Marcelo Tinelli, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Marcelo Tinelli

Argentine TV personality

Date of Birth: 01-Apr-1960

Place of Birth: San Carlos de Bolívar, Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Profession: entrepreneur, association football player, television presenter, journalist, film producer

Nationality: Argentina

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Marcelo Tinelli

  • Marcelo Hugo Tinelli (born 1 April 1960, San Carlos de Bolívar) is an Argentine TV host, media producer and businessman, best known as the host of the TV show ShowMatch broadcast on Argentina's El Trece.
  • He is one of the most iconic figures in Argentina's television.
  • Tinelli is one of the most famous supporters of the San Lorenzo de Almagro football club of all time.
  • He is the current President of the Boedo's side. Tinelli was working on Radio Rivadavia as football sportscaster before Juan Alberto Badía brought him to TV to 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. Afterwards, he hosted the variety-musical show Ritmo de la Noche which featured live performances of international acts including Bon Jovi, Poison, Duran Duran and former Queen member Brian May.
  • Around 1996 the program left the lightest contents and included musical shows and guests.
  • In 1999 he received the Golden Martín Fierro Award for Videomatch.
  • The show still airs, as Showmatch.
  • He created the TV production company Ideas del Sur (Ideas from the South), which has produced many TV shows including Okupas, Buenos Vecinos, Tumberos, Fugitivos and Los Roldán.
  • He also bought Radio Uno FM station, and the Spanish Segunda División football club CD Badajoz.
  • In 2002, he helped found the volleyball team Club Ciudad de Bolívar, based in his native San Carlos de Bolívar.
  • The team came to be the most successful of the Argentine league.

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