Barbara D'Urso
Italian television personality, television host, actress and writer
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Key Takeaways
- Maria Carmela D'Urso (born 7 May 1957), known professionally as Barbara D'Urso , is an Italian television presenter, actress and writer.
- Her father was from Laurenzana (died in 1996), and her mother, who died when Barbara was 11, was born in Sant'Eufemia d'Aspromonte.
- The following year she took part in the variety show Stryx .
- That same year, 1980, she also made her debut as a singer, with the single Dolceamaro , which was not very successful.
- She received moderate notability as a result of her performance in La dottoressa Giò (1997).
Maria Carmela D'Urso (born 7 May 1957), known professionally as Barbara D'Urso, is an Italian television presenter, actress and writer.
Career
D'Urso was born in Naples, Campania. Her father was from Laurenzana (died in 1996), and her mother, who died when Barbara was 11, was born in Sant'Eufemia d'Aspromonte. She made her debut in 1977 in the programme Goal, alongside Diego Abatantuono, Teo Teocoli and Massimo Boldi. The following year she took part in the variety show Stryx. In 1979 she presented the programme Che combinazione broadcast on Rai 2, and the year afterward, together with Pippo Baudo, she appeared in Domenica in on Rai 1. That same year, 1980, she also made her debut as a singer, with the single Dolceamaro, which was not very successful.
In 1984 she appeared naked on the front cover of Playboy and Playmen magazines. After that, she started working for the television network of Silvio Berlusconi: she participated in a television fiction, and in 1995 she also presented Agenzia matrimoniale, but she returned to the RAI with In famiglia together with Le ragazze di piazza di Spagna, Donne di mafia and Una donna scomoda.
She received moderate notability as a result of her performance in La dottoressa Giò (1997).
Since then she has taken part in many reality shows. For three years D'Urso presented three editions of Grande Fratello, the Italian version of the Big Brother (one in 2003 and two editions in 2004). In 2005 she was the host of the Italian version of The Farm. D'Urso maintained this role for two years. In June 2005 she had a role in the TV series Ricomincio da me.
In 2006 she took part in Reality Circus, which was unsuccessful, and in 2007 with Uno due tre stalla.
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