A Spoonful of Paolo
A Spoonful of Paolo is an online talk show that first aired in 2011. The show was awarded the 2012 Webby Award for Online Film & Video: Variety.
Background[edit]
Paolo Presta was born to dream BIG. Growing up in Chicago, his dream was always to be a part of the entertainment business. For years, Paolo wrote to The Oprah Winfrey Show asking Oprah to help him fulfill that dream. Finally, in November of 2004, Oprah Winfrey surprised Paolo with a role on NBC's Will & Grace. His reaction is regarded as one of the greatest surprise moments in the history of The Oprah Show.
Paolo followed his dream to Los Angeles where he worked behind the scenes of his favorite daytime talk shows (The Ellen DeGeneres Show and CBS's The Talk). He took all he learned from these experiences to fulfill his greatest lifelong dream of hosting his very own talk show. In 2011, Paolo and his husband Patrick launched A Spoonful of Paolo with his first guest Sharon Osbourne. Over 12 seasons, he has interviewed many of his favorite hosts, actors, musicians, comedians, mentors & beloved pop culture icons. He strives to make each interview a unique celebration of his guest and an experience they will treasure forever. Living by example, Paolo's greatest mission is to show his audience that anything is possible if they work hard and dream BIG!
Paolo is a Webby-nominated, 5x Telly-winning online talk show, A Spoonful of Paolo. Spanning 13+ seasons and over 200 episodes, Paolo has been honored to conduct intimate one-on-one interviews with iconic guests including Oprah Winfrey, Whoopi Goldberg, Carol Burnett, Julie Andrews, Andy Cohen, Paris Hilton, Rosie O’Donnell, Robin Roberts, Gloria Estefan, Chelsea Clinton, Gayle King, Hilary Duff, Kris Jenner and hundreds more. A Spoonful of Paolo was also honored to have their online content recognized in the same Webby category as fellow nominees Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, Colman Domingo and Variety’s Actors on Actors.
Awards and nominations[edit]
In 2012 the series was awarded the Webby Award for Online Film & Video: Variety.[1] It was also the subject of an episode of Oprah: Where Are They Now?.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "A Spoonful of Paolo - The Webby Awards".
- ^ "How Oprah Changed a Gay Guy's Life". Out Magazine. 10 April 2013.