"Hoboken and Little Ferry, New Jersey. His mother was born in Altamura, Italy and is the daughter of Italian-American immigrants who moved to New Jersey when she was six years old. His father, Buddy Sr was born in Lipari, Italy. Valastro grew up with four sisters: Grace, Mary, Maddalena and Lisa. Valastro began working at his family's business, Carlo's Bakery at age 11, alongside his father. His father died in 1994, when Valastro was 17, and he succeeded him as the new ""Cake Boss"". Valastro is the owner and head baker of Carlo's Bakery, the bakery featured on ""Cake Boss""."
"Paul Livingston Paul James Livingston (born March 1956), popularly known as his alter ego Flacco, is an Australian comedian who has regularly appeared on many television shows, predominantly on ABC TV and Network Ten, including ""Good News Week"", ""The Sandman and Flacco Special"", ""The Big Gig"", ""DAAS Kapital"", ""The Money or the Gun"", ""The Fat"" and ""The Sideshow"". He also was on ""Triple J Breakfast"" from 1994 to 1997, ""Doom Runners"" (1997), and is on ABC Radio National. He has also acted on stage and in film. He was joint winner of the Sidney Myer Performing Arts Award in 1996"
"pilot ""The Neighborhood"" for Fox Studios, and developed the game show ""Head Games"" with Wild Brain. He is a writer for the Electronic Arts """" video game. Doug Goldstein Douglas ""Doug"" Goldstein (born September 12, 1971) is an American screenwriter and television producer and director, primarily known for his work as co-head writer on the late-night animated series ""Robot Chicken"". He won two Emmy Awards for episodes of ""Robot Chicken"" and has won one Annie Award for """". Born to a Jewish family, Goldstein was a founding member of Wizard Entertainment, wearing many hats during his 13 years at Wizard,"
"Gary Goldman Gary Wayne Goldman (born November 17, 1944) is an American film producer, director, animator, writer and voice actor, he is well known for working on films with Don Bluth such as ""Anastasia"", ""An American Tail"", and ""The Land Before Time"". He was an animator at Disney before working at Sullivan Bluth Studios with Bluth. Goldman was born in Oakland, California and raised in Watsonville, California. As a youth, Goldman was active in sports, an infielder in baseball and quarterback in high school football, he studied piano and enjoyed model-making and drawing. Before devoting himself entirely to the arts,"
"a """"-like or ""Elementary"" style television show with supernatural elements. On February 27, 2015, Newsarama reported that ""Rush"" actor Tom Ellis was cast as Lucifer Morningstar. The writer of the pilot episode will be Tom Kapinos and the director and executive producer will be ""Underworld"" director, Len Wiseman. The role of Maze had to be recast. ""CSI"" actress Lina Esco was originally cast as Maze but was replaced by Lesley-Ann Brandt. In May 2015, the series was officially picked up. The Sandman (Vertigo) The Sandman is a comic book series written by Neil Gaiman and published by DC Comics. Its"
"Doug Goldstein Douglas ""Doug"" Goldstein (born September 12, 1971) is an American screenwriter and television producer and director, primarily known for his work as co-head writer on the late-night animated series ""Robot Chicken"". He won two Emmy Awards for episodes of ""Robot Chicken"" and has won one Annie Award for """". Born to a Jewish family, Goldstein was a founding member of Wizard Entertainment, wearing many hats during his 13 years at Wizard, including editor, senior editor, and vice president of special projects. He conceptualized, launched, and oversaw projects involving every aspect of youth entertainment, including the publications ""Anime Insider"","
