Cake Boss
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| Cake Boss | |
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| Genre | Reality |
| Starring | Buddy Valastro Valastro Family The Staff of Carlo's Bakery |
| Opening theme | Sugar, Sugar, sung by: The Nerds (2009–11) Jonathan Tyler and the Northern Lights(2011–) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 123 (plus 5 specials) (List of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executiveproducer(s) | Pamela Healey Jim Berger Art Edwards |
| Producer(s) | Laney McVicker Casey Bauer |
| Editor(s) | David T McCurley Patrick Bryant Christopher Schultz David Miers Stacey Martins |
| Location(s) | Hoboken, New Jersey |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | TLC |
| Original run | April 19, 2009 – present |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Next Great Baker Kitchen Boss |
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| Website | |
Cake Boss is an American reality television series, airing on the cable television network TLC. The show follows the operations of Carlo's Bakery, a family-owned business in Hoboken, New Jersey owned and operated by siblings Buddy Valastro (to whom the series' title refers), Lisa Valastro, Maddalena Castano, Grace Faugno and Mary Sciarrone.[1] The show focuses on how they make their cakes, and the interpersonal relationships among the various family members and other employees who work at the shop.
The show premiered on April 19, 2009, and four additional seasons followed, premiering October 26, 2009, May 31, 2010 (returning in October), January 31, 2011 (returning in September), and May 28, 2012, respectively.[2][3][4][5]
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Cast
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Present
- Bartolo "Buddy" Valastro, Jr. (born March 3, 1977)[6][7][8][9] – The Italian American star of the show, who has worked at the bakery since age 17 in 1994.[10] He is the only son and the youngest child of Bartolo "Buddy" Sr. and Mary Valastro. He grew up in Little Ferry, New Jersey.[11] He is married to Elisabetta "Lisa" Valastro (née Belgiovine) with whom he now has four children: Sofia, Bartolo "Buddy" III, Marco, and Carlo Salvatore. In 2012, as a result of the attention that the series brought toHoboken, New Jersey, the Hudson Reporter named him as an honorable mention in its list of Hudson County's 50 most influential people.[12]
- Mauro Castano – pastry chef and Buddy's right-hand man. He is married to Buddy's second oldest sister, Maddalena Castano (née Valastro) (born August 15, 1967)[13] who works the front counter. They have three children: Dominique, Buddy, and Mary.[14]
- Danny Dragone – multipurpose employee, worked at the bakery since before Buddy was born. He is a close family friend, and married with one child who works at the bakery: Tatiana. He is nicknamed "the mule" for his versatility.[15]
- Frank "Frankie" Amato Jr. – cake decorator. He is Buddy's first cousin, the godfather to his son Marco, and married with two children.[16]
- Joseph "Joey" Faugno – The shop's head baker. He is married to Buddy's oldest sister Grace Faugno (née Valastro) (born June 30, 1966)[13] who works front counter. They have two children: Robert and Bartolina.[17]
- Lisa Gonzalez (born December 31, 1974)[13] – Buddy's youngest sister, was married to Remy and has one child and two older children from a previous marriage.[citation needed]
- Anthony "Cousin Anthony" Bellifemine – baker and former delivery boy. He is Lisa and Maurizio's paternal cousin.[citation needed]
- Maurizio Belgiovine – delivery boy. He is Buddy's brother-in-law.[18]
- Ralph "Ralphie Boy" Attanasia III – bakery sculptor.[citation needed]
- Dana Herbert – Buddy's intern (winner of Season 1 of Next Great Baker).
- Marissa Lopez – Buddy's intern (winner of Season 2 of Next Great Baker).
- Ashley Holt – Buddy's intern (winner of Season 3 of Next Great Baker).
- Mary Sciarrone (née Valastro)[18] (born September 30, 1969)[13] – Cake Consultant and Buddy's third oldest sister. She is married with two children.[19] In the fifth season episode "Stained Glass & A Surprised Danny", she was fired because of multiple incidents involving her making inappropriate statements.[20] Mary was rehired as a cake consultant a few weeks after being fired.[21]
Past
- Mary Valastro Pinto – Buddy's mother. A show regular until her 2010 retirement; still appears on the show on occasion. Announced in 2012 that she has been diagnosed withALS. The family's struggle and reaction was documented on the Season 5 finale, "A Bittersweet Homecoming", on July 23, 2012.[22]
- Remigio "Remy" Gonzalez – Buddy's former left-hand man and the ex-husband of Buddy's sister Lisa. Remy's first and only child, daughter Isabella, was born on the Cake Boss episode "Mother's Day, Mama and Mom-to-be". He left the show after being arrested for alleged sexual assault.[23]
- Salvatore "Sal" Picinich (1947[24] – January 30, 2011[25][26][27]) worked at the bakery from 1964 and was one of Buddy's most trusted employees. Picinich stopped appearing on the show at the end of 2009, when he began battling cancer, but returned in the summer of 2010 to accept the Employee of the Century Award on the occasion of the bakery’s 100th anniversary. He passed away January 30, 2011.[26]
- Kevin "Stretch" Krand – a delivery boy who left the shop to continue his education.[28]
- Tony "Tone-Tone" Albanese – Buddy's second intern.[citation needed]
- Stephanie "Sunshine" Fernandez- top decorator at Carlo's. She was the first female employee who did not work with sales, as stated by Buddy Valastro.[episode needed]
Reception
The popularity of the show has resulted in increased business for Carlo's Bake Shop, and increased tourism to the Hoboken area.[29] Due to the series' popularity, Carlo's Bake Shop has become a tourist attraction, with lines to enter the bakery often extending down the block and around the corner.[30] In 2010, Hoboken renamed the corner of Washington Street and Newark Street to "Carlo's Bakery Way" in honor of the bakery's centennial.[31]
Tie-ins and spinoffs
On November 2, 2010, Buddy Valastro's book, Cake Boss: Stories and Recipes from Mia Famiglia, which is based on the series, was released. Published by Free Press in celebration of the 100th anniversary of Carlo's Bake Shop, the book features the history and stories of Valastro's family and the bake shop, along with recipes.[18]
Valastro's second book, Baking with the Cake Boss: 100 of Buddy's Best Recipes and Decorating Secrets, is a cook book, also published by Free Press, released November 1, 2011 and featuring Valastro's cake, pastry and decorating recipes.[34]
The success of Cake Boss has led to a spin-off competition series hosted by Valastro, Next Great Baker, in which people compete to win a top cash prize, other valuable prizes, and an apprenticeship at Carlo's Bakery. The program's first season was seen on TLC December 6, 2010[35] through January 24, 2011,[5] with a second season televised November 28, 2011 to January 30, 2012. The competition's third season premiered on Monday, November 26, 2012.[36]
Another spinoff series, Kitchen Boss, debuted January 25, 2011. This series, which is seen weekdays, features Valastro presenting his family's recipes, as well as special guests, including members of his own family.[5]
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