 In 1958 he met actress Sandra Mondaini, whom he would marry four years later, and with whom he frequently appeared in TV shows during his whole career.His first famous partner on the small screen was Ugo Tognazzi with whom, starting from 1954, he hosted the satyrical show "Un due tre"; the show was halted in 1959 after the duo performed an ironical sketch about the then-president of the Republic, Giovanni Gronchi.Vianello then moved full-time to cinema, appearing in a total of 79 films between 1947 and 1968.