Gennaro Contaldo

Acting·January 20, 1949 — 77 years old·Minori, Italy

Gennaro Contaldo is widely known as the Italian legend who taught Jamie Oliver all he knows about Italian cooking and is one of the UK's best-loved chefs, as well as being author of a dozen best-selling Italian recipe books.

Known For

Celebrity Masterchef

2006·6.1

Kitchen Impossible

2016·8.9

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

2011·6.0

Two Greedy Italians

2011·8.4

Saturday Kitchen Live

2002·3.5

Jamie's Feasts for a Fiver

2026·1.0

Filmography · 10

2026Jamie's Feasts for a FiverTVSelf 2025Mälzers MeisterklasseTVSelf 2020Jamie and the NonnasTV 2016Kitchen ImpossibleTVSelf 2011Celebrity Antiques Road TripTVSelf - Participant 2011Two Greedy ItaliansTVSelf 2010Jamie's Christmas Lock-InTVSelf 2006Celebrity MasterchefTVSelf - Guest Judge 2003Jamie's KitchenTVSelf 2002Saturday Kitchen LiveTV