Debi Mazar facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Debi Mazar
Debi Mazar in 2009
Born	(1964-08-13) August 13, 1964 (age 60) New York City, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1981–present
Spouse(s)	Gabriele Corcos ​ (m. 2002)​
Children	2

Debi Mazar (born August 13, 1964) is an American actress and television personality. She has been in many movies and TV shows. Some of her early roles were in popular films like Goodfellas (1990), Little Man Tate (1991), and Batman Forever (1995). Later, she had important roles in TV series such as Entourage and Younger. Debi also hosts a cooking show with her husband, Gabriele Corcos, called Extra Virgin.

Early Life and Start

Debi Mazar was born in Queens, a part of New York City. She grew up in upstate New York with her mother. As a teenager, she moved to Long Island.

Before becoming famous, Debi worked different jobs. She even sold jewelry and worked as a dental assistant. She also worked at a nightclub where she met the famous singer Madonna.

Her Career in Acting and TV

Debi Mazar's career took off when she met Madonna. Madonna hired Debi to do her makeup for her first music video, "Everybody" in 1982. Debi later appeared in five more of Madonna's music videos, including "Papa Don't Preach" and "True Blue".

As a teenager, Debi was also a breakdancer in New York City! Her first time on TV was in 1984 on a hip-hop dance show called Graffiti Rock.

Early TV and Movie Roles

In the early 1990s, Debi got her first big acting role in the TV show Civil Wars. When that show ended, her character moved to another TV drama called L.A. Law.

Debi also appeared in many movies. She played Sandy in the crime film Goodfellas (1990). She was in The Doors (1991) and had a small part in Spike Lee's Malcolm X (1992). You might remember her as Spice in Batman Forever (1995), where she teamed up with Drew Barrymore's character, Sugar. She also played a villain named Regina in the family movie Beethoven's 2nd (1993).

Voice Acting and Later TV Roles

Debi has also lent her voice to video games. She was the voice of Maria Latore in the popular games Grand Theft Auto III (2001) and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004).

From 2004 to 2011, she had a supporting role as Shauna Roberts, a press agent, in the TV series Entourage. She also appeared in an episode of Friends as Doreen, a pregnant woman who shares a hospital room with Rachel.

Dancing and Cooking Shows

In 2009, Debi Mazar was a contestant on the TV show Dancing With The Stars. She danced with professional dancer Maksim Chmerkovskiy.

Debi and her husband, Gabriele Corcos, love to cook! In 2011, they started hosting their own cooking show called Extra Virgin on the Cooking Channel. They also wrote a cookbook together called Recipes & Love From Our Tuscan Kitchen. Their two daughters sometimes appeared on the show, which shared their family life and recipes. They even traveled across the U.S. for another cooking show, Extra Virgin Americana, looking for great food.

Recent Work

From 2015 to 2021, Debi starred as Maggie Amato in the TV series Younger. This show was very popular and became the longest-running original series on the TV Land network.

In 2018, she played the famous actress Ava Gardner in a Spanish TV series called Arde Madrid. This show was about Ava Gardner's time living in Madrid, Spain.

Debi and her husband also ran a cafe and restaurant called Tuscan Gun in Brooklyn for a while.

Personal Life

Debi Mazar married Gabriele Corcos on March 16, 2002. They have two daughters named Giulia and Evelina. The family used to live in Los Angeles and then moved to Brooklyn, New York. They also spend time in a beautiful 15th-century home outside of Florence, Italy, which was a wedding gift from Debi's husband's family. Debi now has Italian citizenship.

Debi is also very good friends with the pop star Madonna.

Video Games

Music Videos

See also

In Spanish: Debi Mazar para niños