Among the characters that have emerged from the quiz shows and are popular with the public is Cat Man, the stage name of Gabriele Sbattella. After being the champion of Sarabanda for a good 79 episodes and making money by making out nights out, his life is now very different from being a competitor on the Enrico Papi show.
Among the most famous characters who have existed in various television programs is undoubtedly the cat manstage name for Gabrielle Sbatellawas the defending champion Sarabande for 79 episodes. Now his life has changed, he is a journalist, he wrote a book, but in the days when he was one of the stars of the world music quiz di Italia1 earned money by participating in the evenings, as he told in an interview with Corriere della Sera.
Success with Sarabanda
However, the arrival on television was completely accidental, in a moment of waiting and a particular standstill in his life, Gabriele Sbattella had found himself auditioning to take part in the transmission directed by Enrico Papi which had already become a cult in a short time. And so the turning point in his life came unexpectedly: “I had job offers as an interpreter and translator because I have a degree in translation, from and into English, from and into German (I’m not a fool as some like to call me disrespectfully). Then here, visits to the doctor because I had physical problems and then waiting for the call about this TV quiz I was watching. A stroke of luck that made him one of the most popular characters on the small screen from November 12, 2002 to February 19, 2003, a career opportunity born of simple curiosity.
To spend another day see what the world of television was like. I wanted to go to the final with the reigning champion. Then I became champion and have 79 episodes left. Eventually it becomes a challenge in itself. Among the most difficult games? The one where you had to guess as many song titles as you could in 60 seconds while listening to a few notes was awful
Years have passed since the broadcast until today, but the relationship with Enrico Papi has not suffered from the ravages of time either: “I don’t have his number, if we see each other, we’ll say goodbye. I know that now.” he’s doing a program on Canale5 that’s very funny, I’m watching it. I like it, the audience is the protagonist.
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Gabriele Sbattella’s life today
From this experience on television, Gabriele Sbattella has revolutionized his life, but his plans have totally changed: “I should have gone to Egypt to become a tourist entertainer, but they invited me to clubs in the evenings. With two hours, he earned it . what in the villages was taken in a month, so I left this world”. Twenty years later, after the post-show success, things have changed again and now he is involved in music, albeit in a different capacity: “I’m a journalist and I write not only about sports but also about music, I followed three Sanremo Festival. I work for an agency.”