Rocco Dispirito

Rocco Dispirito came to life on November 19th, 1966 and is currently 49 years of age. Rocco was born in New York City in US. He is 6' 1" (1.85 m) tall and is popular for his smart looks. Rocco did his high school from ‘Culinary Institute of America’ in 1986 and later on did his graduation in Business from ‘Boston University’. Rocco is best known for his cooking and culinary skills. In his childhood, he was inspired by his mother, who used to prepare very delicious and healthy recipes. Rocco has been kept in the list of Top sexy Chefs in US in the past. Rocco has remained in many relationships in the past. Because of his smart and dashing looks, he has always been in attention from ladies and had affairs with many women including some famous actresses in the past. Rocco married his past girlfriend Natalie David, however their relation could not sustain for long and both of them divorced in 2002. Later on also Rocco remained in news for relations with other women. Rocco is particularly known for his most famous recipe named ‘Rocco Dispirito’s Meatballs’, which can be easily found on internet.

According to his biography, Rocco always had interest in cooking and he started his career in early 90s working in a French restaurant. However he is a proud owner of multiple restaurants now. He opened his first restaurant in 1997 named ‘Union Pacific’ in Manhattan. The restaurant received much positive reviews from the critics and food enthusiasts and the restaurant became very popular in the locality and across the city. Later on Rocco opened another restaurant names ‘Rocco’s’ which also went into a bit of controversy later on. Rocco has also acted and appeared both as a host and as a guest in various food shows. His major food shows include ‘The Restaurant’, Food Talk’, ‘Rocco gets Real’ and many others. He has also been a judge at many food contests on TV like ‘Top Chef’ and ‘The Biggest Loser: Couples’. He has also participated in a dance show named ‘Dancing with the stars’. Rocco also loves to write Cookbooks and has been the author of around 8 cookbooks including ‘Flavor’, ‘Rocco's Real Life Recipes: Fast Flavor for Everyday’, ‘Rocco Gets Real: Cook at Home, Every Day’, ‘Now Eat This!: 150 of America's Favorite Comfort Foods, All Under 350 Calories’ and others.

Rocco has been awarded with multiple awards for his TV shows and his cooking skills which have been appreciated across. He won prestigious awards like ‘America’s Best New Chef’ in 1999, ‘Most exciting Young Chef’ in 2000, ‘Sexiest Chef Alive’ in 2002 and many others. He has also been nominated for a couple of awards in the past. Rocco is one of the richest Chefs of all time and his total net worth is close to around $4.5 million and has been placed in the world’s top 15 richest chefs of all time. He has earned this wealth through his cooking shows as a chef, his books and his restaurants he owns.

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