Jaime Bayly
Jaime Bayly Letts (born February 19, 1965) is a Peruvian writer, journalist and television personality. He is the third of 10 children and is known as "el niño terrible" (the terrible boy).
He has won the Emmy Award 3 times and 2 of his books have been adapted into international movies.
Early life
Bayly was born to an Anglo-Peruvian family of upper class. He was the first son and the second of the ten children of James Bayly Llona and his wife, Doris Letts Colmenares.
A student at Markham College, a British private school in Lima, and later at Colegio San Agustín of Lima. In his early youth he was coerced by his mother to work at daily newspaper La Prensa of Lima in order to become more responsible through a part-time job. He spent every afternoon after school working in journalism until late.
In 1982 he was accepted to the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. After studying for four years, he had to leave the university as he could not pass a mandatory subject.
Career
His first television appearance was in 1983 during Peruvian municipal elections, interviewing candidates and politicians. Later on, he began a career as a late show host interviewing celebrities.
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