Raluca Lăzăruț (born 5 November 1982) is a

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n actress, TV host, news anchor and journalist. She is known for her performances in TV shows like Big Brother: Romania (2004) and ''Superbingo Metropolis'' (2010). She is also a former

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news anchor,. Antena 1 and Antena 3 sports anchor.

Early life and education

Raluca Lăzăruț was born on 5 November 1982, in

Deva, Romania Deva (; Hungarian: ''Déva'', Hungarian pronunciation: ; German: ''Diemrich'', ''Schlossberg'', ''Denburg''; Latin: ''Sargetia''; is a city in Romania, in the historical region of Transylvania, on the left bank of the river Mureș. It is the c ...

. She graduated in

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at the

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in 2007.

Career

Her debut TV appearance was the Romanian version of the international reality television franchise Big Brother 2 in 2004 where she ended up as one of the finalists. After that, she made her way to host a lifestyle show ''Clubbing'' on National TV Romania. From 2007 to 2010, she worked as a sports anchor and field reporter for sports events on Antena 3. Then she anchored a TV show ''Superbingo Metropolis'' on Antena 1 from 2010 to 2012. Her next venture was into the news media. She joined the television channel

as a news anchor in 2012 for the next 3 years before leaving Romania for the United States. Lăzăruț was also on the cover of several print magazines, including FHM and TV Mania As an actress, Lăzăruț's debut play was ''Raluca + 1'' (2013). In 2014, she moved to the

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and began working in the American entertainment industry. She was a character in the medical drama

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(2015). She was cast in the role of a reporter in the Fox series

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. She also played "Catwoman" in a video game. She has appeared in several TV commercials as well. Lăzăruț was cast as the role of Szuza in the

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series Emperor of Ocean Park.

Personal life

Lăzăruț started dating an American entrepreneur ''Horatiu Boeriu'' in 2014 and then married him a year later in America. The couple resides in

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and has a daughter. Lăzăruț announced in October 2022 that a second baby is on the way. The baby boy was born on October 14 in Chicago.

Filmography

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lazarut, Raluca 1982 births Living people People from Deva, Romania 21st-century Romanian actresses Romanian women television presenters West University of Timișoara alumni