Buddy Valastro

Born

Mar 3, 1977

Buddy Valastro was born March 3, 1977. He is currently 36 years old.

Starting To Learn

May 22, 1983

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.

Stepping Up

Jan 1, 1994

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.

Marriage

Oct 14, 2001

Buddy married his wife, Lisa in Rockleigh, NJ.

TLC Cake Boss

Oct 28, 2004

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.

Times Square

May 24, 2009

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.

Pies

Oct 1, 2009

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.

Cakes On Cakes

Mar 11, 2010

Buddy created a lot of new and improved desserts over time. Including his famous Nascar cake and his Sesame Street cake.

First Book

Nov 1, 2010

Buddy released his first book, Cake Boss, Stories and Recipes from Mia Famiglia.

Honorable Mention

Jan 1, 2012

The Hudson Reporter named Buddy as an honorable mention in its list of Hudson County, New Jersey Hudson County's 50 most influential people.

Ridgewood

Feb 10, 2013

The bakery opened up its first full branch location in Ridgewood, NJ.