Bethenny Frankel

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Biography

As the breakout star of Bravo's hit reality series, "The Real Housewives of New York City" (2008- ), which followed a group of brash, extroverted socialites who made Manhattan their playground, Bethenny Frankel's life was an open book, literally. When she joined the cast, Frankel was initially a single woman with a successful business as a health food chef. More impressive than her culinary skills, however, was Frankel's ability to lacerate …
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Job Title

Actor, Below The Line

Born

November 4, 1970

Career Milestones

2012

Hosted the syndicated daytime talk show "Bethenny"

2011

Published the book A Place of Yes: 10 Rules for Getting Everything You Want Out of Life

2011

Sold her "Skinnygirl" spirits brand to Fortune Brand's Beam Global Spirits & Wine unit for an undisclosed amount

2010

Starred in the "Real Housewives" spin-off "Bethenny Getting Married?" (Bravo); series focused on Frankel's wedding to Jason Hoppy and the birth of her daughter Bryn; later renamed "Bethenny Ever After"

2008

Joined the cast of Bravo's "The Real Housewives of New York City"

2005

Competed on the NBC reality series "The Apprentice: Martha Stewart"; placed first runner-up

Formed her company "Bethenny Bakes" after graduating from the National Gourmet Cooking Institute in New York; clients included Michael J. Fox, Brooke Hogan, Alicia Silverstone, and Paris Hilton