Giada De Laurentiis's Real Name: Giada Pamela De Benedetti

Quick answer: Giada De Laurentiis was born Giada Pamela De Benedetti on August 22, 1970, in Rome, Italy. After her parents' divorce she used her mother's surname, De Laurentiis.

De Benedetti to De Laurentiis

IMDb and Biography.com note birth name Giada Pamela De Benedetti; she moved to Southern California as a child and adopted maternal surname De Laurentiis—the film-producing family of Dino De Laurentiis (IMDb; Biography.com). She trained at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris and worked in Los Angeles restaurants before television.

Food Network and cookbooks

Food Network's Everyday Italian made her a household name; later series and restaurants expanded the brand. She has published multiple bestselling cookbooks and remains a leading American celebrity chef of Italian-American cuisine. Credits use Giada De Laurentiis; biographies retain De Benedetti as the birth surname.

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