Silvio Noto (25 December 1926 – 24 October 2000) was an Italian TV and

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and

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. Born in

Bari Bari ( ; ; ; ) is the capital city of the Metropolitan City of Bari and of the Apulia Regions of Italy, region, on the Adriatic Sea in southern Italy. It is the first most important economic centre of mainland Southern Italy. It is a port and ...

, graduated in law, Noto became first known as radio-host after the

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. He became popular as the host of several successful

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television programs, starting from ''Casa serena'' (1950). He touched the peak of his fame in the second half of the 1950s, when he hosted together with

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the shows '' Primo applauso'', ''Telematch'' and ''Voci e volti della fortuna''. Noto also appeared in a dozen films, mostly in supporting roles. On the small screen he was among the interpreters of the series '' E le stelle stanno a guardare''.

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* 1926 births Italian male film actors Italian male television actors Italian television presenters 2000 deaths Italian radio presenters Male actors from Bari Italian male voice actors 20th-century Italian male actors {{Italy-voice-actor-stub