Rick Campanelli | |
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Born | Richard Adam Matthew Campanelli January 5, 1970 St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada |
Alma mater | Brock University |
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Spouse | Angie Campanelli |
Children | 3[1] |
Rick Campanelli (born January 5, 1970) is a Canadian television and radio personality known for his work as a VJ and host for MuchMusic and for co-hosting ET Canada. He joined Z103.5FM CIDC-FM in November 2021, and was co-host of the morning show until December 2022, when he left the station.
Richard Adam Matthew Campanelli is a native of Hamilton, Ontario, and grew up in a working class Italian-Canadian family. He is the youngest of four siblings[2][3] in a Roman Catholic family.[2][4]
Campanelli attended school in St. Catharines. He attended Brock University, earning a degree in physical education.[5]
Campanelli was introduced to the MuchMusic viewers as the winner of MuchMusic's 1994 MuchTemp contest.[6] Originally he was nicknamed "The Temp" (or, famously, "Rick the Temp").[1] Campanelli has since been labeled "The Franchise" for his long tenure and high popularity while on MuchMusic. In addition to being a video jockey, he also co-hosted Much on Demand,[7] The MuchMusic Countdown[8] and The MuchMusic Radio Countdown.[9]
Campanelli's final appearance on MuchMusic was August 26, 2005, on MuchOnDemand. He was subsequently announced as one of the reporters for ET Canada, a new Canadian licensee of Entertainment Tonight, which was launched on September 12, 2005.[10]
In early 2007, Campanelli hosted the Canada's Case Game segments on Global's Deal or No Deal Canada, during that series' first limited run.[citation needed]
Campanelli is involved with several charitable organizations including World Vision Canada,[11] Tuberous Sclerosis, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, McMaster Children's Hospital, and Kids Help Phone.[12] On May 27, 2009, he hosted the Youth and Philanthropy Initiative in Toronto.
In February 2016, Toronto radio station CFNY-FM announced that Campanelli would join the station as co-host with Fred Kennedy and Melanie Mariani of the station's morning show, beginning June 27.[13] Later that year, he made a cameo appearance in the music video for James Barker Band's "Just Sayin'".[14]
In July 2017, it was announced that Campanelli would depart as co-host of ET Canada after 12 years when his contract ended in summer 2017.[15] He appeared on ET Canada through August 2017.[15]
In 2021, it was announced that Campanelli would join his former MuchMusic colleague Monika Deol to co-host 90's Nostalgia, a five-city Canadian concert tour featuring such artists as Aqua and Eiffel 65. Campanelli discussed this role during a visit to the Toronto Mike'd Podcast.[16][17]
In 2023, Campanelli competed on the first season of The Traitors Canada, where he played as a Faithful.[18] He was banished by his fellow castmates in the fifth episode.[19]