# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/mike-bongiorno
# Generated: 2026-08-15T22:16:36.591Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/mike-bongiorno"
name: "Mike Bongiorno"
slug: "mike-bongiorno"
description: "Michael Nicholas Salvatore Bongiorno was an American Italian television presenter. After a few experiences in the U.S., he started working on RAI in the 1950s and was considered to be the most popular host in Italy. He was also known by the nickname il Re del Quiz, and the peculiarity of starting all his shows with his trademark greeting: Allegria!."
tagline: "American-born Italian television host (1924-2009)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Mike_Bongiorno_-_Flash.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Actors"
  slug: "actors"
profileType:
  name: "Actor"
  slug: "actor"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999"
birthDate: "1924-05-26"
deathDate: "2009-09-08"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             5.897867564534231
  historical:           19.34526133333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    handle:    "nm0094476"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump