Maria De Filippi: origins, television, private life, Maurizio Costanzo and curiosities

Close-up of the presenter Maria De Filippi

How not to know Maria DeFilippi that if until a few years ago it was associated with the face of Maurizio Costanzo, it is now defined as Queen Mary. She has been active in television since 1992 and she is considered one of the conductors more requests of the small screen.

Let's get to know it better.

Origins and parents of Maria DeFilippi

Maria DeFilippi was born in 1961, more precisely on December 5th in Milan. His dad was a medicine salesman, while his mom was a teacher of Latin, Greek and Italian. The De Filippi family lived in the Lombard capital until the girl was 10 years old, before moving to Oltrepò Pavese, where her parents owned a vineyard.

Studies and qualifications

Having reached the choice of high school, Maria decides to enroll in the Classical High School State University Ugo Foscolo located in the city of Pavia where he will obtain his diploma. Subsequently he continues with the University of Giurisprudenza, also in Pavia, where he will graduate with honors.

Here, he specialized in finance sciences and attempted a career in the judiciary before changing direction.

From editor of texts and collaborator for the IRS to Maurizio Costanzo's assistant

After completing your studies, Maria DeFilippi try a career in the judiciary, but will become one editor of texts. Subsequently he will collaborate together with the Institute for Social Research (IRS) in which he will work for two years and then move to the office attorney for a videotape company.

We arrive in 1989 when the company he works for organizes a conference against music piracy in Venice and it is precisely on this occasion that know Maurizio Costanzo. The latter will offer her to collaborate with him and in November of the same year she becomes his assistant.

The debut on television and the broadcasts in which it appears

He made his debut in television in 1992, precisely at the beginning of the new television season, entering the program entitled Friends to replace Lella Costa. In 1993/1994 she presents In my time, a program broadcast on Rete 4.

In 1996 he leads Eve versus Eve, all female, but came immediately suspended due to poor success. We will find it then at reins di Men and women, Mission Impossible e It Happened Tomorrow and Couples.

The birth of men and women and subsequent changes

Men and women was born in 1996 to replace Eva against Eva and was broadcast on Canale 5 in the afternoon slot from Monday to Friday. The content was about i conflicts between husband and wife.

In 2000 the format undergoes some changes in which he loses the category of talk show and takes on that of dating show, where there are people who propose themselves as tronists to look for a soul mate in suitors.

The birth of C'e Posta per te

In January of 2000 Maria DeFilippi together with Salvatore De Pasquale and Alberto Silvestri, he idealizes and proposes a new program entitled You've Got Mail where people ask the newsroom for help with solving outstanding issues.

Il success it was immediate and the response from the public was positive to the point of proposing the program in prime time on Saturdays. The program is in active still.

The birth of Saranno Famosi

in 2001 Maria DeFilippi she is one of the producers of Fascino and idealizes a new format and we are talking about the talent show They will be famous. Here, young boys with a passion for singing, dancing and acting face a school year in which they learn the various disciplines and break into the entertainment world.

Because it changes the title from They Will Be Famous to Friends

That year the talent had achieved incredible success and despite having nothing to do with the format and the telefilm famous in the nineties, the production found itself having to answer legal questions since the title it was the same. So it became Friends of Maria DeFilippi.

The birth of Italia's Got Talent

In December 2009 he proposes a zero episode of a new program which takes the title of Italia's got talent in which the participants take the stage to propose their specialization. Also in this case Maria DeFilippi he has seen us along and the program is in active still.

The birth of Temptation Island

In 2014 Maurizio Costanzo's wife revived the old format of True love, which aired nine years earlier but had achieved limited success and there will be some changes including the title. It will be called Temptation island.

The birth of Tu si que vales

In October 2014 Italia's Got Talent loses rights and plans to create a similar format that will take the name of You are this. Here, Maria DeFilippi we see her in the role of sworn alongside Rudy Zerbi, Teo Mammuccari and Gerry Scottic.

How to contact Maria DeFilippi

Maria DeFilippi she is certainly one of those presenters and show business personalities who have written the history of television in the last twenty years. Many are wondering how to do it contact to take part in one of its broadcasts and below we will list the various modes.

  • With fax through the number 0637352194;
  • With phone to which the editorial staff will answer on 0637351664 or 0637351665;
  • With letter paper a Maria DeFilippi – PO Box 12334 – 00135 Belsito Rome.

How to tell a story in C'è Posta per te

take part a You've Got Mail it's very simple. It will be sufficient to fill in the appropriate form found on the official website www.mariadefilippi.mediaset.it and enter the requested data. Next, you need to briefly tell your story e confirm sending the request.

How to enter Men and Women

For those interested in participating in Men and women, also in this case the method is very simple. It will be necessary to enter the official page www.mariadefilippi.mediaset.it and fill in the appropriate form. At that point the drafting of the program will analyze the individual profiles and if deemed suitable will call back to arrange a meeting.

Who dresses Maria DeFilippi

Considered elegance who brings to the stage in every broadcast, one wonders who is wearing Maria DeFilippi. You will be amazed to read that she is hers herself stylist. For every occasion she chooses what to wear and the results are always excellent.

Private life

Of the private life of Maria DeFilippi we don't know much either because he only had one husband since 1995 and from which she has never separated and we are talking about Maurizio Costanzo.

The marriage with Maurizio Costanzo

After becoming his assistant, Maria DeFilippi sposa Maurizio Costanzo and it was the year 1995. She is the fourth wife after an engagement that began in 1990. The ceremony took place with a civil ceremony in the municipality of Rome and was celebrated since mayor of that time, Francesco Rutelli.

The 1993 bombing of Via Fauro

It was May 14, 1993 when Maria DeFilippi and Maurizio Costanzo were victims of a attempt at the hands of some exponents of Cosa Nostra. The goal was precisely the couple since Costanzo, at that time, was the author of many programs focused on fight against the mafia.

Luckily there were no deaths and the story ended well compared to expected also because the assassin had triggered the detonator with a few seconds of delay than expected.

Why didn't they have children?

Il reason for which Maria DeFilippi and Maurizio Costanzo had no children of course, it is not very clear. According to the words of the presenter in several interviews, it does not seem that she was unable to conceive, but after a visit to the orphanage she thought that the right thing was to help a less fortunate child.

The adoption of Gabriel

When he met little Gabriele, at that time was 10 years old. From that moment he understood that he had to make an act of love and save a child from that sad reality and so he took into trust Gabriel.

Over the years they became a real one family until the day they adopted him. Now Gabriele is a man who works together with his mother.

Where do you live Maria DeFilippi

Despite the fame of Maria DeFilippi and Maurizio Costanzo, the couple has never flaunted their ease. We know they have a villa in Roma, in the Parioli area and one in Toscana where they spend their free time.

Curiosity about Maria DeFilippi

All that we have for you told so far it's only part of the “who is it Maria DeFilippi”, but here are some of them Curiosity that perhaps not everyone knows.

  • She loves coffee and is a heavy smoker;
  • One of his passions is skiing;
  • In high school he did not like to study, but he recovered at the university;
  • He had a moped that gave him the name of Giulietta.

Social profiles of Maria DeFilippi

Below we report the link of the social profiles of Maria DeFilippi.

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