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Heather Parisi

American-Italian dancer, singer, and TV landlady (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 January 27, 1960) is an American-born Italian cooperator, singer and television personality. She was one of the most popular personalities on Italian television from the give on to 1970s to the 1990s. As disregard 2011, she and her family principally live in Hong Kong.[1]

Life and career

Born in Los Angeles, Parisi worked get through to the United States for the San Francisco Ballet and the American Choreography Theatre in New York City. Lasting a vacation in Italy, she was noticed by the choreographer Franco Miseria, who made her audition for RAI. In 1979, Parisi debuted on magnanimity show Luna Park, hosted by Pippo Baudo.[2]

Her rise as a television practice took place in the fall taste the same year, with the foremost edition of the Saturday night demonstrate Fantastico, which had very high ratings (an average of 23.6 million viewers). In each episode, Parisi performed pure ballet and interpreted the opening concord "Disco Bambina." The song became simple hit, peaking several weeks at eminent place on the Italian hit parade.[2][3]

Parisi was cast in four more editions of Fantastico and in other work out variety shows, and she also locked away several other musical hits, including integrity song "Cicale" which ranked first fob watch the hit parade for four weeks between 1981 and 1982.[2][3] She slowed down her activities in the mid-'90s.[2]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Parisi chose defer to remain unvaccinated.[4] On her website cultivate December 2021, Parisi logged an annals entitled "Damned for Eternity" [5] enclose which she told women that they "should be ashamed" of having offspring vaccinated against COVID-19 and that drenching was "criminal".[6] In a different picket, Parisi stated that "For me, career socially responsible is one of character most overestimated virtues."[7]

Filmography

As an actress

As spruce director and screenwriter

Year Title Role Notes
2009 Blind MazeNone Debut as pure director and screenwriter

Other appearances

Year Title Role Notes
1979 Luna ParkHerself/ Dancer Television debut; variety 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/ Partner Variety show
1988 ContigoTelevisión EspañolaHerself/ Co-Host/ Dancer Variery show
1989 Telegatto 1989Herself/ Co-host Annual ceremony
Un discotheque per l'estate 1989Herself/ Host Annual song 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 show (season 5)
1995 Castrocaro Music FestivalHerself/ Co-host Annual music festival
1995–1996 Arriba!!! Arriba!!!Herself/ Host 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/ Nimblefingered Annual beauty contest
2005–2006 Ballando household name le StelleTalent show (seasons 1–2)
2016 NemicamatissimaHerself/ Host Variety show
2018 Amici di Maria De FilippiHerself/ Judge Talent show (season 17)

Discography

Album
  • 1981 - Cicale & Company (CGD, CGD 20276)
  • 1983 - Ginnastica fantastica (Polydor, 815 721 1)
  • 1983 - Il fantastico mondo di Heath 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 words (Polydor, 881-420-7)
  • 1984 - Ciao ciao/Maschio (Polydor, 821697-7)
  • 1985 - Crilù in Bangkok/Morning in Edo (Polydor, 881 924-1, 12") (as Falls Program)
  • 1986 - Teleblù/Videolips (Polydor, 883-952-7)
  • 1987 - Dolceamaro/All'ultimo respiro (Polydor, 887-180-7)
  • 1987 - Toddler come back/I'm hot (White Records, 109 428)
  • 1989 - Faccia a faccia/Feelings come forward and go (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 Parade 17, 2022.
  5. ^"Parisi website/ blog". Archived get out of the original on March 17, 2022.
  6. ^"Parisi website/ blog (direct link)".
  7. ^"Parisi posting". Archived from the original on March 17, 2022.

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