Allegra Riggio Biography | Allegra Riggio
Allegra Riggio is an on-air personality for both Television and Radio. She was born in New York to a Trinidadian mother; her father is a United States citizen of Italian and Polish heritage.
When Allegra was seven years old, her father received an appointment in the U.S. Foreign Service; her family relocated to São Paolo, Brazil, where they lived for two years, eventually returning to the U.S. and settling in South Florida.
In 1993 Allegra gave in to the inexorable pull of South Beach, just as the nightlife culture was exploding. She worked and modeled by day, lead the fabulous life at night, and was soon part of national advertising campaigns, touring with Julio Iglesias, and being featured in local fashion shows.
Still, in her teens, Allegra enjoyed becoming a Miami celebrity, gracing the shot-on-site pages of every local magazine and newspaper, and being featured as one of Ocean Drive’s “Hottest Locals,” while a modeling cameo in Cocaine Cowboys proclaimed her the face of the renaissance of South Beach.
Allegra also became a highly sought-after nightclub lighting director; from ’98 onward she’s been a favorite of many of the world’s most popular DJs, including Paul Oakenfold, Paul van Dyk, Pete Tong, and Sasha and Digweed.
In 2002, Allegra moved back to her hometown of New York, where she applied her exotic looks, natural comedic wit and attitude to on-air hosting. She’s been featured on mun2, HDNet, Nikki TV, the Alternative Oscars, and hosted “Underground: Miami,” a documentary.
In 2010 she split her time between Los Angeles, Miami, and New York, and was busy hosting and reporting for various outlets, including Sirius XM Radio (Area Channel) and Dance TV (Portugal), The Rock & Roll Report, as well as being featured as a model on Miami.com and mota.com.
Allegra is writing, hosting and filming multiple webisode series, which combine her background in electronic dance music with her new life in comedy, television and film. She has a handful of films coming out, including Into the Equinox, which was shot on location in Alaska, and Crossroads; filmed in LA.
In the Fall, Allegra is extremely excited to be supporting superstar DJ/Producer David Guetta for a weekly gig at XS Nightclub at The Wynn, Las Vegas, beginning September 2014.
Allegra Riggio Age
Allegra Riggio is an on-air personality for both Television and Radio. She was born in New York to a Trinidadian mother; her father is a United States citizen of Italian and Polish heritage. Her pieces of information about the birth date, month, age are unknown but stay ready for the update soon
Net Worth
Allegra Riggio is an American actress who has a net worth of $8 million. Though it should be noted that her net worth is a combined estimate with her husband, actor Jared Harris. Allegra Riggio was born in New York. She is also a radio personality who is a lifetime member of the NRA.
Her great grandfather Vincent Riggio was the President and Chairman of the Board of the American Tobacco Company. Allegra Riggio married Jared Harris in 2013. As an actress, she starred in the films Multiple in 2008, Crossroads in 2014, and Into the Equinox in 2016 which she also produced.
Her family relocated to Brazil when she was seven years old. She toured with Julio Iglesias and was featured in fashion shows. Allegra Riggio has served as a nightclub lighting director and worked with many of the world’s best DJs. She has hosted for Sirius XM Radio and other stations.
Allegra Riggio Husband, Married, Wedding
Mad Men star Jared Harris has married his partner Allegra Riggio. The couple, who became engaged in June after three and a half years of dating, tied the knot yesterday (November 9). Riggio – who wore angel wings for the occasion – confirmed the news via Twitter.
She posted a photo of the pair sharing a kiss, along with the caption: “Just married. The bride posted updates throughout the day and retweeted messages of congratulations from her followers. Harris and Riggio met at a comedy show in 2009 while supporting a mutual friend’s stand-up gig.
Harris recently landed the lead role in a reboot of ’80s horror film Poltergeist. The movie, which also stars Jane Adams and Saxon Sharbino, is set to be released in 2014.
Who is Jared Harris husband of Allegra Riggio?
Jared Francis Harris (born 24 August 1961) is a British actor. His roles include Lane Pryce in the television drama series Mad Men, David Robert Jones in the science fiction series Fringe, King George VI in the historical series The Crown, Anderson Dawes on the science fiction series The Expanse, captain Francis Crozier in the AMC series The Terror, and Valery Legasov in the HBO miniseries Chernobyl for which he has been nominated for the 2019 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie.
He has also had significant supporting roles in films such as Mr. Deeds (2002), The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008), Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011), Lincoln (2012), and Allied (2016).
Harris began his film career directing Darkmoor (1983), an unfinished feature-length film for Duke University’s Freewater Films. His first film appearance as an actor was in The Rachel Papers (1989). He played the role of the aged Will Robinson in the movie adaptation of the television series Lost in Space.
Harris played Dr. Charles Ashford in Resident Evil: Apocalypse, Benmont Tench in Jim Jarmusch’s Dead Man, and Kenneth Branagh’s character’s doppelgänger in How to Kill Your Neighbor’s Dog.
Other notable roles include King Henry VIII in the 2003 film adaptation of the novel The Other Boleyn Girl. He also portrayed Andy Warhol in I Shot Andy Warhol and John Lennon in the television movie Two of Us (2000). He played Vladimir in the black comedy-drama film Happiness (1998), written and directed by Todd Solondz.
He played the gruff Captain Anderson in the BBC2 adaptation of To the Ends of the Earth; Mac McGrath in the movie Mr. Deeds; Eamon Quinn on the FX series The Riches; and David Robert Jones on Fringe. One of his more recent film roles was Ulysses S. Grant in the Steven Spielberg-directed Lincoln.
He played Lane Pryce in Mad Men from 2009 until 2012 and returned to the series to direct the 11th episode of season 7, which aired in 2015. He also portrayed King George VI in the first season of The Crown.
He played Captain Francis Crozier in the 2018 series The Terror, based on the Dan Simmons novel of the same name that provided a fictional account of the fate of Franklin’s lost expedition.
In November 2018, Harris was one of the first recipients of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society’s Louie Kamookak Medal, awarded “for making Canada’s geography better known to Canadians and to the world”, for his portrayal of Captain Crozier.
Harris said that he was “gratified” that the series inspired curiosity about the real expedition, remarking, “It’s sort of fitting that history will recall that it was the RCGS that first recognized The Terror and that we as the recipients walked in the footsteps of Louie Kamookak.”
In March 2019, Harris joined Jared Leto in Sony’s Spider-Man spinoff Morbius.
Harris married Jacqueline Goldenberg in 1989; they divorced in the early 1990s. On 16 July 2005, Harris married actress Emilia Fox, daughter of actors Edward Fox and Joanna David, and filed for divorce in January 2009; the divorce was finalized on June 2010. Harris married Allegra Riggio, a lighting designer, and TV host, on 9 November 2013.
Family
Mad Men star Jared Harris married his longtime girlfriend Allegra Riggio in Miami on Saturday.
The bride, an actress, and TV host Tweeted a pic with her new husband along with the caption “Just married ❤ #TeamHarris #Jally #MarriageEnsued.”
Clutching a bouquet of calla lilies, the 38-year-old wore a strapless lace gown and angel wings, which prompted a pal to comment that they were a “match made in heaven.”
Harris, who played Lane Pryce on the AMC hit show, proposed to Riggio in June with a heart-shaped diamond ring.
Riggio Tweeted up a storm after the couple exchanged vows in front of family and friends and celebrated at a reception that featured a 16-piece band. She calls her new husband “the nicest, sweetest, loveliest, sexiest, most talented, wonderful, delicious and hilarious man I know.”
Harris is the son of the late Richard Harris who played Harry Potter‘s original Dumbledore.