Buddy Valastro Biography
Buddy Valastro is an American baker and reality television personality. He is the proprietor of Carlo’s Bakery and the face of Buddy V’s Ristorante. Valastro is best known as the star of the reality show Cake Boss.
How old is Buddy Valastro?- Age
He is 46 years old as of March 2023. Valastro was born Bartolo Valastro, Jr. on March 3, 1977, in Hoboken, New Jersey, United States of America.
Buddy Valastro Family
Valastro was born in Hoboken, New Jersey, and raised in Little Ferry, New Jersey. His mother is the daughter of Italian-American immigrants who moved to New Jersey when he was six years old. She was born in Altamura, Italy. Buddy Sr’s father was born in Lipari, Italy. Valastro was raised together with his four sisters, Grace, Mary, Maddalena, and Lisa.
Is Buddy Valastro still married?- Wife- Daughter
In 2001, Valastro married Elisabetta “Lisa”. Carlo, Marco, and Buddy Jr. are the couple’s three sons, and Sofia is their daughter. Until 2014, the celebrity chef resided in East Hanover Township, New Jersey, before relocating to Montville.
Buddy Valastro Career
Valastro is the owner and head baker of Carlo’s Bakery, which appeared on TLC’s Cake Boss. Carlo’s has since opened 17 more bakeries as a result of the show’s popularity. The Hudson Reporter named Valastro as an honorable mention in its list of Hudson County’s 50 most influential people in January 2012, as a result of the attention that the shop and the TV series had brought to the city of Hoboken. Carlo’s Bakery has locations in Hoboken, Marlton, Morristown, Red Bank, Ridgewood, Wayne, and Westfield, New Jersey. Outside of New Jersey, the bakery has locations in Philadelphia, Bethlehem, Westbury, New York, New York, Orlando, Florida, San Antonio, The Woodlands, Texas, So Paulo, Brazil, and Uncasville, Connecticut.
Buddy V’s Events, Valastro’s event planning and catering company, debuted in June 2014. Valastro collaborated with Whole Earth Sweetener Co. on the “Rethink Sweet” campaign in 2016. Valastro will serve as a brand ambassador for a “new line of zero- and lower-calorie sweeteners and will work to help his fans make healthy lifestyle choices,” according to the company, and will provide recipes using the product. Valastro collaborated with The Pound Bakery, a pet treat manufacturer, in 2018 to redesign and launch a new line of pet treats. “We wanted to create dog treats inspired by classic Italian entrees and desserts,” said Lexie Berglund, President of The Pound Bakery. Valastro, a supporter of the Special Olympics, baked a commemorative cake for the 2011 announcement that the 2014 Special Olympics USA National Games would be held in New Jersey.
Buddy Valastro Net Worth
Buddy has an estimated net worth of 10 million dollars as of 2022.
Buddy Valastro Films
- 2020 Beat Bobby Flay
- 2020 Nickelodeon’s Unfiltered
- 2019 Buddy vs. Duff
- 2019 Bake You Rich
- 2019 Beat Bobby Flay
- 2018–present Buddy’s Big Bakedown
- 2018 Impractical Jokers
- 2017 Dancing with the Stars Brazil
- 2016 Batalha dos Cozinheiros
- 2016 Buddy’s Family Vacation
- 2016 Bakers vs. Fakers
- 2015–2018 Batalha dos Confeiteiros
- 2015 The Apprentice
- 2013–2014 Buddy’s Bakery Rescue
- 2011–2012 Kitchen Boss
- 2010–2014 Next Great Baker
- 2009–2020 Cake Boss
- 2007 Food Network Challenge