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Checco Zalone was born on 3 June 1977 in Bari, Apulia, Italy. He is an actor and writer, known for Tolo Tolo (2020), Quo vado? (2016) and What a Beautiful Day (2011).- Actor
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Enrico Brignano was born on 18 May 1966 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He is an actor and director, known for Si fa presto a dire amore... (2000), Asterix at the Olympic Games (2008) and Un'estate ai Caraibi (2009). He has been married to Flora Canto since 30 July 2022. They have two children. He was previously married to Bianca Pazzaglia.- Actor
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Vincenzo Salemme was born on 24 July 1957 in Bacoli, Campania, Italy. He is an actor and writer, known for L'amico del cuore (1998), Ho visto le stelle (2003) and No Problem (2008).- Actor
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Leonardo Pieraccioni was born on 17 February 1965 in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. He is an actor and writer, known for The Cyclone (1996), I laureati (1995) and I Love You in Every Language in the World (2005).- Actor
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Christian De Sica was born in Rome, son of the great Vittorio and Maria Mercader. He is one of the most famous and popular characters of the Italian showbiz, actor in more than 80 movies in his career, showman, singer, director, screenwriter. He has been active on the small and silver screen since the seventies and reached the popularity in the following decades thanks to his partecipazione to several comedies, the cinepanettoni, released in cinemas during the Christmas period with a great commercial success at the box office. He is married to Silvia Verdone. They have two sons.- Actor
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Very clever and versatile Italian comic actor, Jerry began his career in cabaret when he acted in the famous Italian group "Gatti di vicolo Miracoli", he composed and performed many songs with this group. He got married once to the famous Italian show girl, Mara Venier.- Actor
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Almost a high school drop out in his senior year, Paolino loves cinema, especially the one of the 70s. He also loves the actors and directors of that period: Steven Spielberg, Joe D'Amato, Martin Scorsese, Ruggero Deodato, Umberto Lenzi, etc... He appeared in several commercials and in the movie "Ovosodo" by Paolo Virzi'. He hosted various local festivals in his hometown Livorno (Tuscany, Italy). He also worked as entertainer on cruise ships and mountain resorts. According to Paolino, the greatest philosophers of all times are Saint Augustine ("Love and do what you want") and Charlie Chaplin ("A day without laughing is a wasted day"). He literally adores Articolo 31 (Italian rap band), anime, spaghetti. He also collects VHS.- Actor
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Comedian, actor, host, TV personality, Nino Frassica, born Antonio Frassica, debuted on TV with Renzo Arbore as part of the cast of cult shows like "Quelli della notte" and "Indietro tutta". He later appeared in many other TV shows like "Fantastico", "Domenica In", "Scommettiamo che?", "Uno due tre stella", "Stracult", "Dopo fiction", "Adrian", "Amici", and he became a lead figure on "Che tempo che fa". At the same time, he appeared on big and small screens in many movies and TV movies. After his cinema debut in "Il Bi e il Ba", he appeared in many films, even international ones. To name a few: "Mortacci", "Vacanze di Natale", "Miracolo italiano", "L'abbuffata", "Baaria", "Somewhere", "The tourist", "La scomparsa di Patò", "Workers", "Sei mai stata sulla luna", Un milione di giorni", "Non è un paese per giovani", "Natale a Londra - Dio salvi la Regina", "Genitori vs influencer", "Improvvisamente Natale", "L'estate più calda". He also starred in many TV series, such as: "SPQR", "Don Matteo" as the legendary Officer Cecchini, "La crociera", "Il destino ha quattro zampe", "Nati ieri", "Butta la luna", "L'ultimo padrino", "Donne", "Complimenti per la connessione", "La mafia uccide solo d'estate", "Fratelli Caputo". His multi-faceted career includes experiences in radio, theater, and ads. And even as a writer. In 1986 he wrote the book "Sani Gesualdi", a best-seller for many weeks. After that he wrote "Il Terzesimo Libro di Sani Gesualdi", "Il manovale del bravo presentatore", and "Come diventare maghi in 15 minuti". In 2014 he published "La mia autobiografia 70% vera, 80% falsa", in 2018 "Novella Bella", and in 2022 "Paola. Una storia vera".- Actor
