Biography
Having learned all she knew from her parents and her grandparents, Stewart left a successful career as a stock broker to enter into a catering business with a friend, only to have her unflinching will to control the business drive the two apart. Once on her own, however, Stewart was free to run things as she saw fit, resulting in attention from top newspapers and magazines. She parlayed her financial success with her catering business into a …
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Career Milestones
2010 | Signed a deal to move her daily program "The Martha Stewart Show" to the Hallmark Channel (September) | |
2008 | Bought the rights to the Emeril Lagasse franchise of cookbooks, television shows and kitchen products for $50 million | |
2006 | Guest starred on "Ugly Betty" (ABC), where she gave her friend Wilhelmina Slater (Vanessa Williams) tips on how to prepare a turkey | |
2005 | Launched a 24-hour satellite radio network with Sirius, on which Stewart hosts a weekly call-in show | |
2005 | Hosted "Martha," a syndicated spin-off of "Martha Stewart Living," where she gave her home decoration and catering advice to a live audience; also featured celebrity guests and lifestyle experts | |
2005 | Hosted "The Apprentice: Martha Stewart" (NBC), a reality series co-produced with Mark Burnett; a spin-off of the successful Donald Trump series | |
2003 | The Securities and Exchange Commission filed charges against Stewart when she allegedly dumped stock in the biopharmaceutical company ImClone Systems, after an unlawful tip from broker Peter Bacanovic; the insider trading charges were later dismissed, but she faced charges of obstructing justice and lying to investigators; convicted on all four counts and sentenced to five months in a minimum security prison and five months of house arrest | |
1993 | Started her own weekly syndicated series "Martha Stewart Living"; expanded to a daily half-hour show in 1997, then to an hour-long format in 1999; has received several Emmy Award nominations since its debut | |
1990 | Started her own magazine Martha Stewart's Living, which attained a circulation of 1.3 million | |
1987 | Signed a deal with Kmart to be their lifestyle consultant, through which she was able to promote her line of bed and bath products | |
1986 | Began airing "Holiday Entertaining With Martha Stewart" (PBS), a TV special in which she offered advice on food preparation, home decorations and seating arrangements | |
| Began appearing on television, first with Willard Scott on the "Today" show (NBC) | ||
1982 | Published her first book Entertaining; book sold over 500,000 copies | |
| Became a food editor and columnist for House Beautiful magazine | ||
1976 | Formed the catering company "Uncatered Affair" with friend Norma Collier; catered parties and taught cooking classes | |
1972 | Settled in Connecticut with family | |
| Worked on Wall Street as a stockbroker after graduating college; left around 1972 due to the recession | ||
| Began modeling in order to pay for school; appeared in various television and print ads | ||
| Raised in Nutley, NJ | ||