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Rita dalla Chiesa

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Rita dalla Chiesa
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
Assumed office
13 October 2022
ConstituencyMolfetta
Personal details
Born (1947-08-31) 31 August 1947 (age 77)
Casoria, Italy
Political partyForza Italia
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Spouse(s)Roberto Cirese
(m. 1992; div. 2002)
Children1
Parent(s)Carlo Alberto dalla Chiesa
Emanuela Setti Carraro (step-mother)
RelativesNando dalla Chiesa (brother)
OccupationTelevision presenter, politician
Websitewww.ritadallachiesa.it

Rita dalla Chiesa (born 31 August 1947) is an Italian television presenter and politician.

Early life and family

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Dalla Chiesa was born on 31 August 1947 in Casoria. Her father was general Carlo Alberto dalla Chiesa, assassinated in 1982 together with his wife, Emanuela Setti Carraro.

Career

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Dalla Chiesa's career began in 1983, when she presented the show Vediamoci sul due on Rai 2, and later Pane e marmellata with Fabrizio Frizzi.[1] She moved to Fininvest where in 1988 she presented Forum, a daily program about court cases broadcasting on Canale 5.[2] In the 1990s, she presented the prime time show 44 Gatti.[3]

Dalla Chiesa stayed on 44 Gatti until 1997, when it was moved to Rete 4. She switched to a new show on Canale 5, Signore Mie, and then presented Il Trucco c'è, a Saturday afternoon talk show for Retequattro. After a return to RAI in 2002/2003, presenting the morning show I Fatti Vostri. In September 2003, she returned to Forum, which in 2008 moved to Canale 5. In September 2008, she presented Il Ballo delle Debuttanti, a prime time talent show about dance. In 2010, she began hosting Forum Bau, a show about pets. In September 2022, she was elected a member of the Chamber of Deputies with Forza Italia.

Personal life

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Fabrizio Frizzi was her second husband from 1992–1998, when she asked him to separate.[1]

Television

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  • Alquanto occupata (Rai 2, 1980–1981)
  • Vediamoci sul due (Rai 2, 1982–1984)
  • Pane e marmellata (Rai 2, 1984–1985)
  • Domenica più
  • Forum (Canale 5, 1988–1997, 2003–present)
  • Forum giovani (Canale 5, 1994)
  • 44 gatti (Canale 5, 1993)
  • Affari di famiglia (Canale 5, 1992–1993)
  • Pomeriggio di festa (Canale 5, 1994)
  • Canzoni sotto l'albero (Canale 5, 1993–1996)
  • Forum di sera (Canale 5, Rete 4, 1994–1997)
  • Signore mie (Canale 5, 1998)
  • Il trucco c'è (Rete 4, 1999–2001)
  • I fatti vostri (Rai 2, 2002–2003)
  • Telethon (2000) (Rai 2, 2000)
  • C'era una volta la fattoria (Rete 4, 2002)[4]
  • Vivere meglio (Rete 4, 2003)
  • Il verdetto (Rete 4, 2005)
  • Sessione pomeridiana di Forum (Rete 4, 2006–present)
  • Il ballo delle debuttanti (Canale 5, 2008)
  • Forum Bau (Rete 4, 2010–present)

References

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  1. ^ a b "Frizzi lascia Rita dalla Chiesa". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 13 May 1998.
  2. ^ "Rita: spero che Ambra non conquisti il giudice". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 31 May 1994.
  3. ^ "Guerra sullo Zecchino". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 19 November 1993.
  4. ^ "Grande Fratello in versione country". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 19 January 2002.