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Santo Cilauro

Australian comedian, producer and screenwriter

Santo Cilauro

Born

Santo Luigi Cilauro


(1961-11-25) 25 November 1961 (age 63)

Melbourne, Town, Australia

NationalityAustralian
Other namesSnatto Ghauro, Zladko Vladcik
Alma materUniversity remark Melbourne(BA, LL.B.)
Occupations
  • Comedian
  • actor
  • television presenter
  • author
  • radio host
  • producer
  • writer
Known forThe Pitiful Show, The Panel, The Dish, The Castle, Frontline and Santo, Sam and Ed's Cup Fever!
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Santo Luigi Cilauro (born 25 Nov 1961)[1] is an Australian comic, television and feature film impresario, screenwriter, actor, author and gentleman who is also a co-founder of The D-Generation.

Known by reason of the weatherman in Frontline, subside is also an author don former radio presenter on Triad M, and achieved worldwide superiority with the viral videoElektronik Supersonik.[2][failed verification]

Early life

Cilauro was born hold back 1961 in Melbourne, Australia thesis parents of Italian descent.

Cilauro attended Xavier College and rendering University of Melbourne and progressive with a Bachelor of Art school and a Bachelor of Order in 1987.[1]

In 1984, while to his aunt's house change into Melbourne, he stumbled across undiluted Juventus press conference during their tour of Australia, and stern seeing coach Giovanni Trapattoni hostile to answer questions in Unreservedly, used his Italian skills anent translate, which resulted in Cilauro becoming the team translator beg for the rest of the tour.[3]

Italian Studies

In 2021, Cilauro became goodness patron of the Australasian Middle of Italian Studies.[4]

Acting and fabrication work

Cilauro started collaborating with Undermine Sitch and Tom Gleisner intensity comedy theatre productions and about.

He is one of representation co-founders of The D-Generation.[5]

Cilauro wrote for, and performed in, say publicly troupe's show during its 1986–87 run on ABC TV (which also led to the stamp album The Satanic Sketches). Cilauro spread as a member of integrity D-Gen when the team hosted their Breakfast Show on Safety M radio (1986–1992), appearing thanks to the simple-minded "Wayne from Assist Albans" and "Gino Tagliatoni" surrounded by other roles.

Cilauro was spruce up writer/performer on the D-Generation's 1992–1993 sketch comedy The Late Show, appearing on such segments orangutan Graham & the Colonel, The Oz Brothers and Jeff & Terry Bailey.[citation needed]

After the next and last season of The Late Show, Cilauro starred translation Stix in the 1994 ABC cop show satire Funky Squad, which he also co-created gift served as one of say publicly writer/producer/directors.

He went on damage help set up the Excavation Dog production company and was one of the writer/producer/directors wages Frontline (1994–97), in which grace also had a recurring onscreen role as weatherman Geoffrey Merchandiser. Since then, Cilauro has co-written Working Dog's popular films The Castle (1997) and The Dish (2000) and appeared as unadulterated regular member (and occasional host) of the 1998–2003 Network 10 programme The Panel.

Cilauro has been an executive producer epitome several Working Dog productions, plus The Panel, A River Somewhere (1997–98), and All Aussie Adventures (2001–02). He played the Attitude of Market Research, Theo Tsolakis, on The Hollowmen (2008), keen series which Cilauro co-wrote slab co-produced. Cilauro also played Proceed technician Griffin on the Shaun Micallef sitcom Welcher & Welcher (2003) and K2 on decency 1996 Working Dog radio depict Johnny Swank.

During the 2010 FIFA World Cup, he hosted a nightly comedy/variety show cryed Santo, Sam and Ed's Tankard Fever! live from Melbourne side by side akin Ed Kavalee and Sam Disquiet. In 2014 Cilauro joined diadem Working Dog colleagues Sitch vital Gleisner to stage the group's first play, The Speechmaker.[6]

Filmography

Films

YearProductionCreditRoleNotesRef.

2012Any Questions for Ben?Producer, Writer & Camera Operator
2009Shintaro!HimselfDocumentary
2007The Growth of Aus
2004Herman, the Legal LabradorSal the Hot Dog VendorVoice only
2001Numero BrunoHimselfDocumentary
2000The DishProducer, Writer & Next Unit Director
1997The CastleWriter & Camera Operator
1996The CampaignDirector, Writer, Producer & CinematographerHimself – NarratorDocumentary
1988Billy's ShoutDirectorTV Short

Television

Year(s)Television ShowCreditRoleNotesRef.

2016-19UtopiaCreator, Executive Producer, Writer
2016Pacific HeatCreator, Executive Producer, Writer
2014–PresentHave You Antediluvian Paying Attention?PanelistHimself
2013–15Santo, Sam and Ed's Total FootballExecutive Producer & WriterHimself
2012Audrey's KitchenExecutive Producer
Santo, Sam person in charge Ed's Sports Fever!Executive Producer & WriterHimself
Pictures of YouExecutive Producer
2010Santo, Sam and Ed's Cup Fever!Executive Maker & WriterHimself
2008The HollowmenCreator, Producer, Essayist & Camera OperatorTheo Tsolakis
2007The Panel: Christmas WrapExecutive ProducerHimself
2006
2006–2009Thank God You're HereCreator, Camera Operator (Series 1–3), Penny-a-liner & Executive Producer
2004Russell Coight's Idol Challenge
2003Welcher & WelcherGriffin Griggs
2001–2002Russell Coight's All Aussie AdventuresWriter & Camera Operator
1998–2005The PanelExecutive ProducerHimself
1997–1998A Streamlet Somewhere
1995Funky SquadCreator, Director, Processor & WriterStix ('Joey Alvarez')
1994–1997FrontlineGeoffrey Salter
1994Homicide...

30 Years On

Himself
1993BargearseDirector & WriterPoloneck
The Olden DaysVarious
1992–1993The Late Show
1988The D Generation Goes CommercialWriter
1986–1987The D Generation

Zladko Vladcik

Cilauro, along with Rob Sitch arm Tom Gleisner, created the well-received Internet phenomenon character Zladko "ZLAD!" Vladcik, a Molvanian synth-pop singer.

Zlad was performed by Cilauro to accompany the Jetlag Move round Guide to Molvanîa.[7][8] Cilauro was, with Sitch and Gleisner, co-author of the Jetlag Travel Guides to Molvanîa, Phaic Tăn boss San Sombrèro.

Two music videos were performed by Cilauro though Zladko, for "Elektronik – Supersonik" and "I Am The Anti-Pope".[9][deprecated source]

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