Clarissa Burt (Grande Fratello 18) Age, Boyfriend, Family, Biography

Some Lesser Known Facts About Clarissa Burt

• Clarissa Burt grew up in the United States.
  

  A childhood picture of Clarissa Burt with her mother and brother

• When she was 18 years old, Clarissa started working with the Wilhelmina Modeling Agency in Manhattan, New York City.

• Clarissa Burt became a professional model in the 1980s.
  

  Clarissa Burt as a model in the 1980s

• After that, she moved to Italy and started her modelling career in Milan, gaining fame by appearing in print commercials for many fashion brands like Dior.

• Clarissa Burt has been featured on the cover of over 100 magazines including Harper’s Bazaar, Vogue, and Cosmopolitan.
  

  Clarissa Burt on the cover of Cosmopolitan magazine

• In the 1980s, she became one of the top 30 runway models, walking for noted designers in Milan, Rome, Paris, New York, and Japan.
  

  Clarissa Burt while walking the ramp at a fashion show

• Clarissa Burt made her acting debut with the 1988 Italian film ‘Caruso Pascoski, Son of a Pole,’ which was directed by Francesco Nuti, who was her partner for two years. She played the role of Giulia Pascoski in the film.
  

  Clarissa Burt in a still from the film ‘Caruso Pascoski, Son of a Pole’

• In 1989, Clarissa Burt appeared in the film ‘Willy Signori e vengo da lontano’ alongside Francesco Nuti.

• After that, their relationship ended when she met Italian actor Massimo Troisi. Later, she ended her relationship with Troisi.

• In 1990, Clarissa Burt appeared in the film ‘The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter.’
  

  Clarissa Burt in a still from the film ‘The NeverEnding Story II The Next Chapter’ (1990)

• She then went on to appear in many films such as Vento di primavera – Innamorarsi a Monopoli (2000), Sotto il cielo (2001), Natale in India (2003), and Wish Man (2019).

• Clarissa Burt has co-hosted many famous television shows on Rai 1, Mediaset, and TMC alongside popular hosts like Pippo Baudo, Fabrizio Frizzi, and Raffaella Carrà.
  

  An old picture of Clarissa Burt with Raffaella Carrà

• In 1990, she appeared on Raffaella Carrà’s television show ‘Ricomincio da due’ and co-hosted the show ‘Un disco per l’estate’ with Pippo Baudo in 1992 and 1993.

• In 1996, Clarissa Burt appeared in the television show’ Atlantam tam’ on Rai 1 alongside Fabrizio Frizzi.

• She then went on to appear in many television shows including Disney Christmas Special, Una notte al circo, Un disco per l’estate, La talpa (2010), and L’isola dei famosi (2010).
  

  Clarissa Burt in a still from the television show L’isola dei famosi (2010)

• In 1999, she started her television production company, ‘Numen International’ in Rome.

• In 1999, Clarissa Burt founded Clarissa Burt Media Group in Los Angeles, New York, and Rome.

• On 31 December 1999, she hosted the television show ‘Millennium’ on Rai 1 to celebrate the new millennium.

• Clarissa Burt contested the 2004 European Parliament elections with support from the right-wing National Alliance party but did not win.

• From July 2004 to March 2005, she served as a cultural councillor for cultural policies in Ardea, Italy.

• In 2005, Clarissa Burt moved back to the US for family reasons.

• In 2005, her international social work earned her two private meetings with Pope John Paul II.
  

  Clarissa Burt with Pope John Paul II

• As a women’s advocate and leader for social change, she was the U.S. Ambassador for the Walking Africa campaign, which helped African women win the Nobel Peace Prize in 2011.

• Later, Clarissa Burt became the first American to present at the Kremlin, a group of buildings in the centre of Moscow that serves as the official seat of the government of Russia, and to be featured on the front page of a Russian newspaper.

• In July 2019, she founded In the Limelight Media, a platform focused on women’s empowerment, in Phoenix, Arizona, and began working as its CEO.
  

  Clarissa Burt on the cover of ‘In The Limelight’

• Clarissa Burt has worked as a spokesperson for Domestic Shelters, an organization in the US that supports homes for abused women.

• She has worked with major cosmetic brands like Revlon, Dior, Carita, and Helena Rubinstein, and was ‘The Face’ of Orlane Cosmetics for 10 years.

• In 2021, Clarissa Burt published a book titled The Self-Esteem Regime.
  

  The cover of the book The Self-Esteem Regime

• In 2024, she appeared as a contestant in the Italian television reality show Grande Fratello Season 18, which aired on Canale 5, Italia 1, and Rete 4.
  

  Clarissa Burt on the poster of the Italian television reality show Grande Fratello Season 18 (2024)

• Clarissa Burt is often spotted smoking cigarettes on various occasions.
  

  Clarissa Burt while smoking a cigarette