Giada Pamela De Laurentiis (Italian pronunciation: [ˈdÊ'aË da
paˈmÉ›Ë la de lauˈrÉ›nti.is]; born August 22, 1970) is an
Italian-American chef, writer, and television personality. She is the
host of Food Network's Giada at Home. She also appears regularly as a
contributor and guest co-host on NBC's Today. De Laurentiis is the
founder of the catering business GDL Foods. She is a winner of the
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lifestyle Host and the Gracie Award
for Best Television Host.Giada Pamela De Benedetti was born on August
22, 1970, in Rome, Italy, the eldest child of actress Veronica De
Laurentiis and her first husband, actor-producer Alex De Benedetti. De
Benedetti was a close associate of Giada's maternal grandfather, film
producer Dino De Laurentiis. As a child, Giada often found herself in
the family's kitchen and spent a great deal of time at her
grandfather's restaurant, DDL Foodshow. Her parents were married in
February 1970 but were later divorced. After her parents' divorce,
Giada and her siblings moved to Southern California, where they took
their mother's surname. After graduating from Marymount High School in
Los Angeles, De Laurentiis attended the University of California, Los
Angeles, earning her bachelor's degree in social anthropology in
1996.Her maternal great-grandmother was English and her grandmother
was British-Italian film star Silvana Mangano. Her siblings include
sister Eloisa, a makeup artist, and brothers Igor and Dino Alexander
II, a Hollywood film editor who died of melanoma in 2003. Her
stepfather is producer Ivan Kavalsky. Giada De Laurentiis Biography, NetWorth, Height, Age, Weight, Family, Married, Son, Daughter