"of ""The Sydney Morning Herald"" calling the show a ""living link to an earlier era of Australian culture"", due to the presence of Flacco, the Sandman and former DAAS member McDermott as comedians of the 1990s. A holographic video display featuring Flacco sat at the Black Mountain Tower in Canberra during the 1990s in their now-removed ""Making Connections"" exhibition. Paul Livingston Paul James Livingston (born March 1956), popularly known as his alter ego Flacco, is an Australian comedian who has regularly appeared on many television shows, predominantly on ABC TV and Network Ten, including ""Good News Week"", ""The Sandman and"
"The first episode featured a segment on ""the sights and sounds of the game"" which included peanuts and popcorn and the cracking sound of the bat. It also focused on the rivalry between the three New York City teams of the time, the New York Yankees, Brooklyn Dodgers, and New York Giants, and a comparison of Joe DiMaggio and Ted Williams. The series is narrated by Alec Baldwin. It is produced by Flagstaff Films, headed by Steven Stern, who is a founding partner in Black Canyon Productions, won multiple Peabody and Emmy Awards for such television achievements as the graceful"
"DiMassimo Goldstein DiMassimo Goldstein is an American marketing, advertising and design agency founded in May 1996 in New York City. The firm has 75 employees. DiMassimo Goldstein was founded in 1996 by Mark DiMassimo, a former creative director at Kirshenbaum & Bond. DiMassimo also previously worked at J. Walter Thompson, BBDO, and Chapman Direct Advertising. The firm’s original name was DiMassimo Inc. In 2007, Lee Goldstein became an owner and the name was changed to DiMassimo Goldstein. In 2012, DiMassimo Goldstein was featured on AMC’s reality series ""The Pitch"", where it competed for the account of the women’s clothing and"
"Fusco (voice and operator of ""ALF""). He produced such other television shows as """", and ""Normal Life."" He was also exclusive producer to the animation sequel ""The Real Ghostbusters"" (based on the hit movie). In the 1980s, he met Brad Grey at a television convention in San Francisco. In 1991 the two formed a production company, Brillstein-Grey Entertainment, which packages programming and manages talent. They were responsible for such shows as ""NewsRadio"", ""Just Shoot Me!"", ""The Larry Sanders Show"" and ""The Sopranos"". As executive producer, Brillstein has been responsible for such successes as ""The Blues Brothers"", ""Ghostbusters"", ""Dragnet"", ""Ghostbusters II"","
"the Citi AAdvantage card won an Effie Award for effectiveness from the American Marketing Association. Mark DiMassimo Mark DiMassimo is an American marketing and advertising executive, and a frequent commentator on issues in advertising, branding and their relationship to popular culture. He is the founder and chief executive officer of DiMassimo Goldstein, a marketing, design and advertising agency based in New York City. DiMassimo founded DiMassimo Goldstein, sometimes called DiGo, in 1996. The agency describes itself as using “behavior change marketing to drive growth in brands and businesses that change lives for the better.” DiMassimo was previously creative director at"
"in art galleries and underground theatres. In November 2004, Bluestein discovered the growing podcasting community. Seeing it as a perfect medium for expression, he launched Yeast Radio from his Chicago living room. A month later, he sent a demo to former MTV VJ and self-professed ""podfather"" Adam Curry which sparked Bluestein's professional career in the podcasting and radio medium Bluestein's transgressive form of comedy has drawn controversy from the conservative podcasting community. His show was described by ""USA Today"" as ""representative of the type of over-the-top content that would never see the light of day at a mainstream media outlet""."
