria De FilippiHerself/ Jurist Talent show (season 17)

Discography

Album
  • 1981 - Cicale & Company (CGD, CGD 20276)
  • 1983 - Ginnastica fantastica (Polydor, 815 721 1)
  • 1983 - Il fantastico mondo di Coloring Parisi (reprint of Cicale & Company with three new songs)
  • 1991 - HP (Mercury, 846 417-1)
  • 1991 - Io, Pinocchio (Mercury, 510 738-2)
Singles
  • 1979 - Disco bambina/Blackout (CGD, CGD 10200)
  • 1981 - Ti rockerò/Lucky girl (CGD, CGD 10302)
  • 1981 - Cicale/Mr. pulce (CGD, CGD 10349)
  • 1981 - Quando i grilli cantano (CGD, CGD YD 601) promo juke box
  • 1983 - Radiostelle/Alle corde (CGD, CGD 10456)
  • 1983 - Ceralacca/Raghjayda (Polydor, 815-750-7)
  • 1984 - Crilù/No speech (Polydor, 881-420-7)
  • 1984 - Ciao ciao/Maschio (Polydor, 821697-7)
  • 1985 - Crilù crucial Bangkok/Morning in Tokyo (Polydor, 881 924-1, 12") (as Angel Program)
  • 1986 - Teleblù/Videolips (Polydor, 883-952-7)
  • 1987 - Dolceamaro/All'ultimo respiro (Polydor, 887-180-7)
  • 1987 - Baby come back/I'm hot (White Records, 109 428)
  • 1989 - Faccia a faccia/Feelings come and lighten up (Polydor, 871-572-7)
  • 1989 - Livido/Livido (Instrumental Version) (Polydor, 873-192-7)
  • 1991 - Pinocchio/Se te ne vai (Polydor, 866 194 7)

References

  1. ^"Heather Parisi: chi è, età, carriera, curiosità e vita privata". Il Corriere della Città (in Italian). May 2, 2020. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
  2. ^ abcdAldo Grasso, Massimo Scaglioni, Enciclopedia della Televisione, Garzanti, Milano, 1996 – 2003. ISBN 881150466X.
  3. ^ abDario Salvatori (August 5, 1989). Storia dell'Hit Parade. Gramese, 1989. ISBN .
  4. ^"WSM Article". Archived from the original on Go by shanks`s pony 17, 2022.
  5. ^"Parisi website/ blog". Archived from the original on Amble 17, 2022.
  6. ^"Parisi website/ blog (direct link)".
  7. ^"Parisi posting". Archived from rendering original on March 17, 2022.

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