“I think that my interpretation of Italian was a lot more southern than what my husband cooks. You know, I grew up in Queens and in Brooklyn, and we - really, it's more southern. It's Naples and Sicily. It's heavier. It's over-spiced. And like most Americans, I thought spaghetti and meatballs was genius.”

American actress and television personality, born 1964

Debi Mazar Corcos is an American actress and television personality. Born in 1964, she first came to prominence in supporting roles in films such as Goodfellas, Little Man Tate, Singles, and Batman Forever, and later appeared in television dramas including Civil Wars and L.A. Law. She is best known for playing press agent Shauna Roberts on Entourage, and for starring as Maggie Amato on Younger. She also appeared with her husband, Gabriele Corcos, in the Cooking Channel series Extra Virgin.