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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.

In January 2008 she presented Mattino Cinque, with Claudio Brachino; this was followed in the spring of 2008 with Lo show dei record, dedicated to the Guinness World Records. In autumn 2008, she presented the prime time show Fantasia, while in the season of 2008/2009 she hosted Pomeriggio Cinque and Mattino Cinque.

In the 2009/2010 season, she left Mattino cinque and became the presenter of Domenica Cinque, a Sunday afternoon programme, and Pomeriggio 5. In the 2011 season she was replaced by Federica Panicucci.

In December 2010 she hosted the New Year Canale 5's show Capodanno cinque and, in January 2011, left Domenica Cinque to host the primetime show Stasera che sera!, which aired for only two episodes and was suspended because of extremely low ratings.

In September 2011 she hosted the program Baila!, which was also cancelled after 4 episodes due to a court sentence for plagiarism of the program Dancing with the Stars.

Discography

• Dolceamaro (1980)
• Più forti di prima (2015)
• Dolceamaro with Cristiano Malgioglio

Singles

• "Dolceamaro/Se mi guardi così" (1980)

Music videos

• 2019 – Dolceamaro with Cristiano Malgioglio

Music videos by other artists with Barbara D'Urso

• 2020 – Come Adamo ed Eva: Live Milano - The Club/Fidelio Éva Henger with Sciarra

Filmography

Films

Television

Documentary

• Il Ribelle – Giacomo Franciosa (2010)

Theatre

• Appuntamento d'amore – P. Passalacqua (1993)
• E meno male che c'è Maria – P. Garinei (1999)
• Lisistrata – Walter Manfrè (2002)
• La vedova scaltra – W. Manfrè (2007)
• Il letto ovale – G. Landi (2007–2008)

Books

• Più forti di prima (Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, 2010)
• Tanto poi esce il sole (Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, 2011)
• Ma credo ancora nell'amore – Sopravvivere alle ferite del cuore (Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, 2012)
• Ecco come faccio (Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, 2013)
• La mia Contursi (Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, 2014)

References

1. D'Urso talks about her origin in an interview of Victoria Cabello, in the TV show Victor Victoria - Niente è come sembra [it].
2. "Sito Orrore a 33 giri" (in Italian). 24 October 2009. Archived from the original on 26 April 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
3. "Sito gossipblog.it" (in Italian). 25 November 2011. Archived from the original on 5 November 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
4. "Ambra, matrimonio da 'Favola'. La D'Urso sostituisce la Flavi". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Italy. 27 September 1995. p. 29. Archived from the original on 6 June 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2009.
5. "Arriva la coppia Timperi-D'Urso". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Italy. 27 September 1996. p. 37. Archived from the original on 6 June 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2009.
6. "'Piazza di Spagna' torna Attori: no alla serie lunga". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Italy. 5 March 1999. p. 37. Archived from the original on 6 June 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2009.
7. "Rai vietata a Barbara D'Urso 'dottoressa' tv anti Gardini". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Italy. 29 October 1998. p. 36. Archived from the original on 6 June 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2009.
8. ^ "Marcuzzi verso il Grande fratello". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Italy. 30 November 2005. p. 43. Archived from the original on 6 June 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2009.
9. Aldo Grasso (3 January 2006). "La fiction italiana piena di stereotipi". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Italy. p. 47. Archived from the original on 6 June 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2009.
10. "Reality Circus: fine anticipata". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Italy. 17 October 2006. p. 55. Archived from the original on 6 June 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2009.
11. Sandra Cesarale (17 March 2007). "Dodici pupe contadini. E Barbara D'Urso sfida Simona Ventura". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Italy. p. 53. Archived from the original on 6 June 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2009.
12. ^ Aldo Grasso (5 October 2008). "La 'Fantasia' è solo nel titolo". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Italy. p. 61. Archived from the original on 6 June 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2009.
13. Emilia Costantini (1 September 2009). "'In tv temo il duello con Baudo. E a teatro sfido il mito Streep'". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Italy. p. 37. Archived from the original on 6 June 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2009.
14. "Tv: Mediaset, soppresso 'Stasera che sera' di Barbara D'Urso". informazione.it (in Italian). Italy. 18 January 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
15. "Reclamo di Rti-Endemol rigettato dal tribunale: "Plagio da parte di Baila"". il giornale.it (in Italian). Italy. 21 October 2011. Archived from the original on 21 October 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2011.

External links

• Official website
• Barbara D'Urso at IMDb

• Living people
• 1957 births
• Italian television talk show hosts
• Italian women television presenters
• People from Torre del Greco
• Actresses from Campania
• People of Lucanian descent
• People of Calabrian descent
• People named in the Panama Papers