Giada De Laurentiis

Giada De Laurentiis
Born (1970-08-22) August 22, 1970 (age 54)
Rome, Italy
OccupationChef
EmployerFood Network
SpouseTodd Thompson (2003-Present)
ChildrenJade Marie

Giada Pamela De Laurentiis is an Italian-American chef and host for Food Network TV shows. She was born on August 22, 1970. She is the granddaughter of movie director Dino De Laurentiis.[1] She was born in Rome and grew up in Los Angeles.

De Laurentiis studied at Le Cordon Bleu[2] in Paris, France.

On May 25, 2003, she married Todd Thompson. The two had been dating since July 1989. The couple's only child is Jade Marie De Laurentiis-Thompson. She was born on March 29, 2008.[3] On December 29, 2014, De Laurentiis announced on her website that she and Todd separated in July, and have decided to end their marriage.[4]

In 2008, she won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lifestyle Host.

She is also the voice of "Paulette", a character on the animated children's show Handy Manny.

References

  1. ↑ Tullio Kezich and Alessandra Levantesi, "Dino: The Life and Films of Dino De Laurentiis", Miramax 2004, ISBN 0-7868-6902-X
  2. ↑ "Giada at Home". Food Network. Archived from the original on 2013-01-01. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
  3. ↑ Jordan, Julie. "Giada De Laurentis Welcomes a Baby Girl! Archived 2012-09-21 at the Wayback Machine", People, March 30, 2008.
  4. ↑ De Laurentiis, Giada (December 29, 2014). "Statement from Giada". GDL Foods. Archived from the original on December 30, 2014. Retrieved December 30, 2014.