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Born in Florence but raised in Versilia, comedian, actor and presenter, Giorgio Panariello with his talent, expressivity and mastered ability to transform himself, works in theatre, cinema and television as well as in books, advertising and radio. From his start on private Tuscan television alongside Carlo Conti up until his great success on Torno Sabato, which got him his name as well as awards from Telegatto and Oscar TV as performer of the year, he moved on to fame in 1997 when Maurizio Costanzo debuted him at the Parioli Theatre in Rome with his one-man show Boati di silenzio. He also has a long curriculum in cinema with films such as Finalmente soli, Bagnomaria, Al momento giusto (also as writer), I Love You in Every Language of the World, Notte prima degli esami - oggi, Sms Sotto Mentite Spoglie, No problem, I mostri oggi, Sharm el Sheik - un estate indimenticabile, Amici miei... come tutto ebbe inizio, Natale in Sud Africa, Un fantastico via vai, ..E fuori nevica, and Uno per tutti (the film where his dramatic performance got him appraisal from both audiences and critics). But Panariello's first love has always been the theatre where he can really feel in touch with his audience. He's had many theatrical performances throughout his career that received appraisal from both the public and critics alike. Some of these include: Panariello... chi?, Panariello d'estate, and Chissà se sarà uno show. In 2003 he took on the role of Monsieur Jordain in Molière's The Bourgeois Gentleman. In 2004 he performed his One-Man Show in New York and Connecticut for the Italian community while recording the sold-out shows for Italian audiences. Back in Italy he returned to the stage with Giorgio in scena. In 2006 he brought a breath of fresh air to the Sanremo Music Festival, exalting Italian show business. He was back in theatres with Faccio del mio meglio and once again in 2010 with Panariello non esiste. The proceeds from his 2012 show Se stasera siamo qui went to the those affected by the Lunigiana floods. Then came his famous In mezzo @ voi! In 2008, two of his cult characters from Tuscan comedy, Naomo and La Signora Italia, star alongside Vanessa Incontrada in an advert for one of the biggest cellular telephone companies, Wind. Throughout his career, Panariello applied his communicative abilities to books as well: Non ti lascerò mai solo (Mondadori) which sold more than 100,000 copies and a photography book Guardami negli occhi. In 2012 he had his great comeback to television with Panariello non esiste, a great success on Canale 5. In December 2013 he went back to prime time on Rai1 with Panariello sotto l'albero, a successful variety show where he performed both old and new characters alongside other famous guests. In September 2016, he debuted with long-time friends Leonardo Pieraccioni and Carlo Conti in the Verona Arena with their show Panariello-Conti-Pieraccioni - il Tour and that led to a successful tour in different sports arenas throughout Italy, ending in September 2017 (which then began again in 2019, once again a great success). In October Panariello debuted his new show Il Panariello che verrà in theatres while in December, he went back to the Modigliani Forum in Livorno with two nights of his show Panariello sotto l'albero. In September 2018 on Rai1, he joined Carlo Conti's jury on Tale e quale show. In November 2019 he was in the cast of Rai1's Pezzi unici. In 2020 he celebrated his 60th birthday and 20 years of success of Torno Sabato by announcing a new show, La favola mia, which was delayed by the covid pandemic. It was launched in 2022 and received appraisal from both audiences and critics. In 2023, he started the tour Panariello vs. Masini - lo strano incontro, along with his friend Marco Masini.- Writer
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Pio D'Antini was born on 25 August 1983 in Foggia, Apulia, Italy. He is a writer and actor, known for Amici come noi (2014), Belli ciao (2022) and Come può uno scoglio (2023).- Writer
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Amedeo Grieco was born on 20 August 1983 in Foggia, Apulia, Italy. He is a writer and actor, known for Amici come noi (2014), Belli ciao (2022) and Come può uno scoglio (2023).- Actor
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Biagio Izzo was born on 13 November 1962 in Naples, Campania, Italy. He is an actor and director, known for Volesse il cielo! (2002), Box Office 3D: The Filmest of Films (2011) and Biagio Izzo: Una pillola per piacere (2011). He has been married to Federica Apicella since August 2008. They have two children. He was previously married to Teresa.- Actor
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Enzo Salvi was born on 16 August 1963 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He is an actor and writer, known for Solamente tu (2021), Belli, carucci e pettinati (2000) and Fausto & Furio (2016). He is married to Laura. They have two children.- Writer
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Neri Parenti was born on 26 April 1950 in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. He is a writer and director, known for Holidays on Mars (2020), Ma tu di che segno 6? (2014) and Natale da chef (2017).- Writer
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- Martina Stella was born on 28 November 1984 in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. She is an actress, known for Nine (2009), Ocean's Twelve (2004) and The Early Bird Catches the Worm (2008). She was previously married to Andrea Manfredonia.