"by Workman Publishing Company. Gladstone resides in Brooklyn with her husband, journalist Fred Kaplan. They have adult twin daughters. Gladstone is Jewish. Brooke Gladstone Brooke Gladstone is an American journalist, author and media analyst. She is co-host (with Bob Garfield) and managing editor of the WNYC radio program ""On the Media"", and has been a contributor to ""The Washington Post"", ""The Boston Globe"", ""The Observer"", and ""Slate"". Gladstone lectures at universities and conferences and has appeared on PBS's ""Bill Moyers Journal"" and CNN's ""Reliable Sources"" (and once filled in for Charlie Rose on PBS's ""Charlie Rose Show""). She is widely"
"Double the Fist Double the Fist is an Australian satirical television show which airs on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. It follows the misadventures of four men and their pursuit of ""fistworthiness"": host Steve Foxx (Craig Anderson), and his three offsiders; Rod Foxx (Bryan Moses), Mephisto (Doug Bayne), and The Womp (Tony Walters). The series has also been broadcast in the United Kingdom (Ftn), Canada (BBCK), Spain (Buzz), New Zealand (TV2) and Brazil. The show parodies many things about popular culture, primarily being a spoof of shows such as ""Jackass""; whereas they perform stunts designed to injure and/or humiliate an individual,"
"David Asman David Asman (; born 1954 in Hollis, New York) is an American television news anchor for the Fox Business Network and the Fox News Channel. Asman first joined Fox News in 1997. He hosts ""Bulls and Bears"" on the Fox Business Network and numerous other Fox News Specials. He previously hosted ""Forbes on Fox"" and ""Fox News Live"" weekdays before joining the Fox News Channel's documentary unit. In 1978, Asman was hired as an assistant editor at ""Prospect"". The next year, he became the magazine's executive editor. In 1980, Asman was hired by George Gilder to start an"
"Dabney Coleman Dabney Wharton Coleman (born January 3, 1932) is an American actor. Coleman's best known films include ""The Towering Inferno"" (1974), ""9 to 5"" (1980), ""On Golden Pond"" (1981), ""Tootsie"" (1982), ""WarGames"" (1983), ""Cloak & Dagger"" (1984), ""The Beverly Hillbillies"" (1993), ""You've Got Mail"" (1998), """" (2001), ""Moonlight Mile"" (2002), and ""Rules Don't Apply"" (2016). Coleman's television roles include the title character in ""Buffalo Bill"" (1983–1984), Burton Fallin in ""The Guardian"" (2001–2004), the voice of Principal Peter Prickly in ""Recess"" (1997–2001), and Louis ""The Commodore"" Kaestner in ""Boardwalk Empire"" (2010–2011). He has won one Primetime Emmy Award from six"
"Mike Starr, Rachel Cronin, and (later) Daryl Mitchell as the employees of Stuckeybowl, Ed's bowling alley. Long term guest stars included John Slattery as Dennis Martino and Sabrina Lloyd as Frankie Hector. The show was created by executive producers Jon Beckerman and Rob Burnett. David Letterman is also credited as one of the show's executive producers. ""Ed"" received casting, writing, and directing Primetime Emmy Award nominations in 2001. Tom Cavanagh received a Golden Globe Award nomination and a ""TV Guide"" Award for his work on the program. The show revolved around Cavanagh's Ed Stevens, a hotshot New York lawyer who,"
"alternative family facing the challenges of raising a child with HIV. Amy writes for television and film, including pilots for HBO, CBS, Fox, Showtime and MTV, and a hip-hop musical for Polygram/Jersey Films. Her latest film ""The Hooping Life"" is about the resurgence in hooping. Based in Los Angeles, she is the sister of film critic and ""Los Angeles Times"" columnist Patrick Goldstein. Amy Goldstein Amy Goldstein is an American director, producer and screenwriter of music videos, television series (HBO, Fox, CBS, Showtime, MTV), and feature films. Her work has been presented at film festivals worldwide. Amy Goldstein graduated a"
"Dave Feldman Dave Feldman (born 1965) is an American sportscaster. Formerly at ESPN and WTTG-TV in Washington, D.C., Feldman began his current position as reporter and television anchor for Comcast SportsNet Bay Area in San Francisco, California on July 23, 2012. Feldman was hired by CSN Bay Area to serve as anchor/reporter for the network's San Francisco 49ers programming and the network's regular studio show ""SportsNet Central"", including pre- and post-game shows for Major League Baseball, NBA basketball and NHL hockey broadcasts. Prior to his move to CSN Bay Area, Feldman spent 12 years as sports director and sports anchor"
