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| Born | (1970-08-22) August 22, 1970 (age 54) Rome, Italy |
| Education | Le Cordon Bleu (Paris), UCLA |
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| Cooking style | Italian |
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Giada Pamela De Laurentiis (IPA: ) (born August 22, 1970) is an Italian American chef, writer, TV Personality, and the current host of the Food Network programs Everyday Italian, Behind the Bash, Giada's Weekend Getaways, and Giada in Paradise. In addition to her regular shows, De Laurentiis has appeared on several Food Network specials and is the founder of a catering business called GDL Foods. She also appears regularly as a contributor and guest co-host on NBC's Today.
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Personal life
De Laurentiis was born Giada Pamela De Benedetti in Rome, Italy, the eldest child of actress Veronica De Laurentiis and her first husband, actor-producer Alex De Benedetti, who was a close associate of his wife's father, the film producer Dino De Laurentiis. Her parents, who married in February 1970, eventually divorced, and she and her siblings subsequently moved to Southern California and took their mother's surname.
In addition to being a grandchild of Dino De Laurentiis, she is a granddaughter of the Italian film star Silvana Mangano (Death in Venice, Bitter Rice), who was her maternal grandmother. De Laurentiis has a sister, Eloisa (a.k.a. Looie), a makeup artist, and two brothers, Dino Alexander, a Hollywood film editor, who died November 3, 2003, of melanoma, and Igor. Her stepfather is producer Ivan Kavalsky.
Giada graduated from Marymount High School and holds a bachelor's degree in social anthropology from UCLA (1996).
In 2003, she married Todd Thompson, a clothing designer for the Anthropologie fashion company. The two had been dating since 1991. She and Todd are currently expecting their first child, a girl, due in April 2008. Bold text
Career
De Laurentiis, a self-proclaimed chocoholic, studied at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris, France with aspirations of becoming a pastry chef. After returning to the United States, she became a professional chef working in several Los Angeles restaurants, notably the Wolfgang Puck-owned Spago. She later worked as a food stylist and was contacted by the Food Network after styling a piece in Food & Wine magazine in 2001.
Her cooking program, Everyday Italian, has been broadcast on the Food Network since 2003. On her Chefography (a Food Network biography show) episode, she admitted that she never wanted to be in her "family business" of show business. She also shared that she felt very uncomfortable in front of the camera when she first started hosting Everyday Italian, but since then, has become more relaxed and open on air. She now enjoys being in the spotlight and has become one of Food Network's most popular television personalities. When this show first aired, the Food Network received emails accusing the network of hiring a model or actress pretending to cook instead of a real chef.
De Laurentiis began hosting Behind The Bash, in October 2006, which explores the catering process behind big event extravaganzas such as the Grammys. On a November 2006 episode of Iron Chef America, she and Bobby Flay faced off against, and were defeated by Rachael Ray and Mario Batali. In January 2007, a third De Laurentiis-hosted show, the travelogue Giada's Weekend Getaways debuted on the Food Network. On this show, she travelled to a featured locale (such as Seattle, South Beach, San Francisco, Napa or Jackson Hole, Wyoming) and visited her favorite local culinary destinations.
In 2007, De Laurentiis appeared as a presenter on the inaugural "Food Network Awards." In June 2007, she hosted a two-part Food Network special entitled Giada in Paradise, featuring the two locales of Santorini, Greece and Capri, Italy. De Laurentiis also made a few appearances as a guest judge on The Next Food Network Star which initially aired in the summer of 2007.
De Laurentiis is the current spokesperson for the pasta manufacturer Barilla.
De Laurentiis also appears regularly on Today either as a food contributor or guest co-host. It was announced that she will be on regularly for the new 4th hour of Today.
Publications
In 2005, De Laurentiis wrote her first cookbook, Everyday Italian: 125 Simple and Delicious Recipes, to accompany her similarly titled Food Network show, Everyday Italian. Her second cookbook, Giada's Family Dinners, was released on April 4, 2006. Her third cookbook, Everyday Pasta, was released on April 3, 2007.
References
- Haughton, Natalie (March 15, 2005). "A De Laurentiis production". Los Angeles Daily News.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - Meitus, Marty (March 28, 2005). "'Everyday Italian' star serves up showbiz, cooking instruction". Scripps Howard News Service.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - "'On Air with Ryan Seacrest' interview with Giada". KIIS FM. February 3, 2007.
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Notes
- Tullio Kezich and Alessandra Levantesi, "Dino: The Life and Films of Dino De Laurentiis", Miramax 2004, ISBN-10 078686902X
- Boehm, Kristin. "Giada De Laurentiis Expecting Her First Child", People, November 05, 2007.
- "On-Air With Ryan Seacrest". Retrieved 2007-04-03.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|Publisher=ignored (|publisher=suggested) (help) - "About Giada De Laurentiis". GDL Foods, Inc. Retrieved 2006-07-23.
External links
- Official site
- Everyday Italian on Food Network
- Food Network profile
- Giada De Laurentiis at IMDb
- Escape with Giada De Laurentiis 2007 Life Magazine article
- Giada De Laurentiis Pictures
- Articles with specifically marked weasel-worded phrases from October 2007
- 1970 births
- People from Rome (city)
- Living people
- Italian-Americans
- American Roman Catholics
- American television personalities
- American food writers
- American television chefs
- Italian immigrants to the United States
- University of California, Los Angeles alumni