Buddy Valastro

Buddy Valastro: Biography in Details

Who is Buddy Valastro?

Buddy Valastro is an American celebrity chef, entrepreneur, and reality television personality.

He rose to stardom with his appearance on TLC series Cake Boss and the spin-off show Kitchen Boss.

Buddy Valastro: Age, Parents, Siblings, Ethnicity

The son of Buddy Valastro, Sr., and Mary W. Tubito (mother), Buddy Valastro was born in Hoboken, New Jersey.

Buddy Valastro was born on 3 March 1977 and named Bartolo Valastro, Jr. He is of Italian ethnicity and has Italian-American nationality.

Valastro has learned Baking and started working in his family business at the age of 11.

His father passed away when he was just 17 years old.

Buddy Valastro is often called by his nickname Buddy and grew up with four sisters: Grace, Mary, Maddalena, and Lisa

Education

Buddy Valastro graduated from Ridgefield Park High School, New Jersey. He also attended Bergen County Technical High School, Teterboro Campus.

Buddy Valastro: Professional Life, Career

After the death of his father, Buddy Valastro started running his family business on his own. He is the owner and head baker of Carlo’s Bakery.

In 2007, he appeared on the television series Food Network Challenge as its guest mentor.

In 2009, he became the host of the cooking television show Cake Boss.

As a matter of fact, the reality TV show cake boss has led to a massive increase in the size and profits of his business.

Likewise, he became the producer and the host of the cooking show Next Great Baker and Kitchen Boss.

After onwards, he became the host of several shows including Buddy’s Bakery Rescue, Batalha dos Cozinheiros, Buddy’s Family Vacation, and Bakers vs. Fakers.

Buddy Valastro is not only a host but also an executive producer of cooking shows like Batalha dos Cozinheiros, Cooks vs. Cons, and Bakers vs. Fakers.

In 2014, Buddy Valastro has even launched an Event Planning & Catering company, Buddy V’s Events.

The company specializes in catering everything from corporate events to family gathers.

He also creates wedding and specialty cakes for shipment across the country.

Additionally, he partnered with Whole Earth Sweetener Co. on a campaign to “Rethink Sweet” in 2016.

Buddy Valastro has opened up many bakeries in New Jersey, Philadelphia, Texas, and New York.

In addition, he is also an author who has published two Cake boss books.

Buddy Valastro: Salary, Net Worth

His success in his career path has paid him well financially well.

His net worth is estimated to be $10 million as of 2022.

Rumors, Controversy

Buddy Valastro was criticized for trying to use fame to evade arrest.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight

Buddy Valastro has a good height of 5 feet 7 inches with a body weight of 62kg.

He has dark brown hair color and his eye color is also dark brown.

There is no information about his shoe size.

Social Media

Buddy Valastro is active on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. He has around 7.5 million followers on Facebook.

He has more than 4.2 million followers on Instagram and more than  556.1k followers on Twitter.

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FAQs

What really happened to Buddy Valastro?

• He was hospitalized after a "horrific" bowling accident in September 2020.

How is Buddy Valastro doing in 2021?

• In Sep, he had his fifth surgery.

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