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Cristiana Capotondi was born on 13 September 1980 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. She is an actress and director, known for The Worst Week of My Life (2011), Come tu mi vuoi (2007) and Notte prima degli esami (2006).- Manuela Arcuri is an actress, model, and TV personality who graduated from the Accademia d'arte drammatica in Rome, Italy. She made her first appearances as an actress in Black Holes (1995) and I laureati (1995). In 1999, director Giorgio Panariello offered her a major role for his film Bagnomaria (1999). A year later, Manuela graced the cover of Playboy Italia's October issue and continued her work for TV shows such as Mai dire Gol, Carabinieri, Festival di Sanremo (1951) and Scherzi a parte (1992).
Her most challenging role happened in 2008 for the TV drama Io non dimentico (2008). The Italian beauty continues to excite and impress with the lead role in the series Il peccato e la vergogna (2010) and later with Pupetta: Il coraggio e la passione (2013) where she was joined by iconic Italian actress Eva Grimaldi and won the Best Actress award at Roma Fiction Fest. Manuela Arcuri varies her acting skills while remaining hot and tantalizing with the comedy Non si ruba a casa dei ladri (2016) and romance mini-series Il bello delle donne... alcuni anni dopo (2017). - Actor
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Ezio Greggio is born in Cossato, Italy on the 7th of April 1954. He is a Tv show host, Actor, Director, Producer and Screenwriter. His success and fame within the movie and tv industry has spanned over 40 years.
Television. In October 1978 he starts off his career with La Sberla on RaiUno. In 1981 he is one of the protagonists of Tutto Compreso on RaiDue. His first major debut in Italian Tv comes in 1983 with the first edition of the famous Drive In on Italia Uno. This was a variety tv show that brought him to win 26 Telegatti Awards over the span of his long career. In September 2009 he received again the prestigious Political Satire Prize of Forte Dei Marmi. On 19th October 2012 he collected the Una Vita Per Cinema Prize in Rome and on the 31st of October in Monte Carlo, the 2012 Premio Cultura Award, an award given to Italian personalities present in the principality of Monaco who distinguished themselves in the artistic, musical, literary and cultural fields. On the 7th of November 1988, he hosts with Gianfranco D'Angelo the first episode of the first year of Striscia La Notizia, a satirical news tv show for which Ezio Greggio has become the face of and ambassador for over 32 years. He also won a Platinum Telegatto Award for the 2007/2008 season, 31 Tv Oscar Awards (in 2013 a Platinum Tv Oscar Award for the 3.500 episodes of Striscia La Notizia he hosted) and other journalistic awards. Since 1988, Ezio Greggio has hosted over 4.000 episodes of satirical news television show, Striscia la Notizia to this day.
Cinema. As an actor, Ezio Greggio has performed in over 30 films between cinema and TV movies over the years. He has been directed by some of the most important and well known comedy directors in Italy and Internationally, such as Carlo Vanzina, Castellano, Pipolo, Neri Parenti, Pupi Avati, Mel Brooks and Nick Hamm. In 2008 he is one of the leading men in Pupi Avati's Il Papà Di Giovanna, which had its first screening at the Venice Film Festival. This was his first dramatic role. The film had great success on its opening night at the 65th Venice Film Festival and further down the road upon its release, it continued to get acclaimed success from the the most renowned and respected critics in Italy and internationally. For his role, Ezio won the Nastro D'Argento, Globo D'oro Speciale dalla stampa estera, Premio Internazionale Ennio Flaiano, Taormina Arte Award at the Taormina Film Festival and the Premio Reggio Calabria Film Festival. Ezio has also directed 4 films. In 2011 he direct and stars in the very first Italian 3D movie of all time, Box Office 3D-the film of films. This film was presented at the 68th Venice Film Festival, inaugurating the Sala Grande. The movie was one of the most viewed at the Venice Film Festival and in cinemas in Italy in 2011. Box Office 3D also received a major prize at the Festival del Cinema di Pompei. In 2015 and 2018 he was awarded the Ischial Global Film Festival Legend Award. In 2016 and 2019 he received the Troisi Prize in Salina, on the occasion of the Mare Festival. Also in Salina, in 2017, during the same event, he collected the CRAL Premio Metropolitan City of Messina. In July 2019 he received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the ICFF Film Festival in Toronto where 2 of his films were screened in Toronto and Montreal. At this Festival, he received the Excellence Award from the Italian Ambassador to Ottawa, Claudio Taffuri.
