{"id":471,"date":"2013-11-11T15:01:59","date_gmt":"2013-11-11T14:01:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wakapedia.it\/?p=471"},"modified":"2017-06-23T17:41:27","modified_gmt":"2017-06-23T15:41:27","slug":"girolamo-panzetta-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wakapedia.it\/en\/girolamo-panzetta-2\/","title":{"rendered":"GIROLAMO PANZETTA (\u30b8\u30ed\u30fc\u30e9\u30e2\u30fb\u30d1\u30f3\u30c4\u30a7\u30c3\u30bf)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Born in Avellino and raised in Naples, Girolamo Panzetta found fortune on the other side of the globe : a television presenter , actor , writer and Italian dubber who lives in Japan , where he is now a true superstar. In Japan, Panzetta is everywhere. In a survey he was found to be the second most famous Italian after Leonardo da Vinci<\/strong> ! As a good “guagli\u00f2-partenopeo” has been able to make himself known in many areas: Japanese TV ( TV series from the cooking shows ) , fashion magazines , food (especially as the face of bread, pizza and Italian relish in Japan). \u00a0Panzetta may be the stereotypical noisy and funny Italian abroad, but it’s his achievements overseas, that have earned him the title of \u201cKnight of the Order of the Star of Italian Solidarity 2006<\/strong>\u201d . Chapeau<\/i>!<\/p>\n

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LEON covers with Girolamo Panzetta<\/p><\/div>\n

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For me, Girolamo<\/strong> is a wonderful person. My respect for him stems from my heart. Hugely popular in Japan, Girolamo is relatively unknown in his native Italy. And those Italians that do know of Girolamo tend not to think highly of him. Why is that? That\u2019s because Italians don\u2019t all just love women and aren\u2019t only thinking of fashion and food.<\/p>\n

Sometimes I think there is a little jealousy at play. But what sets Girolamo apart from all the other middle-aged men around the world: it\u2019s his sparkle. When I see Jiro<\/strong>, he\u2019s almost alight! The very fact that a normal bloke from Napoli has managed to do as much as he has demands to be respected. Saying that, whenever we try to get together in Tokyo he is always late, cancels at the last minute fairly frequently, so it\u2019s difficult for me to totally respect him\u2026<\/p>\n

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Panzetta sponsoring Italian pizza in a Japanese TV spot<\/p><\/div>\n

Sara Waka<\/strong>: \u00a0Ciao! I\u2019m SaraWaka\u2026 and you are?<\/p>\n

Girolamo<\/strong>: \u00a0I\u2019m Jiro. A pleasure to meet you.<\/p>\n

Sara Waka<\/strong>: \u00a0No, no, no –\u00a0 not good enough. Your full name please!<\/p>\n

Girolamo<\/strong>: \u00a0Girolamo Panzetta.<\/p>\n

Sara Waka<\/strong>: \u00a0To Japanese people I would use the word \u201cIdol\u201d to explain what you do, but how best to explain your job to non-Japanese?<\/p>\n

Girolamo<\/strong>: \u00a0Yes, indeed, it\u2019s a difficult question\u2026 Happiness! Tell them that I give people happiness!<\/p>\n

Sara Waka<\/strong>: \u00a0?!! Give Happiness to the fairer sex?<\/p>\n

Girolamo<\/strong>: \u00a0Well that goes without saying. But recently I give plenty to men as well!<\/p>\n

Sara Waka<\/strong>: \u00a0Jiro\u2026 Ladies alone no longer can keep you satisfied?<\/p>\n

Girolamo<\/strong>: \u00a0No, no, no. I have no interest in men in that sense. I haven\u2019t even ever touched another a man!<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve lived in Japan for 25<\/strong> years now, and work in the fashion industry, the TV, in radio\u2026 adverts, communications. For me, communication is a wonderful thing. I especially love communicating with other people. When I lived in Napoli communication was something you could with anyone, anywhere. By the side of a road, at a bus stop – then way day, it became my job.<\/p>\n

Sara Waka<\/strong>: \u00a0Your job?<\/p>\n

Girolamo<\/strong>: \u00a0Yes! Well, yes, I began teaching Italian on Japanese TV. For ten years. How to put it\u2026 perhaps you could say I tore down part of the Japanese education system? NHK is a similar broadcaster to Italy\u2019s RAI<\/a>, but typically use university professors or academics and produce very official language learning programming. I changed all of that. I wanted to make a fun programme! Something a wide range of people would watch.<\/p>\n