"Batalha dos Confeiteiros Batalha dos Confeiteiros (English: ""Battle of the Bakers""), also known as Batalha dos Confeiteiros Brasil, is a Brazilian television series based on ""Next Great Baker"", hosted by Buddy Valastro, the star of his own reality series, ""Cake Boss"". The series premiered Wednesday, September 30, 2015 at 10:30 p.m. on RecordTV. The show features contestants participating in challenges that test their edible art baking and decorating skills. Each week, a contestant will be eliminated; the last contestant standing will win a grand prize package that varies by season. Other prizes for winning a challenge or the week's competition"
"Newcomer On-Air in the Metropolitan Division at the 2010 Australian Commercial Radio Awards. Gus Worland Gus Worland is an Australian television and radio personality. He is best known for his series of reality television programs ""Man Power"" ""An Aussie Goes Barmy"", ""An Aussie Goes Bolly"" and ""An Aussie Goes Calypso"" which aired on Fox8. He is one of the hosts of the Triple M Sydney breakfast radio show ""The Grill Team."" Worland grew up in Sydney, Australia. He attended Knox Grammar School, where he met lifelong friend Hugh Jackman. During his schooling, Worland played a number of sports and was"
"Seth Goldman Seth Goldman, raised in East Irvington, New York is an American entertainment reporter and producer, who is the host of NBC's ""Entertainment Buzz"", and appears daily on television, online and on cell phones. Prior to his entertainment career, Goldman attended Syracuse University where he graduated from the Newhouse School of Communications. He began his career as a news writer at WPIX-TV in New York City before moving to WNBC-TV, also as a news writer. In 2003, Goldman was a traffic reporter for the Metro Traffic & Weather channel. And in 2004, Goldman became one of the first hires"
"Cliff Dorfman Cliff Dorfman (born April 14, 1968) is an American screenwriter, film director and actor best known for his work on HBO's ""Entourage"" and the 2011 feature film ""Warrior."" Dorfman's entertainment industry career began in the 1990s with recurring roles on ""7th Heaven"" and ""Beverly Hills 90210"". He also worked as a Hollywood club promoter, appearing in the documentary film ""Hollywood: Wild in the Streets"" and in Bret Easton Ellis' 1999 novel ""Glamorama"", in which Dorfman is named as a friend of musician Corey Feldman. As a screenwriter for ""Entourage"", Dorfman wrote the 2005 episode ""My Maserati Does 185""."
"are also offered during the series. Each round has three stages: Fourteen contestants competed during the series: All numbers are in points and provided by IBOPE. Batalha dos Confeiteiros Batalha dos Confeiteiros (English: ""Battle of the Bakers""), also known as Batalha dos Confeiteiros Brasil, is a Brazilian television series based on ""Next Great Baker"", hosted by Buddy Valastro, the star of his own reality series, ""Cake Boss"". The series premiered Wednesday, September 30, 2015 at 10:30 p.m. on RecordTV. The show features contestants participating in challenges that test their edible art baking and decorating skills. Each week, a contestant will"
"and the Jose Cuervo Pro Beach Series as well as the Sideline Reporter for the NBA Los Angeles Clippers. His new career in Sports Broadcasting has involved working with ABC, NBC, ESPN, Fox Sports Net and Universal Sports Network. He is covering many sports including NBA, Beach Volleyball, MLB, College Basketball and College Football. Dain also does many motivational speaking events each year to inspire and be a role model to many. Dain was the runner-up to Andrew Firestone on the third season of ABC television network reality show The Bachelor. Dain Blanton Dain Blanton (born November 28, 1971 in"
"whose career included employment at the Disney Channel, BBC, USA Network, Lifetime Television, and Court TV. His father, Stanley Silverman, is an award-winning music composer/arranger. He had summer internships at Warner Bros., and after college in 1993, worked at CBS and then worked for Brandon Tartikoff at New World Entertainment. He worked for the William Morris Agency starting in 1995; Silverman was in charge of the international packaging division, where he was the company's youngest division head, packaging more than 25 television series, including ""Who Wants to Be a Millionaire"", ""The Weakest Link"", ""Big Brother"", and ""Queer as Folk"". He"