Monte Carlo Film Festival. Ezio Greggio is the President and presenter of the Monte Carlo Comedy Film Festival. This is the only festival worldwide that is entirely dedicated to Comedy. In 2022 it had its 19th edition. The festival was initially founded and created by Greggio and the legendary Italian director, Mario Monicelli. Ever since it has helped to expand and help the genre remain in the forefront of worldwide cinema and also helping young up and coming directors and actors emerge into the industry by giving them a platform to show their art. The festival's success in the last few years has put it in the ranks of all of the most well-known and well respected festivals in the world. Over the last 19 years the MCFF has had Emir Kusturica, Claude Lelouch, John Landis, Michael Radford, Peter Bogdanovich, Gabriele Muccino and Vittorio Storaro as Presidents of the Jury. Greggio was awarded the honour for his efforts in the construction of the Monte Carlo Film Festival de la Comédie.
Books, Solidarity Associations and Other Awards. As author, Ezio Greggio has written 5 successful books, all edited by Mondadori. The books are titled, Presto che è tardi (1997), Chi se ne fut-fut (1998), È lui o non è lui? Cerrrto che è lui (1999), E su e giù e trik e trak (2003), In una certa manieeera (2005). With the royalties these books have received, Ezio Greggio founded the, Ezio Greggio's Association for Premature Babies, who in collaboration with Un Calcio Al Bisogno and with the Italian National Magistrates Association, have donated in over 25 years of activity, incubators , respirators and monitors in neonatal centres in over 70 hospitals in Italy, saving over 15.000 babies lives. In December 2005, in honour of the 10 years of his association, Greggio was awarded the title of "Neonatologist ad Honorem" in Pavia by the Italian Neonatology Society. In 2015 on the occasion of the 20 years of his activity, he received an important recognition in Bergamo for the commitment and great generosity in favour of newborns and for always being in unison with Italian Neonatologists. In addition, on June 6th 2015, he collected the Friend Of Children award in Rome awarded by the Italian society of Pediatrics for his commitment to the rights and health of infants and children and for the initiatives to benefit the weakest and more fragile. On May 16 2019, as part of the XXI Congress of the Italian Society of Pediatrics, Ezio received the Burgio Prize, in memory of the greatest Italian paediatrician, for the commitment made in favour of premature babies. For some years, the Ezio Greggio Association has become international and has also made donations to foreign countries.
