Patti Stanger Biography
Patti Stanger is a businesswoman and reality television personality from the United States. She is best known for starring in and producing her own Bravo TV matchmaking reality show, The Millionaire Matchmaker. She is also the founder and CEO of Millionaire’s Club International, Inc., a millionaire matchmaking service.
How old is Patti Stanger? – Age
She is 61 years old as of 31 May 2022. She was born in 1961 in Short Hills, Millburn, New Jersey, United States. Her real name is Patricia “Patti” Stanger.
Patti Stanger Family – Education
She was raised in the Jewish faith after being adopted by Ira and Rhoda (Rhoda was also a matchmaker). She graduated from Millburn High School in 1979 and earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1983 from the University of Miami.
Patti Stanger Husband
Stanger began dating Andy Friedman, a real estate executive she met through another matchmaker, in 2003. Friedman proposed on May 31, her birthday, according to Lalate.com on July 22, 2009. They did not agree on a wedding date, despite the fact that episodes of season three of The Millionaire Matchmaker showed Stanger engaged in wedding planning activities and speaking openly to the media about wedding details.
Patti Stanger Net Worth
She has an estimated net worth of $6 million.
Patti Stanger Plastic Surgery
Patti admitted in a Life & Style article that she had plastic surgery so she could “compete with all the young girls.” Patti’s procedures have included breast reduction with lift and blepharoplasty (eye lift.).
Patti Stanger Book
Stanger’s first dating book was released in 2009. It’s called Become Your Own Matchmaker: 8 Simple Steps to Attracting Your Ideal Mate.
Patti Stanger Radio
Stanger was hired by Clear Channel subsidiary Premiere Radio Networks in April 2009 to host a four-week XM Satellite Radio special titled P.S. I Love You. On Sunday evenings, the live call-in show was simulcast on Clear Channel’s MIX channel 22 and The Pink Channel on channel 24. After a month off, the program was reinstated on a semi-regular basis until it was moved to Thursday evenings in July 2009 and made a permanent fixture. P.S. I Love You will continue to air on Mix and The Pink Channel on Thursday nights from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Pacific time.
Patti Stanger Millionaire Matchmaker
“Successful men in the dating arena needed a private, exclusive club where they could come to find their beautiful and intelligent wives,” Stanger stated in 2000. Stanger signed a deal with Bravo TV Network in 2008 to host her own reality show, Millionaire Matchmaker. Stanger both starred in and produced the series.
Her matchmaking at Millionaire’s Club was followed by an hour-long show. In each episode, she matched two millionaires. First, millionaire clients provided a biographical video profile on a DVD describing the type of partner they are looking for. Stanger then met with each of them individually to better understand their motivations and to welcome them to the club.
She’s been dubbed “The Simon Cowell of Dating” for her quick, direct comments. “I’m not paid to keep my true feelings hidden,” she explained. Her “casting calls” or “recruiting sessions,” where she screened men and women, included harsh comments on their clothing and appearance. She told one woman that while she had a lovely face, she couldn’t meet her millionaire because she was 10-15 pounds overweight. She instructed another woman to remove her wig before inviting her to return after she had gotten hair extensions.
The millionaires and 30-40 potential dates would first meet at a cocktail party called a “VIP mixer” hosted by Stanger, where they could mingle and the millionaires could evaluate the candidates. The millionaires chose their top two candidates and went on 10-minute “mini dates” before selecting the candidate they liked best. Stanger announced the choices to the group, and then the millionaires set up their “master dates”.
The Millionaire’s Club has some ground rules. Millionaires, for example, are not permitted to discuss sex or exchange phone numbers at the mixer. No sex is allowed until the couple is in a “exclusive, committed, monogamous relationship”. On each date, a two-drink limit is also enforced. If a millionaire violates the club’s rules, Patti has the authority to kick him or her out. At the end of each episode, Stanger calls each candidate chosen for their master date, and Patti calls or invites each millionaire into her office to discuss how the date went.
The show would end with updates on each couple, indicating whether or not they were still together. From January 22, 2008 to March 29, 2015, the show was on the air. Stanger was named one of the “Top 10 Jewish Reality TV Stars of All Time” by the Jewish Journal in 2022.
Patti Stanger TV Shows
♦ 2017 – Dr. Phil
♦ 2017 – Hollywood Medium
♦ 2016–2017 – Million Dollar Matchmaker
♦ 2016 – Sharknado: The 4th Awakens
♦ 2011, 2014 – Days of Our Lives
♦ 2011 – Married In a Year
♦ 2011 – Drop Dead Diva
♦ 2008–2015 – The Millionaire Matchmaker
♦ 2002 – The Anna Nicole Show
