
Luigi Sabani better known as Gigi Sabani (b. 5 October 1952 - d. 4 September 2007) was an Italian television presenter, host, actor, and singer. In the 80s, he was once the first and only male host of the Italian version of The Price is Right under the name OK, il Prezzo e Guisto! (OK, The Price is Right!) at the time.
Early Life[]
Born in Rome, Sabani made his television debut in the late 1970s as an impersonator: his most famous imitations included those of Adriano Celentano and Mike Bongiorno. From 1983 to 1986, he hosted the Italian version of The Price is Right under the name OK, il Prezzo e Guisto! (OK, The Price is Right!) along with (and later succeeded by) Italian singer Iva Zanicchi in 1987. He and model Andi Rapagna visited the American version on March 21, 1985 (#5654D). He participated at Festival di Sanremo ("Sanremo Fastival") in 1989. His best-known song was A me mi torna in mente una canzone ("I am reminded of a song") (1983). In 1997, he was implicated in a judicial case for fraud in sexual matters and induction to prostitution: he was arrested but was discharged as the case was filed, and Sabani claimed damages. That was an abrupt halt to a blooming career, that made him from the early 80s one of the most popular artists of the Italian TV (translated from La Repubblicia of 5 September 2007).
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Death[]
On 4 September 2007, 31 days before he would have turned 55, he died of myocardial infarction ("Heart Attack") while visiting his sister. His fiancée, actress Raffaella Ponzo, found out days later that she was pregnant with his child. she gave birth to his son on 19 May 2008.