Institutional Offices. In April 2015, Ezio Greggio was the most voted in his constituency in the elections called by the Italian State in foreign cities for the Presidency of the Principality of Monaco of Com.It.Es (Committee of Italians Abroad). The Com.It.Es is a representative body of Italians, established by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, which collaborates with the Italian Embassy of Monaco, where the Com.It.Es has its headquarters.- Actor
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After graduating from high school in 1998, he co-hosted some MTV Italy shows (Tokusho) and Radio DJ shows, along with fellow VJ Andrea Pezzi. In 1999, he co-hosted the MTV Italy program "Sushi", with VJ Andrea Pezzi. In the meantime, he studied at the University, planning on majoring in Psychology. He also hosted "Select", a 2-hour daily program. In 2000, after hosting "Select" in Gardaland (famous leisure park in Northern Italy), he co-hosted "Romalive" along with VJ Mao and "MTV Mad" along with VJs Biggio and Gip. Since 2001 he's brilliantly hosted "Videoclash", the live MTV Italy program in which the videos actually challenge one another and the audience at home chooses the winner. He also finds time for playing with his group, the "Orange". At the beginning, they were a cover band for Oasis, but now they've developed their own sound and style.- Actress
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Cortellesi debuted in the show business at the age of 13, as a singer for "Cacao meravigliao", the jingle of the popular RAI TV show "Indietro tutta!" by Renzo Arbore. At 19 she began studying as an actress at the Teatro Blu in Rome (the same theatre school that Kim Rossi Stuart, Gianmarco Tognazzi, Claudia Gerini, Stefania Rocca, and Claudio Santamaria, among others, have attended). She began her career in television with the show "Macao", presented by Alba Parietti, but eventually reached nationwide popularity as a comic actress in the TV show "Mai dire Gol" by the Gialappa's Band (2000), which, in particular, showcased her skills at parodying famous people, a genre where she collected some of her most appreciated performances (the latest one being her parody of Milan's mayor Letizia Moratti in the 2010-2011 edition of the popular TV show "Zelig"). After "Mai dire Gol", Cortellesi has collaborated in several other TV Show of the "Mai dire..." franchise by Gialappa's Band. Other major performances of Cortellesi on television include the 2004 edition of the San Remo Music Festival and the leading role in the TV movie "Maria Montessori: Una vita per i bambini", a biography of Maria Montessori, for which Cortellesi received the "Maximo Award" at the Roma Fiction Fest. Her career in cinema includes several appreciates performances in comedies and comic movies, including a leading role in "Tu la conosci Claudia?", a very popular production starring the comic trio Aldo, Giovanni e Giacomo. In 2008, she was nominated for the David di Donatello award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the movie "Piano, solo" by Riccardo Milani. In 2011 she won the David di Donatello for Best Actress for her leading role in "Escort in Love". One of her most appreciated theatrical performances was "Gli ultimi saranno gli ultimi" ("Last will be last") by Massimiliano Bruno, which has been staged 189 times from 2005 to 2007 in over 50 theatres, and for which Cortellesi has collected a number of awards. As a singer, Cortellesi has been described by Mina as "one of the best Italian voices" and has cooperated with several notable Italian musicians, including Elio e le Storie Tese, Renato Zero, Claudio Baglioni, Frankie hi-nrg mc, and Neri per Caso. Cortellesi married director Riccardo Milani on October 1, 2011. The couple have a daughter, Laura, born January 24, 2013.- Actress
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A native of Rome from a father in Vignanello, Viterbo province, following her parents' separation she moved to Cagliari, her mother's hometown, with whom she then lived with her younger sister Claudia. She also has a brother named Fabio. After attending the G. Maria Dettori classical high school in Cagliari, she graduated from the Liceo San Gabriele in Rome. She then moved to Rome and began to enter show business working as a model, under the pseudonym Lolly.
In 1990 she participated in the national competition Una Ragazza Per Il Cinema (A Girl For Cinema), where she took third place, later obtaining small parts in a number of films (Un Orso Chiamato Arturo -A Bear Named Arturo- and Crack). In 1991 she made her theater debut acting in Neil Simon's play The Irresistible Boys with Mario Scaccia, playing the role of a naive and somewhat ditzy waitress. This character represented the stereotype by which she became known to the general television audience, remaining the stylistic signature of her character, procuring her enormous success.
Landing on television in the program Luna Di Miele in 1992, a program hosted by Gabriella Carlucci, she was noticed by Pier Francesco Pingitore, who in the same year made her act in the film he directed Gole Ruggenti and in 1993 made her the new prima donna of the Bagaglino troupe replacing Pamela Prati, making her debut in the variety Saluti E Baci aired on Saturday evenings in prime time on Rai 1, where she achieved great success. Also in 1993, she hosted with Gerry Scotti on Channel 5 the variety show La Grande Sfida and starred in the films Abbronzatissimi 2 - Un Anno Dopo, directed by Bruno Gaburro. In 1994 she was primadonna in the Bagaglino show Bucce Di Banana, aired on Rai Uno, and during the summer she co-hosted with Alba Parietti, Serata Mondiale, a program about the World Cup that year. In 1995, as well as primadonna of the Bagaglino variety show Champagne, aired on Channel 5, she was among the performers in the TV miniseries Sorellina E Il Principe Del Sogno, directed by Lamberto Bava, in the role of the "Spirit of the Dream Source," and voiced a character in the fifth season of the animated series The Simpsons. In 1996 she was still successfully the leading show-girl of Bagaglino in the Channel 5 variety show Red Roses, and was chosen by Spanish director Juan José Bigas Luna to star in the erotic film Bambola, which also made her known to Spanish audiences. In the same year she returned to the theater, starring in Garson Kanin's play Nata Ieri, directed by director Giuseppe Patroni Griffi.
