Santo Cilauro
Santo Cilauro | |
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Born | Santo Luigi Cilauro 25 November 1961 |
Nationality | Australian |
Other names | Snatto Ghauro, Zladko Vladcik |
Alma mater | University of Melbourne(BA,LL.B.) |
Occupations |
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Known for | The Late Show,The Panel,The Dish,The Castle,FrontlineandSanto, Sam and Ed's Cup Fever! |
Children | 2 |
Santo Luigi Cilauro(born 25 November 1961)[1]is an Australian comedian, television and feature film producer, screenwriter, actor, author and cameraman who is also a co-founder ofThe D-Generation.Known as the weatherman inFrontline,he is also an author and former radio presenter onTriple M,and achieved worldwide fame with theviral videoElektronik Supersonik.[2][failed verification]
Early life
[edit]Cilauro was born in 1961 inMelbourne,Australia to parents of Italian descent. Cilauro attendedXavier Collegeand theUniversity of Melbourneand graduated with aBachelor of Artsand aBachelor of Lawsin 1987.[1]
In 1984, while walking to his aunt's house in Melbourne, he stumbled across aJuventuspress conference during their tour of Australia, and after seeing coachGiovanni Trapattonistruggle to answer questions in English, used his Italian skills to translate, which resulted in Cilauro becoming the team translator for the rest of the tour.[3]
Italian Studies
[edit]In 2021, Cilauro became the patron of the Australasian Centre of Italian Studies.[4]
Acting and production work
[edit]Cilauro started collaborating withRob SitchandTom Gleisnerin comedy theatre productions and tours. He is one of the co-founders ofThe D-Generation.[5]
Cilauro wrote for, and performed in, the troupe's show during its 1986–87 run onABC TV(which also led to the albumThe Satanic Sketches). Cilauro continued as a member of the D-Gen when the team hosted theirBreakfast Showon Triple M radio (1986–1992), appearing as the simple-minded "Wayne fromSt Albans"and" Gino Tagliatoni "amongst other roles. Cilauro was a writer/performer on the D-Generation's 1992–1993 sketch comedyThe Late Show,appearing on such segments asGraham & the Colonel,The Oz BrothersandJeff & Terry Bailey.[citation needed]
After the second and last season ofThe Late Show,Cilauro starred as Stix in the 1994 ABC cop show satireFunky Squad,which he also co-created and served as one of the writer/producer/directors. He went on to help set up theWorking Dogproduction company and was one of the writer/producer/directors ofFrontline(1994–97), in which he also had a recurring onscreen role as weatherman Geoffrey Salter. Since then, Cilauro has co-written Working Dog's popular filmsThe Castle(1997) andThe Dish(2000) and appeared as a regular member (and occasional host) of the 1998–2003Network 10programmeThe Panel.
Cilauro has been an executive producer of several Working Dog productions, includingThe Panel,A River Somewhere(1997–98), andAll Aussie Adventures(2001–02). He played the Head of Market Research, Theo Tsolakis, onThe Hollowmen(2008), a series which Cilauro co-wrote and co-produced. Cilauro also played IT technician Griffin on theShaun MicallefsitcomWelcher & Welcher(2003) and K2 on the 1996 Working Dog radio sketchJohnny Swank.
