Dino De Laurentiis

Federico De Laurentiis (February 28, 1955 – July 15, 1981) was an Italian film producer. The son of film producer Dino De Laurentiis, he was the executive producer of his father's produced film King Kong (1976) and he produced two films on his own: King of the Gypsies (1978) and She Dances Alone (1981). In 1981, De Laurentiis was killed in the mid-air collision of two light planes while he was shooting a documentary in Alaska.

Giada Pamela De Laurentiis (born August 22, 1970) is an Italian-American chef, writer, and television personality. She is the host of Food Network's Giada at Home. She also appears regularly as a contributor and guest co-host on NBC's Today. De Laurentiis is the founder of the catering business GDL Foods. She is a winner of the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lifestyle Host and the Gracie Award for Best Television Host.