Alessia Marcuzzi (born 11 November 1972) is an Italian television host, actress and former fashion model. In a career spanning over 30 years, she also co-hosted

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Career

Born in

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, to father Eugenio, from

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, and mother Antonietta from

Roseto Valfortore Roseto Valfortore (Irpino: ) is a small town and ''comune'' of the Province of Foggia, in the Apulia Region of southeastern Italy. Located in the Daunian Mountains near Fortore springs, Roseto Valfortore is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("T ...

, in the province of

Foggia Foggia (, ; ; ) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) of Apulia, in Southern Italy, capital of the province of Foggia. In 2013, its population was 153,143. Foggia is the main city of a plain called Tavoliere delle Puglie, Tavoliere, also know ...

, Marcuzzi debuted on

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hosting ''Attenti al dettaglio'' and then ''Qui si gioca'', with

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, in the 1991/1992 season. In March 1992, she also presented the children's show ''Amici mostri''. In the 1992/1993 season hosted the entertainment show ''Novantatrè'', with Umberto Smaila. She appeared on

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television in 1994, with

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, in ''Il grande gioco dell'oca''. In 1994, she also debuted as actress in the movies '' Chicken Park'', directed by

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, and ''Tra noi due è tutto finito''. Marcuzzi started working at

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beginning in November 1995, hosting the

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Saturday afternoon program ''Colpo di fulmine'', until June 1997. It became a daily show in 1996, because of its popularity. Thanks to this program, she became one of the best-known

hosts; in this period she started hosting the well-known music festival ''

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'', from 1996 to 2002, with whom she won a ''

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''. In 2001, she presented the late-night show ''8 millimetri'' with Paolo Brosio and, from 1997 to 1998, the afternoon show ''Fuego!''. She also presented the primetime show ''Mai dire Gol'', from 1998 to 2000, with Ellen Hidding and Gialappa's Band. During these years, she also acted in the movies '' Gunslinger's Revenge'', directed by

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, ''Tutti gli uomini del deficiente'', the TV movie ''Un cane e un poliziotto'' and the series ''Tequila & Bonetti'', with Jack Scalia. In 2000, she hosted the pilot of ''Macchemù'', with Paola Barale, dedicated to television themes, and won the ''Oscar TV'' as "Personaggio televisivo femminile dell'anno". From 2000, Marcuzzi replaced

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in the Italian version of '' Caiga Quien Caiga'', named ''

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'', presenting it until 2005, aired by

initially as a late-night show and then as a primetime show. In 2002 and 2003 she presented the

awards and, in 2003 too, the ''Galà della pubblicità'', with

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; both events were aired by

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. In the

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of 2003 she hosted the charity show ''La fabbrica del sorriso'', with Gerry Scotti, Claudio Bisio and Michelle Hunziker. In the same years she won ''Premio Flaiano'' and another ''Oscar TV'' for ''Le iene''. After hosting an edition of ''Scherzi a parte'' in 2005, with

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and

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, in 2006 she replaced Barbara D'Urso presenting the Italian version of '' Big Brother'', ''

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'', that she finished hosting in 2015. From 2004 to 2006, she was the protagonist of the television series ''Carabinieri'', while in 2007 she acted in ''Il giudice Mastrangelo 2''. She also acted in the TV movie ''Un amore di strega'', with Pietro Sermonti, her partner in 2009, and in the sitcom ''Così fan tutte'', with Debora Villa. Her credits also include performances in various films and television, with starring roles in Leonardo Pieraccioni's 1998 feature film '' Il mio West'', as well as the TV shows ''

Tequila and Bonetti ''Tequila and Bonetti'' is an American crime comedy-drama television series starring Jack Scalia. The series originally aired on CBS, as a mid-season replacement, from January 17, 1992 to April 17, 1992, with only 10 of the 12 episodes aired. I ...

'' (2000) and ''

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''. She co-hosted the final night of the

alongside

Alessandro Cattelan Alessandro Cattelan (born 11 May 1980) is an Italian television and radio presenter best known for presenting the Italian edition of ''Total Request Live'', broadcast by MTV Italia, and '' Le Iene'', broadcast by Mediaset's Italia 1. Cattelan al ...

and

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Personal life

Marcuzzi has a son, Tommaso (born 29 April 2001), with

Simone Inzaghi Simone Inzaghi (; born 5 April 1976) is an Italian professional football manager and former player, who is currently the head coach of Saudi Pro League club Al-Hilal. Nicknamed "''Il demone di Piacenza''" ("The Piacenza Demon") because of his ...

, an Italian former footballer (relationship ended in 2004), and a daughter, Mia (born 4 September 2011), with television host and singer Francesco Facchinetti (relationship ended in October 2012). Marcuzzi married Paolo Calabresi Marconi in December 2014.

Filmography and TV hosting

References

External links

Official website

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Marcuzzi, Alessia 1972 births Living people Italian game show hosts Italian female models Italian showgirls Italian television personalities Actresses from Rome People of Apulian descent