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Buddy Valastro | |
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 Valastro at the 2013 Jersey City Mayoral Inauguration | |
| Born | Bartolo Valastro, Jr. March 3, 1977 |
| Occupations |
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| Known for | Baker, cake designer and host of Cake Boss |
| Television | Cake Boss |
| Title | Owner of Carlo's Bakery, Buddy V's Events, The Boss Cafe, Pizza Cake, & Buddy V's Ristorante |
| Spouse |
Lisa Valastro (m. 2001) |
| Children | 4 |
| Parent(s) | Bartolo Valastro Sr. and Mary Valastro |
| Website | carlosbakery.com cakehousemedia.com |
Bartolo "Buddy" Valastro Jr.[1] (born March 3, 1977)[2] is an American baker, reality television personality, and businessman. He has taken his small, family-owned bake shop, Carlo's Bakery, and turned it into a baking and restaurant empire. Valastro is best known as the star of the reality television series Cake Boss, which ran on the TLC cable channel from April 2009 until April 2020. He has also starred in Next Great Baker (2010), Kitchen Boss (2011), Buddy's Bakery Rescue (2013), Bake You Rich (2013), Bakery Boss (2013), Buddy vs. Duff (2019), Buddy vs. Christmas (2020) Buddy Valastro's Cake Dynasty (2023-present) and Legends of The Fork (2023-present)
- ^ McKinley, James C. Jr. (December 1, 2014). "'Cake Boss' Star Pleads Guilty to D.W.I. Charge". The New York Times. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
- ^ "UPI Almanac for Tuesday, March 3, 2020". United Press International. March 3, 2020. Archived from the original on March 3, 2020. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
…celebrity baker Buddy Valastro in 1977 (age 43)