During the2010 FIFA World Cup,he hosted a nightly comedy/variety show calledSanto, Sam and Ed's Cup Fever!live from Melbourne alongsideEd KavaleeandSam Pang. In 2014 Cilauro joined his Working Dog colleagues Sitch and Gleisner to stage the group's first play,The Speechmaker.[6]
Filmography
[edit]Films
[edit]Year | Production | Credit | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2012 | Any Questions for Ben? | Producer, Writer & Camera Operator | |||
2009 | Shintaro! | Himself | Documentary | ||
2007 | The Sound of Aus | ||||
2004 | Herman, the Legal Labrador | Sal the Hot Dog Vendor | Voice only | ||
2001 | Numero Bruno | Himself | Documentary | ||
2000 | The Dish | Producer, Writer & Second Unit Director | |||
1997 | The Castle | Writer & Camera Operator | |||
1996 | The Campaign | Director, Writer, Producer & Cinematographer | Himself – Narrator | Documentary | |
1988 | Billy's Shout | Director | TV Short |
Television
[edit]Year(s) | Television Show | Credit | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2016-19 | Utopia | Creator, Executive Producer, Writer | |||
2016 | Pacific Heat | Creator, Executive Producer, Writer | |||
2014–Present | Have You Been Paying Attention? | Panelist | Himself | ||
2013–15 | Santo, Sam and Ed's Total Football | Executive Producer & Writer | Himself | ||
2012 | Audrey's Kitchen | Executive Producer | |||
Santo, Sam and Ed's Sports Fever! | Executive Producer & Writer | Himself | |||
Pictures of You | Executive Producer | ||||
2010 | Santo, Sam and Ed's Cup Fever! | Executive Producer & Writer | Himself | ||
2008 | The Hollowmen | Creator, Producer, Writer & Camera Operator | Theo Tsolakis | ||
2007 | The Panel: Christmas Wrap | Executive Producer | Himself | ||
2006 | |||||
2006–2009 | Thank God You're Here | Creator, Camera Operator (Series 1–3), Writer & Executive Producer | |||
2004 | Russell Coight's Celebrity Challenge | ||||
2003 | Welcher & Welcher | Griffin Griggs | |||
2001–2002 | Russell Coight's All Aussie Adventures | Writer & Camera Operator | |||
1998–2005 | The Panel | Executive Producer | Himself | ||
1997–1998 | A River Somewhere | ||||
1995 | Funky Squad | Creator, Director, Producer & Writer | Stix ('Joey Alvarez') | ||
1994–1997 | Frontline | Geoffrey Salter | |||
1994 | Homicide... 30 Years On | Himself | |||
1993 | Bargearse | Director & Writer | Poloneck | ||
The Olden Days | Various | ||||
1992–1993 | The Late Show | ||||
1988 | The D Generation Goes Commercial | Writer | |||
1986–1987 | The D Generation |
Zladko Vladcik
[edit]Cilauro, along withRob SitchandTom Gleisner,created the popularInternet phenomenoncharacter Zladko "ZLAD!" Vladcik, a Molvaniansynth-popmusician. Zlad was performed by Cilauro to accompany the Jetlag Travel Guide toMolvanîa.[7][8]Cilauro was, with Sitch and Gleisner, co-author of the Jetlag Travel Guides to Molvanîa,Phaic TănandSan Sombrèro.
Two music videos were performed by Cilauro as Zladko, for "Elektronik – Supersonik" and "I Am The Anti-Pope".[9]
References
[edit]- ^abSystems, Student Management (28 June 2006)."Student Information System".sis.unimelb.edu.au.Retrieved15 September2018.
- ^Lynch, Sean (15 November 2007)."Interview: Santo Cilauro — Funky Squad".webwombat.au.Retrieved19 January2014.
- ^"When Juve came to Melbourne in 1984 and Santo minded their wedding rings".
- ^"ACIS welcomes Santo Cilauro as its new Patron".29 March 2021.
- ^Hook, Chris (14 January 2014)."Evolution of breakfast radio moves into its next phase with rival stations poised for battle".The Daily Telegraph.Sydney.Retrieved19 January2014.
- ^Woodhead, Cameron (6 June 2014)."Review: The Speechmaker".Sydney Morning Herald.Retrieved12 August2014.
- ^Genevieve Dwyer (15 April 2016)."13 Times Australia Loved Eurovision Harder Than The Europeans!".sbs.au.Retrieved27 July2016.
- ^"Elektronik Supersonik – Zladko Vladcik | EarBleed".earbleed.
- ^"Zlad! discography".RateYourMusic.
External links
[edit]- Santo CilauroatIMDb
- molvania– Cilauro's parody site on the fictional countryMolvanîa
- 1961 births
- Living people
- Australian film producers
- Australian screenwriters
- Australian people of Italian descent
- Comedians from Melbourne
- People educated at Xavier College
- Australian male comedians
- Australian television talk show hosts
- Melbourne Law School alumni
- Australian film studio executives
- Australian podcasters
- Radio personalities from Melbourne
- Australian film production company founders