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Barbara d'Urso

Barbara d'Urso
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Barbara D'Urso (2011)
Born Maria Carmela D'Urso
(1957-05-07) 7 May 1957 (age 59)
Naples, Italy
Nationality Italian
Occupation Television host, actress
Years active 1977 – present
Spouse(s) Michele Carfora (2002–2006)
Children Giammauro Berardi
(b. 1986)
Emanuele Berardi
(b. 1988)
Website www.barbaradurso.com

Barbara d'Urso, born Maria Carmela d'Urso (Naples, Italy 7 May 1957) is an Italian television actress and singer.

Barbara D'Urso was born in Naples, Campania. Her father is from Laurenzana, and her mother 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 Raidue, and the year afterward, together with Pippo Baudo, she appeared in Domenica In on Raiuno. 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 this she starts working for Berlusconi's television: she participated in a television fiction, and in 1995 she also presented Agenzia matrimoniale, but she comes back 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. On June 2005 she had a role in the TV series Ricomincio da me.


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