Tazio Secchiaroli (1925-1998) was an Italian photographer known as one of the original paparazzi. He founded the agency Roma Press Photos in 1955. Secchiaroli is thought to be the inspiration for the Paparazzo character in Fellini's film "La dolce vita". Wikipedia
The definitive Wikipedia entry for Tazio Secchiaroli. Wikipedia is the biggest multilingual free-content encyclopedia on the Internet. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tazio_Secchiaroli