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Buddy Valastro was born March 3, 1977. He is currently 36 years old.
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Buddy was 6 years old when he went to the bakery for the first time and that's when he started to learn a lot on how to bake from his family.
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When Buddy's father passed away from cancer when Buddy was 17 years old, that's when Buddy started to take over and became who he is today.
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Buddy married his wife, Lisa in Rockleigh, NJ.
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Buddy went to the Food Network and asked if he could have a show about the famous bakery but they declined. TLC then interviewed Buddy and out came the hit tv show, Cake Boss on TLC.
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The bakery opened up its first branch location located in Times Square. This location simply sells smaller Cake Boss merchandise and Carlo's Bakery goods.
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Carlo's Bakery tried selling pies on the internet to see if it would be popular. The team then couldn't convince Valastro to continue on with it.
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Buddy created a lot of new and improved desserts over time. Including his famous Nascar cake and his Sesame Street cake.
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Buddy released his first book, Cake Boss, Stories and Recipes from Mia Famiglia.
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The Hudson Reporter named Buddy as an honorable mention in its list of Hudson County, New Jersey Hudson County's 50 most influential people.
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The bakery opened up its first full branch location in Ridgewood, NJ.
