Cătălin Constantin Măruță (born 27 January 1978) is a

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n television host.

Career

He currently presents the "''La Măruță''" show on

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. Since June 2002, he has been the host of the ''Tonomatul DP2'' show on

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. In 2005, he worked for

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, where he presented another morning show called ''Trezeşte-te la realitate cu Cătălin Măruță'' (). Alongside singer

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, he presented the Romanian National

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Selection in 2006. He returned to hosting the Callatis Club show during the

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in August 2006. Since 2007, he presents the TV show ''Happy Hour''. Măruță voiced a goose character in the Romanian dub of ''

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''.

Personal life

Since August 23, 2008 he has been married to the Romanian singer Andra. On March 16, 2011, the two became parents when Andra gave birth to a boy named David. In July 2015, Andra gave birth to her second child, a baby girl named Eva Maria Ioana.

References

External links

Cătălin Măruță
on

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