Aladino Interviews Cristina Fontanelli

The "voice of Domino's Pizza" on their current national radio commercial - Cristina has performed at the White House for President Clinton and at the Inauguration for President George W. Bush. She received the "Lifetime Achievement Award in the Arts" from the O.S.I.A. (previous honoree Luciano Pavarotti). She is the PBS/Channel 13 Host for "Andrea Bocelli in Central Park" (9/15/11, airdate Dec. '11) and will be the opening act for Jimmy Kimmel's first-annual national charity telethon in Hollywood CA (9/25/11, 3 p.m. PST).

Cristina at the 2006 Inaugural Ball 2010 appearances included the opening ceremonies of the prestigious Hamptons Classic Horseshow, singing the National Anthem on Capital Hill in Washington D.C. for the testimony by fashion-icon Giorgio Gucci, her 3rd-annual appearance for TV Host Jimmy Kimmel in Hollywood CA, her 4th-annual appearance at Feinsteins at the Regency Hotel, singing Happy Birthday to Mickey Rooney's for his 90th birthday celebration at Feinsteins (Donald Trump, Regis Philbin, Tony Bennett, et al in attendance) and her 7th-Annual "Christmas in Italy" concert at Lincoln Center. She is the voice of "Nonna" on the beloved TV Chef Lidia Bastianich's 2010 PBS Christmas special (in over 300 PBS outlets across the U.S.) and she closed the year with an interview/performance/co-hosting with Tony Tantillo on CBS Weekend New York with 15,000,000 viewers. Cristina is a proud member of the three top performing unions -- SAG/AFTRA/EQUITY and has been named one of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts 100 most notable alumni (along with Robert Redford, Danny DeVito, Edward G. Robinson, etc.).

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