| Cristina Ferrare | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 8, 1950 Cleveland, Ohio, United States |
| Occupation | fashion model, actress, author, television talk-show host |
| Years active | 1968–2005 |
| Spouse(s) | Nicholas Thomas 1969–? (divorced) John DeLorean 1973–1985 (divorced) Anthony Thomopoulos 1985–present |
| Official website | |
Cristina Ferrare (born February 8, 1950) is a former fashion model, actress, author and television talk-show host.
Born in Cleveland, Ohio, she was 14 years old when her family moved to Los Angeles, California, where her beauty landed her a contract with a major modeling agency and then with 20th Century Fox film studios. She was a top model and a fixtured cover girl many times over on a variety of fashion magazines.
Ferrare was the spokesperson for Max Factor between the ages of 16 and 26 and a presenter on various television programs during the 1970s and 1980s including AM Los Angeles, Incredible Sunday and Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus. She has also written a number of books including Cristina Ferrare’s Family Entertaining, Okay, So I Don't Have a Headache and Realistically Ever After.
Cristina co-hosted The Home and Family Show with Chuck Woolery and Michael Burger. The show was a unique two hour show that was funny and informative. It was shown on the Family Channel from June 3, 1996 to August 14, 1998.
Ferrare has been featured on the Oprah Winfrey Show in her own cooking segments with Oprah. Winfrey is a fan of Cristina's cooking and cookbook.
In 1973, she married automobile executive John DeLorean with whom she adopted a son Zachary and had a daughter, Kathryn. She and De Lorean later divorced in 1985 and soon after, she married entertainment industry executive Anthony Thomopoulos and had two daughters, Arianna (born 1989) and Alexandra (born 1986). she was also a guest host for Vicki Lawrence. More recently, Ferrare has worked as a designer of jewelry, home accessories and furniture on behalf of the Creative Brands Group.
Cristina lives in the Los Angeles area with her third husband and family.
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