Heather Parisi

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Heather Parisi
Born
Heather Elizabeth Parisi

(1960-01-27) January 27, 1960 (age 65)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
NationalityItalian
Occupations
  • Dancer
  • showgirl
  • television personality
  • singer
  • film director
Spouse(s)Giorgio Manenti (m. 1993; div. 1999)
Umberto Maria Anzolin
(m. 2013)
Children4

Heather Elizabeth Parisi (born January 27, 1960) is an American-born Italian dancer, singer and television personality. She was one of the most popular personalities on Italian television from the late 1970s to the 1990s. As of 2011, she and her family mainly live in Hong Kong. [1]

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Life and career

Born in Los Angeles, Parisi worked for the San Francisco Ballet and the American Ballet Theatre in New York City. During a vacation in Italy, she was noticed by choreographer Franco Miseria, who had her audition for RAI. In 1979, Parisi debuted on the show Luna Park, hosted by Pippo Baudo. [2]

Her rise as a television star took place in the fall of the same year in the first edition of the Saturday night show Fantastico , which had high ratings (average of 23.6 million viewers). In each episode, Parisi performed a ballet and interpreted the opening song "Disco Bambina." The song became a hit, peaking several weeks at No. 1 on the Italian hit parade. [2] [3]

Parisi was cast in four more editions of Fantastico and in other successful variety shows, and had other musical hits including "Cicale," which ranked first on the hit parade for four weeks between 1981 and 1982. [2] [3] She slowed down her activities in the mid-'90s. [2]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Parisi chose to remain unvaccinated. [4] On her website in December 2021, Parisi logged an entry entitled "Damned for Eternity" [5] in which she told women that they "should be ashamed" of having children vaccinated against COVID-19 and that it was "criminal". [6] In a different post, Parisi said, "For me, being socially responsible is one of the most overestimated virtues." [7]

Filmography

As an actress

YearTitleRoleNotes
1986 Grandi magazzini DollyFilm debut
1999 A Midsummer Night's Dream Nick's wife

As a director and screenwriter

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009Blind MazeNoneDebut as a director and screenwriter

Other appearances

YearTitleRoleNotes
1979Luna ParkHerself/ DancerTelevision debut; variety show
1979–1988 Fantastico Variety show (seasons 1–5, 8)
1981Stasera niente di nuovoVariety show
1983 Al Paradise Herself/ Co-hostVariety show (season 1)
1987Pronto Topolino?Herself/ Co-Host/ DancerVariety show
1988Contigo Televisión Española Herself/ Co-Host/ DancerVariery show
1989 Telegatto 1989 Herself/ Co-hostAnnual ceremony
Un disco per l'estate 1989 Herself/ HostAnnual music festival
1989–1990Finalmente venerdìHerself/ Co-hostVariety show
1991Stasera mi buttoTalent show (season 2)
1991–1992Ciao WeekendVariety show
1993VIP 93 Telecinco EspañaHerself/ Co-Host/ DancerVariety show
1993Bellezze al bagnoHerself/ HostGame show (season 5)
1995 Castrocaro Music Festival Herself/ Co-hostAnnual music festival
1995–1996Arriba!!! Arriba!!!Herself/ HostChildren's program
2002–2003 Zecchino d'Oro Talent show (seasons 45–46)
2003–2004 Domenica In Herself/ Co-hostTalk show (season 28)
2004 Miss Italia 2004 Herself/ JudgeAnnual beauty contest
2005–2006 Ballando con le Stelle Talent show (seasons 1–2)
2016NemicamatissimaHerself/ HostVariety show
2018 Amici di Maria De Filippi Herself/ JudgeTalent show (season 17)

Discography

Album
Singles

References

  1. ↑ "Heather Parisi: chi è, età, carriera, curiosità e vita privata". Il Corriere della Città (in Italian). May 2, 2020. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Aldo Grasso, Massimo Scaglioni, Enciclopedia della Televisione, Garzanti, Milano, 1996 – 2003. ISBN   881150466X.
  3. 1 2 Dario Salvatori (August 5, 1989). Storia dell'Hit Parade. Gramese, 1989. ISBN   8876054391.
  4. ↑ "WSM Article". Archived from the original on March 17, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Parisi website/ blog". Archived from the original on March 17, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Parisi website/ blog (direct link)".
  7. ↑ "Parisi posting". Archived from the original on March 17, 2022.
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