Elisabetta Canalis Net Worth

What is Elisabetta Canalis's Net Worth?

Elisabetta Canalis is an Italian actress, model, and television presenter who has a net worth of $13 million. In Italy, she starred in the television series "Medici miei" and the film "La seconda volta non si scorda mai," and in the United States she had a recurring role in the third season of the TNT series "Leverage." As a model, Canalis has been a spokeswoman for such brands as Hollywood Milano, Pantene, and Auping, and has been a cover girl multiple times for Vanity Fair.

Early Life and Education

Elisabetta Canalis was born on September 12, 1978 in Sassari, Sardinia, Italy to teacher Bruna and radiologist Cesare. She has a brother named Luigi who is also a radiologist. After graduating from high school in Sassari, Canalis moved to Milan to study at the University of Milan. She ultimately dropped out after she landed her first television gig in 1999.

Television Career

Canalis began her television career in 1999 as a dancer on the Canale 5 satirical show "Striscia la notizia." She remained on the show until 2002. A few years later, Canalis starred in the second season of the sitcom "Love Bugs," replacing star Michelle Hunziker. After that, in 2007, she co-hosted the final season of the Italian singing competition Festivalbar. The next year, Canalis starred on the sitcom "Medici miei" and hosted coverage of the annual football tournament Trofeo Birra Moretti. In 2009, she replaced Elena Santarelli as host of the Italian version of the American MTV program "Total Request Live."

In 2010, Canalis had recurring roles in the Italian series "Fratelli Benvenuti" and the American series "Leverage," the latter in its third season. Returning to American television the following year, she competed in the 13th season of the dance competition series "Dancing with the Stars." With her partner, professional dancer Valentin Chmerkovskiy, Canalis was the second to be eliminated. Also in 2011, she co-hosted the Italian Song Festival with Gianni Morandi and Belen Rodriguez. Canalis co-hosted the Festival again in 2012. Later in the decade, she had a main role in the second season of the series "L'isola di Pietro."

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Film Career

Canalis had her first role on the big screen in 2005, when she made a cameo appearance in the Rob Schneider sex comedy "Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo." She next appeared in the 2006 Italian Christmas comedy "Natale a New York," featuring an ensemble cast with Christian De Sica, Sabrina Ferilli, Massimo Ghini, and Fabio De Luigi, among others. The year after that, Canalis had a small part as a nun in the romantic comedy "Virgin Territory," based on Giovanni Boccaccio's seminal text "The Decameron." In 2008, Canalis appeared in two films: the romantic comedy "La seconda volta non si scorda mai," in which she starred opposite Alessandro Siani, and the comedy "La fidanzata di papà," in which she had a supporting role. Canalis had another supporting part in the 2010 comedy "A Natale mi sposo."

Modeling Career

In 2003, Canalis posed nude for the Max nude calendar. Later, from 2006 to 2009, she was a spokeswoman and runway model for the fashion brand Hollywood Milano. Canalis has since served as a spokesmodel for such brands as Pantene and Auping. Elsewhere, she appeared in Spanish Vogue and Arabian Harper's Bazaar, and graced the cover of Vanity Fair multiple times. In other modeling activities, Canalis has modeled for fashion designers Roberto Cavalli and Philipp Plein, and graced the cover of the Sportweek Dreams edition of La Gazzetta dello Sport.

Personal Life

Previously, Canalis was in relationships with professional footballers Christian Vieri and Reginaldo, as well as filmmaker Gabriele Muccino. From 2009 to 2011, she dated actor and filmmaker George Clooney. In 2014, Canalis married Brian Perri, an orthopedic surgeon. The couple had a daughter named Skyler the next year. In the summer of 2023, Canalis said that she and Perri were separated and that she was dating Romanian kickboxer Giorgian Cimpeanu.

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