"Andrew Glassman Andrew Glassman is an American television producer who has created TV programs throughout the world. Glassman founded Glassman Media in 2001, which is an independent Los Angeles-based international television production company whose credits include network primetime dating, competition, and self-improvement, competition, and game formats. Andrew Glassman’s credits include NBC’s Average Joe, whose first-season finale attracted more than 25 million viewers ranking it as the second highest rated reality telecast in NBC network history: the critically acclaimed “Three Wishes” (NBC) which was named the “most family friendly show on broadcast television”; “The Ex-Wives Club” (ABC), “National Bingo Night” (ABC)"
"Tufts University, where he again was a two-year varsity basketball player. Before entering broadcasting, Feldman was an assistant basketball coach at Stanford University. Dave Feldman Dave Feldman (born 1965) is an American sportscaster. Formerly at ESPN and WTTG-TV in Washington, D.C., Feldman began his current position as reporter and television anchor for Comcast SportsNet Bay Area in San Francisco, California on July 23, 2012. Feldman was hired by CSN Bay Area to serve as anchor/reporter for the network's San Francisco 49ers programming and the network's regular studio show ""SportsNet Central"", including pre- and post-game shows for Major League Baseball, NBA"
"Bruno Sevaistre Bruno Sevaistre (born 22 May 1966 in Paris) is a French film director, who focuses on the portraits of artists. For ""Fréquenstar,"" the main emission of M6, he signed notably the large formats in prime time with Jean-Jacques Goldman, Celine Dion and Johnny Hallyday. His technique attracted many record companies who entrusted the direction of ""making of"" tours or albums of various artists such as Etienne Daho, Julien Clerc and Vanessa Paradis. In 1998, the FIFA World Cup took place in France. For Canal+, Bruno immersed himself behind the scenes of the competition. After having produced the event"
"correct wording before agreeing to filming this but instead they chose to poke fun and be disrespectful. That's not what I'm about! ... I may not have been born a woman, but I'm NOT a man... After taking this journey it's not fair at all to be lied to by the producers."" Buddy Valastro apologized for the incident, saying, ""I owe an apology to the entire LGBT community. It was absolutely not my intention to upset or offend her, or anyone within the community, and I was wrong to use the words I did. I am a supporter of gay"
"on September 25. On May 16, 2013 Badalamenti was released from the Federal Correctional Institution, Fort Dix in Fort Dix, New Jersey. Vincent Badalamenti Vincent Badalamenti (born 1958), is an American mobster who was acting boss of the Bonanno crime family. Badalamenti is the owner of ""Bagels Plus"" a bagel store in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. He received his nickname ""Vinny TV"", because he used to own a Brooklyn electronics store. It is also alleged that Badalamenti controls a mob social club on 20th Avenue and 72nd Street in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. In January 2012, Badalamenti was indicted along with capo Nicholas Santora,"
"late 1988 to film cutter Cathy (Bassett) Carr. She and her three children John Carr, Jason Carr and Joanna Carr moved with him to Dublin, Ireland in 1986. Together they have nine grandchildren. Gary Goldman Gary Wayne Goldman (born November 17, 1944) is an American film producer, director, animator, writer and voice actor, he is well known for working on films with Don Bluth such as ""Anastasia"", ""An American Tail"", and ""The Land Before Time"". He was an animator at Disney before working at Sullivan Bluth Studios with Bluth. Goldman was born in Oakland, California and raised in Watsonville, California."
"performed on celebrities. He is also an executive producer of the reality television shows ""Beauty and the Geek"", ""Adventures in Hollyhood"" (based around the rap group Three 6 Mafia), ""The Real Wedding Crashers"", and the game show ""Opportunity Knocks"". Many of his production credits, including ""Punk'd"", come through Katalyst Films, a production company he runs with partner Jason Goldberg. A 2004 interviewer described Kutcher as a ""hunky young actor [who] is heading in all different directions at once"", including ""the hot L.A. restaurant Dolce"": ""If anything, I'm a trier,"" says Kutcher between puffs of filtered Lucky Strikes. ""I think, more"