Marcelo Tinelli
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Marcelo Hugo Tinelli (born April 1, 1960 in Bolívar, Buenos Aires Province) is a famous Argentine TV host, media producer and businessman, best known as the host of the TV show Showmatch (formerly El Show de Videomatch) broadcast on Argentina's Canal 13.
He was working on Radio Rivadavia as football sportscaster before Juan Alberto Badía took him to TV for Badía y compañía. In 1990, after several years as sports commentator, he created the light-content Videomatch, based on sport results, easy jokes, hidden cameras and bloopers. Around 1996 it left the lightest contents and included musical shows and important guests. In 1997 he received a Martín Fierro Award for Videomatch. The show is still aired, but under the name of Showmatch.
He created the TV producer company Ideas del Sur, which has produced many TV shows including Okupas, Buenos vecinos, Tumberos, Fugitivos and Los Roldán. He also bought Radio Uno FM station, and the Segunda División football club CD Badajoz (1998)
He has 2 daughters with ex-wife María Soledad Aquino (married May 1986 to March 1993), and a son and a daughter with current wife Paula Robles (married November 1997).
[edit] Showmatch
He became popular as the presenter of Argentina's highest-rated show, Videomatch, on the top Argentine network, Telefe. The variety show had sketches, musical guests, contests, and so on.
Tinelli caused controvery when, in 2005, he announced plans to switch to Canal 9, the third highest rated network. His show increased the average audience of Canal 9 by giving the network the highest-rated show in the country.
But in 2006 Tinelli announced a switch to Canal 13, which is Telefe's biggest competitor. Tinelli now works at Canal 13 and produces dramatic shows with his own production company.
The show title changed from Videomatch to Showmatch because the Videomatch name was owned by Telefe. Showmatch is also the name of the short-lived version of Videomatch that aired in Spain.
[edit] External links
- Marcelo Tinelli at the Internet Movie Database
- Tinelli's TV history (Spanish)