Bethenny Frankel

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Bethenny Frankel
BethennyFrankelVAOCApr09.jpg
Frankel in April 2009
Born (1970-11-04) November 4, 1970 (age 53)
New York City, New York, United States
Education Pine Crest School
Alma mater New York University[1]
Occupation Reality television personality, chef, talk show host, author, entrepreneur
Years active 1993-1995 2005 2008-present
Known for The Real Housewives of New York City
Spouse(s) Peter Sussman (1996–1997)
Jason Hoppy (2010-2014)
Children Bryn Hoppy (daughter)
Parent(s) Robert J. Frankel
(father)
Bernadette Birk[2]
(mother)
Website www.bethenny.com

Bethenny Frankel (born November 4, 1970)[3] is an American reality television personality, talk show host, author, chef, and entrepreneur. She founded Skinnygirl Cocktails, authored four self-help books and hosted the talk show, Bethenny. Frankel has appeared on The Apprentice: Martha Stewart, The Real Housewives of New York City and was the subject of the reality television series Bethenny Ever After.

Early life

Frankel is the only child of Robert J. Frankel and Bernadette Birk, an interior designer.[2][4] Her father was Jewish and her mother was a Roman Catholic of Welsh descent who converted to Judaism when the couple married.[5][6] Her father left her mother when Frankel was four years old and when she was five, her mother married another horse trainer, John Parisella.[2] She describes her childhood as difficult.[2] Her biological father stopped supporting the family and her mother, Frankel says, "was always drinking" and often argued violently with her stepfather.[2][7]

Frankel said she moved many times and attended multiple schools before going to boarding school. Frankel graduated in 1988 from the Pine Crest School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida[8] where she lived on campus. She attended the Natural Gourmet Institute in New York City,[9] and New York University.[2][10]

Career

Bethenny worked as a production assistant on the set of Saved by the Bell.[11]

In 2005, Frankel was a contestant on The Apprentice: Martha Stewart, a reality competition series, and was one of two finalists.[12][13] In 2008, Frankel was selected for the reality TV series The Real Housewives of New York City.[14] In June 2010, Frankel starred in the Bravo reality TV show Bethenny Getting Married?, which documented her engagement, marriage and the birth of their daughter. At the time of its premiere, the series was the highest rated of any series in Bravo's history.[15][16] In September 2010, Frankel announced, that for personal reasons, she would not be returning to The Real Housewives of New York City for its fourth season.[17] However, following months of speculation, it was confirmed on October 20th, 2014 that Bethenny would return to the cast for the seventh season of the show as a main housewife after three seasons absent.

Skinnygirl

In March 2009, Frankel's book, Naturally Thin: Unleash Your SkinnyGirl and Free Yourself from a Lifetime of Dieting, was published and The SkinnyGirl Dish: Easy Recipes for Your Naturally Thin Life, was published in December. She created an exercise DVD, Body by Bethenny, in spring 2010 and an audio book, The Skinnygirl Rules, which summarized her two prior books.[18] In 2011, Frankel published, A Place of Yes: 10 Rules for Getting Everything You Want Out of Life and in December 2012, published the novel Skinnydipping.[19]

Frankel created the Skinnygirl cocktail company in April 2011 and later sold the company to Fortune Brands' Beam Global for an estimated $100 million.[20][21]

Bethenny

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Further information: Bethenny (TV series)

Discussion of Frankel as a host for a talk show were initiated in 2011[22] and revived in 2012.[23][24] The Bethenny show premiered on September 9, 2013[25] and was canceled on February 14, 2014.[26] Fox network continued to air repeats of the show in its time slot until September 2014.

Cause

Frankel posed nude for a PETA billboard in September 2009.[27]

Personal life

Frankel married entertainment industry executive Peter Sussman in 1996 and divorced him in 1997.[28][29] She married pharmaceutical sales executive Jason Hoppy in 2010 and gave birth to a daughter the same year.[30][31] Frankel separated from Hoppy in December 2012[32] and filed for divorce in January 2013.[33] A custody agreement was finalized in June 2014, but property division negotiations are still ongoing.[34]

Movie and Television history

Year Show Role Notes
1993 Soiree Sans Hors D'oeuvres Woman Minor role
1994 Hollywood Hills 90028 Laura Drake Lead Role
1995 Wish Me Luck
2005 The Apprentice: Martha Stewart Herself 13 episodes, runner-up, came in 2nd place.
2008–10, 2015– The Real Housewives of New York City 42 episodes, left before Season 4 aired. Returned for season 7
2009–13 The Wendy Williams Show Various episodes, celebrity guest
2009 Z Rock 1 episode, "I Wanna Be Z-dated" as Joey's love interest/Chief
2010 Bethenny Getting Married?
2010–12 Chelsea Lately Various episodes, celebrity guest
2010 Skating with the Stars 6 episodes, runner-up, came in 2nd place.
2010–13 The Ellen DeGeneres Show Various episodes, celebrity guest
2011–12 Bethenny Ever After Herself
2013–14 Bethenny Herself
2013 The Neighbors Jill 1 episode, "Mo Purses Mo Money Mo Problems"

Bibliography

  • Naturally Thin: Unleash Your SkinnyGirl and Free Yourself from a Lifetime of Dieting (ISBN 1-41659-798-0, 2009)
  • The Skinnygirl Dish: Easy Recipes for Your Naturally Thin Life (ISBN 1-41659-799-9, 2009)
  • Body by Bethenny: Body-sculpting Workouts to Unleash Your SkinnyGirl (ISBN 978-1-59828-440-9, 2010)
  • Skinny Dipping (ISBN 9781451667387, 2012)
  • A Place of Yes: 10 Rules for Getting Everything You Want Out of Life (ISBN 1439186901, 2011)
  • Cookie Meets Peanut (978-0-31636-843-8, 2014)

References

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  4. ↑ New York Daily News: "'Real Housewives of New York City' star Bethenny Frankel and husband Jason Hoppy separating" By Bill Hutchinson December 23, 2012
  5. ↑ Video Interview on BravoTV: "After Show: All About Baby – Part V: Bethenny talks about her religious background and the most important thing Baby Bryn has taught her" Retrieved July 4, 2012 "My father was Jewish. The story goes – because you know I am not that close to my family, I am not there for the real history lessons – He married my mother and she converted to Judaism for him. She was Catholic but then she was with my stepfather for all those years. I went to Catholic school and I know more about that.",
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  8. ↑ Pinecrest Alumni newsletter Retrieved July 12, 2012
  9. ↑ "Bethenny Frankel Biography People Magazine"[1] Retrieved April 28, 2015
  10. ↑ New York University
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  12. ↑ Bethenny Frankel: A Reality Star One Year Later Jack Myers Media Village
  13. ↑ Martha Stewart selects Dawna Stone as her 'The Apprentice' winner Reality TV World
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  19. ↑ Unknown Author Skinnydipping World Cat, accessed December 18, 2012
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  26. ↑ Bethenny Frankel's Talk Show Has Been Canceled - TV News, Bethenny Frankel : People.com
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  28. ↑ Unknown Author Bethany Frankel People, accessed December 24, 2012
  29. ↑ Bethenny Frankel reveals secret first marriage to Peter Sussman. BY Cristina Everett, DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER, Wednesday, June 9, 2010
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  32. ↑ Billups, Andrea and McNeil, Liz (December 23, 2012) Bethenny Frankel & Jason Hoppy Split Up People, accessed Dec 24, 2012
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