From 1994 until 1996 she became IP's spokesperson in a series of commercials and posed for two calendars, in 1995 and 1996, (in the latter she was photographed by Helmut Newton and achieved a record circulation of 3 million copies). She then posed for two more calendars in 2000, when she was photographed by David LaChapelle, and in 2005 for Maxim monthly.
In 1997 she hosted, with Mike Bongiorno and Piero Chiambretti, the 47th edition of the Sanremo Festival (an edition that reached an average of almost 14 million viewers per episode with an average 58% share); she also took part in the Dopofestival episodes hosted by Bruno Vespa as a regular guest and correspondent. In the same year she returned to be the prima donna of Bagaglino in a special episode of Viva La Italiane, which paid tribute to her, and hosted with Fabrizio Frizzi, live from Cannes on Rai 2, the show Tutti In Una Notte.
The following year she returned to acting: she starred together with Alberto Sordi in Incontri Proibiti, the last film directed by Sordi himself, which was presented out of competition at the 55th Venice International Film Festival. At the director's behest, the film will be re-released in theaters, with a new cut and with the title Sposami Papà, in 2002. Also in 1998, she was in the cast of the Rai 2 serial Pepe Carvalho, which aired in Italy, France and Spain, and the Channel 5 TV miniseries The Seventh Papyrus, in which she starred alongside Roy Scheider. In the fall of that year she was supposed to co-host with Sabina Guzzanti the program La posta Del cuore, aired on Rai 2, but following disagreements with network director Carlo Freccero she abandoned the project and took part only in the first episode of the program.
In 1999 she hosted with Pippo Baudo the variety show La Canzone Del Secolo, aired on Canale 5, and joined Daniele Piombi in hosting the Barocco Award, broadcast by Rai 1. On New Year's Eve of the same year she co-hosted with Gigi Proietti C'era una Volta IL '900, a prime-time section of the Millennium - La Notte Del 2000 television marathon.
In 2000 and 2001 she made two films in Spain, where she gained popularity: Corazón De Bombón directed by Álvaro Saenz de Heredia and Buñuel y La Mesa Del Rey Salomón directed by Carlos Saura. In the same years she returned to the theater as the main character in the play All'Angelo azzurro, directed and performed by Giorgio Albertazzi. In the 2001/2002 television season she was special correspondent and regular guest for Quelli Che Il Calcio on Rai 2 and co-host of Donna Domenica with Paola Cortellesi on Radio Due. She later returned to work for Pier Francesco Pingitore as the lead in the TV film Da Lui Diretto La Palestra, broadcast on Channel 5 on January 16, 2003. In the same month, he presents on Rai 2 together with Max Pisu the BravoGrazie comedy festival. From February of the same year, he returned to the Bagaglino company as prima donna of the variety show Miconsenta, broadcast on Channel 5.
In 2004 she was again the prima donna of the Bagaglino for the Channel 5 variety show Barbecue. In October of the same year she was among the leads in the film In Questo Mondo Di Ladri alongside, among others, Ricky Tognazzi and Leo Gullotta, directed by Carlo Vanzina. The year 2005 marked the showgirl's return to RAI: in the spring she took part as a pundit in the second edition of Music Farm, hosted by Simona Ventura on Rai 2, and on June 22 she hosted live on Rai 1, together with Michele Cucuzza, the gala La Kore - Oscar Della moda. She stayed on to host the show the following year as well, when she was joined by Luisa Corna. The same year also marked her debut in the world of fashion; she created her own lingerie line, Seduzioni, and a ready-to-wear line, Seduzioni Diamonds, which she presented annually on the haute couture catwalks of Milan, and then also arrived in Los Angeles; the two lines were very successful. The favorable sales success also led her to open some mono-brand boutiques in Porto Cervo and Rome. In 2005 she was testimonial of the telephone company 3 Italia in several commercials with Claudio Amendola of which the phrase uttered by her has become famous: "video call me."
