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This is a list of Italian American entertainers.

Composers and conductors

Fashion models

Theater directors

Movie directors and producers

Television personalities

  • Carmine Gotti Agnello (born 1986), reality TV star
  • Frank Gotti Agnello (born 1990), reality TV star
  • John Gotti Agnello (born 1987), reality TV star
  • Adam Carolla (born 1964), comedic radio and television personality
  • Neil Cavuto (born 1958), television host and commentator hosting Your World with Neil Cavuto and Cavuto on Business on the Fox News Channel
  • Stephen Colletti (born 1986), reality TV star
  • Tony Danza (born 1951), actor and talk show host
  • Giada De Laurentiis (born 1970), chef, writer, TV personality, host of the Food Network programs Everyday Italian, Behind the Bash, Giada's Weekend Getaways and Giada in Paradise
  • Robert De Laurentiis, television director
  • Gary Dell'Abate (born 1961), producer of The Howard Stern Show and co-host of The Wrap-Up Show
  • Giuliana DePandi (born 1975), host of E! News
  • Annette Funicello (1942–2013), singer and actress, Walt Disney's most popular Mouseketeer
  • Victoria Gotti (born 1962), star of Growing Up Gotti on the A&E Network
  • Jimmy Kimmel (born 1967), television comedy talk-show host and producer
  • Jay Leno (born 1950), comedian, known as host of The Tonight Show and the Jay Leno Show[1]
  • Kelly Monaco (born 1976), model, actress, and reality television contestant
  • Rachael Ray (born 1968), Emmy-winning television personality and author
  • Leah Remini (born 1970), actress
  • Kelly Ripa (born 1970), actress and talk show host
  • Jai Rodriguez (born 1979), actor and culture guide on Queer Eye for the Straight Guy[2]
  • Maria Sansone (born 1981), host of "the 9" on YAHOO! and special events for TV Guide Network
  • Will Sasso (born 1975), actor, podcaster; American citizen of Canadian birth

Musicians

See also List of Sicilian-American jazz musicians.

Songwriters

  • Francesca Battistelli (born 1985), gospel music songwriter and performer
  • Michael Bradley, songwriter, singer, artist, former lead singer for the rock band Paul Revere & the Raiders; 3/4 Italian
  • Rivers Cuomo (born 1970), member of Weezer
  • Bob DiPiero, songwriter, Nashville Songwriter Hall of Fame and 1998 Nashville Music Award Songwriter of the Year (has written numerous hits, including "American Made" and "The Girl's Gone Wild")
  • Rick DePiro jazz organist,jazz pianist, country singer-songwriter, record producer
  • Bob Gaudio, songwriter principally for Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons
  • Christina Grimmie, singer and songwriter, known for her participation in the NBC singing competition The Voice
  • James V. Monaco, early American songwriter "You Made Me Love You"
  • Laura Nyro, songwriter; Italian father, Northern Irish mother
  • Patti Scialfa, father of Sicilian ancestry
  • Harry Warren (1893–1981), born Salvatore Guaragna, wrote more hit songs than anyone else in early 20th-century America

Singers

Stand-up comedians

Adult movie stars

Adult models

Professional wrestlers

Entertainers who cannot be categorized

References

  1. ^ "CNN Transcript". CNN.
  2. ^ http://www.playbill.com/celebritybuzz/article/87674.html
  3. ^ [1]"Suzette Charles, born Suzette De Gaetano, was the first Italian American to win the Miss America title as the second runner up and replaced Vanessa Williams in the 1984 contest."
  4. ^ Noted as one of several Italian Americans at [2]; [3] "Russ Columbo was born January 14, 1908, in Camden, New Jersey, the twelfth child of Italian immigrants Nicola and Giulia"
  5. ^ [4]"ITALIAN AMERICANS IN POPULAR MUSIC...Born Alfred Cucozza in Philadelphia in 1921, Mario Lanza, took his mother's name as his stage name and became the first vocalist to sell 2.5 million albums and the first singer to receive a gold disc for his recording of "Be My Love.""
  6. ^ http://www.italiansrus.com/articles/subs/crooners.htm
  7. ^ Perry - [5] "The 54-year-old rock guitarist grew up in Hopedale in an Italian-Portuguese family and said a passion for food is "in my blood.'’"
  8. ^ Van Zandt - [6] "I am Italian. Springsteen's mostly Italian, too. We're both Italians with Dutch names, one of the many things we have in common. My mother remarried when I was young, and my stepfather adopted me."
  9. ^ [7] "Nationality: Mexican/Italian"
  10. ^ [8] "TVG: So you're ready to become a Mafia princess? Mikalah: I am. I'm a good Italian girl!"
  11. ^ Reed, Lou (August 2001). "Cyndi Lauper and Lou Reed". Interview. Retrieved 8 March 2010. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  12. ^ http://www.italiansrus.com/articles/subs/crooners.htm
  13. ^ Orrico - [9] "The Italian-American songstress..."
  14. ^ Wein, Gary. "New Jersey Stage". www.newjerseystage.com.
  15. ^ Peterson, Chris. "Onstage Blog". www.onstageblog.com.
  16. ^ Kelley, Kitty (1986). His Way: The Unauthorized Biography of Frank Sinatra. Bantam Books Trade Paperbacks. pp. 362–3. ISBN 978-0-553-38618-9.
  17. ^ http://www.wbez.org/blogs/leah-pickett/2013-11/get-know-man-behind-nostalgia-critic-109210
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