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I grew up in the kitchen, mostly with my grandfather, my mother and my aunt Raffy.

Giada De Laurentiis

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Giada De Laurentiis
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: August 22
Actor
Chef
Cook
Journalist
Writer
The Eternal City
Giada Pamela De Laurentiis
Giada Pamela De Benedetti
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