In 2006 she participated as a show-girl in the first episode of the variety show Suonare Stella hosted by Tosca D'Aquino on Rai 2 and hosted on Rai Uno, with journalist Massimo Caputi, the music and solidarity show Con Tutto Il Cuore. In the same year she paraded, in a mermaid-style aqua-colored dress, at the grand opening parade for the Winter Olympics in Turin as a Fellini-esque figure. Also in 2006 she was one of the contestants on Reality Circus, presented by Barbara D'Urso. In 2007 she hosted with Claudio Amendola and Cristina Chiabotto the variety show Scherzi A Parte. In 2008, in addition to also continuing as a stylist, she participated as a juror in the Rai 1 show Uomo e Gentiluomo, hosted by Milly Carlucci. In the same year she starred in the Lambretta Pato commercial for which she became testimonial and appeared in the video for It's Ok, a song by the San Marino music group Miodio.
In July 2008 her autobiographical book Lezioni Intime, written together with Gianluca Lo Vetro, was published by Cairo Editore, in which she describes spicy and other details of her life, both private and artistic. On September 29, 2008, she agreed to participate as a non-competing castaway for one week in the sixth edition of The Island of the Famous, with the reality show already started; she agreed to take part in the game only because of a bet made with host Simona Ventura (in 2011 her mother Gianna Orrù participated in the reality show).
Nell'aprile Del 2009 è tornata a calcare IL palcoscenico Del Bagaglino come primadonna, assieme ad altre sette showgirl, per due puntate Del varietà Bellissima - Cabaret anticrisi, in onda su Canale 5, ultimo spettacolo Della compagnia a essere trasmesso in televisione. Per la stessa rete, è tra i protagonisti Della serie televisiva in sei puntate Piper, diretta da Francesco Vicario. Nello stesso anno è stata protagonista di un docu-reality in quattro puntate, intitolato Essere Valeria, andato onda sul canale satellitare Fox Life di Sky Italia che mostra IL dietro le quinte Della sua vita, privata e artistica[. È la prima diva italiana alla quale viene dedicata una docu-story. Sempre nel 2009, ha recitato nel ruolo di se stessa e coprodotto IL cortometraggio Dolls, diretto da Salvatore Arimatea, distribuito nell'anno successivo. Nella stagione televisiva 2009/2010 affianca su Rai 1 Pippo Baudo nella conduzione di Domenica In, in cui si occupy di uno spazio di interviewed a Donne Del mondo Della spettacolo.
From January to March 2010 she was among the hosts, along with Pupo, Emanuele Filiberto di Savoia and Georgia Luzi, of the ninth edition of the Rai 1 program I Raccomandati. In the same period, in collaboration with Roberto Onofri, she recorded her first single, a cover of Domenico Modugno's Volare; the proceeds from the song were entirely donated to earthquake victims in Abruzzo, victims of the strong earthquake of April 6, 2009. In the same year, U.S. director Sofia Coppola chose her to play herself in the film Somewhere, winner of the Golden Lion for best film at the 67th Venice International Film Festival, and she made her debut as a film producer at the Rome International Film Festival with the Spanish film I Want to Be a Soldier, directed by Christian Molina, in which she played the role of a teacher. The film, presented in competition in the Alice nella city section, was awarded the Marc'Aurelio d'Argento - Alice Nella Città: under 12. Also in 2010, she collaborates with Gigi D'Alessio performing as a singer on some stages of her tour and participating in the compilation 3 x Te, in which she is featured with two songs written for her by the singer-songwriter: Amare Amare Amare and Seduzione Di Donna (for which she also produces two video clips). All proceeds from sales of the compilation are donated to charity.
In 2011, she is confirmed along with Pupo, Emanuele Filiberto di Savoia and Debora Salvalaggio in hosting the tenth and final edition of I Raccomandati. In the same year she participated in the film La Mia Mamma Suona Il Rock, directed by Massimo Ceccherini. Since January 25, 2012, she has been a contestant in the ninth edition of the reality show L'Isola Dei Famosi, hosted by Nicola Savino and Vladimir Luxuria on Rai 2. In the same year she stars in the cinema in the comedies Operazione Vacanze, directed by Claudio Fragasso, and E Io NonPpago - l'Italia Dei Furbetti, directed by Alessandro Capone, in which she acts in Sardinian. On May 13, 2013, an episode of the fifth season of The Witness focused on her aired on MTV, in which host Pif followed and filmed her private and working life for two days. In 2014 she played a small part in the film Un Ragazzo D'oro, directed by Pupi Avati.
From February 21 to March 14, 2015, she participated as a contestant in the third edition of the talent show Notti Sul Ghiaccio, broadcast on Rai 1 and hosted by Milly Carlucci. From Sept. 19 to Nov. 7, 2016, she participated as a contestant in the first Italian edition of the reality show Grande Fratello VIP, aired on Canale 5 and hosted by Ilary Blasi, reaching the final and finishing in third place. From the following November 25, she returned after several years to join the Bagaglino company in the show Magnàmose Tutto! - Donne Che Avete Intelletto D'Amore written and directed by Pier Francesco Pingitore, on stage at the Salone Margherita in Rome until Feb. 5, 2017. The show is also broadcast on television by Canale 5 on February 26, 2017 in late evening, on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Bagaglino's TV shows.
On March 18, 2017 she takes part in the role of juror in Le Olimpiadi Della TV, a special episode of Uomini e Donne in prime time on Channel 5.
In February 2018, she stars together with Costantino Della Gherardesca, Elisabetta Canalis, Paola Ferrari and Eleonora Giorgi in the Rai 2 docu-reality Le Spose Di Costantino. In March, ten years after her first participation, she takes part in the reality show L'isola Dei Famosi for the third time, participating as a guest star in the 13th edition of the program. Also in March, he takes part in the VIP episode Di Alta Infedeltà on Real Time with Daniele Marcheggiani. In the same year, he is among the voice actors in the film Show Dogs - Let's Enter, in theaters from May 10. In the fall of 2018 she is among the protagonists, paired with her then boyfriend Patrick Baldassari, of the first edition of the reality show Temptation Island VIP, hosted by Simona Ventura on Channel 5. She later joins the cast of Uomini E Donne as a "Party Planner," that is, organizer of the engagement parties of the program's trunists at the Castello Di Torcrescenza, broadcast in special prime-time episodes between February and March 2019. On July 27, 2019, she released a reggaeton genre single entitled Me Gusta. From November 27 until February of the following year she stars in the theater, as herself, in Pier Francesco Pingitore's show La Presidente - Valeria Marini elected to the Quirinale. In the same period she is in the cast of the second edition of the program CR4 - La Repubblica Delle Donne, hosted by Piero Chiambretti on Rete 4.
From February 24, 2020, she participated as a contestant in the fourth edition of Big Brother VIP, hosted by Alfonso Signorini on Channel 5, entering the game after a month and a half from the start of the edition. On April 15, 2020, La Presidente - Valeria Marini AL Quirinale, a television transposition of her last theatrical show with the Bagaglino company, was broadcast in late evening on Rete 4. In the same year she is in the cast of two documentaries: Siamo Tutti Alberto Sordi?, broadcast by Sky Arte on April 12, 2020, and Cecchi Gori - Una Famiglia Italiana, presented the previous year at the Rome Film Festival and released on July 7, 2020. In the music field, on June 26, 2020 she released a Latin pop genre single titled Boom, and on December 24, 2020 the Christmas song My Christmas is a Bomb, performed together with Kelly Joyce; both songs were accompanied by music videos.
In 2021 she takes part in two reality shows: Supervivientes, the Spanish version of L'isola Dei Famosi and the sixth edition of Big Brother VIP, this time paired with Giacomo Urtis.
In the fall of 2022 she takes part in Tale e quale show and later in NaTale e quale show.
She had a long relationship with Vittorio Cecchi Gori, a film producer, supporting him even during his financial failure. The two broke up and got back together several times, even straddling the Florentine producer's imprisonment. During the relationship, Valeria had a miscarriage, caused by some health problems.
On May 5, 2013, she married businessman Giovanni Cottone in the Basilica of Santa Maria in Aracoeli in Rome, from whom, however, she separated after less than a year. The Sacra Rota later declared the marriage null and void, as it came to light that Cottone had previously been married in the church to another woman.
She later had an affair with entrepreneur Patrick Baldassari in 2018, with whom she participated in the first edition of Temptation Island VIP, from which they exited separately.
In 2021, she was in danger of losing her left eye due to a muscular hole, which required emergency surgery.