Adrienne Maloof (born September 4, 1961) is an American businesswoman, television personality, shoe designer, and co-owner of the various business holdings of
Maloof Companies, which include a stake in the
Sacramento Kings
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NBA
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), the
Vegas Golden Knights
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NHL
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), The
Palms Casino Resort
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in
Las Vegas
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, Nevada;
Maloof Productions Maloof Productions is an American entertainment development and production company formed by the Maloof family, led by Chairman and CEO Phil Maloof and President Andrew Jameson, focuses on film, television, and music.
Maloof Television
The company' ...
, Maloof Music and the retired
Maloof Money Cup
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skateboarding event.
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Early life and education
Adrienne Maloof is of Lebanese and Irish heritage. A member of the Maloof family
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, she is the third child and only daughter of billionaire entrepreneur George J. Maloof Sr.
George Joseph Maloof Sr. (April 11, 1923 – November 29, 1980) was an American heir and businessman of Lebanese descent.
Biography
Early life
George Joseph Maloof Sr. was born on April 11, 1923, in Las Vegas, New Mexico. His father, Joseph Malo ...
, whose wife Colleen co-owns the holdings of the Maloof Companies with Adrienne and her brothers, George J. Maloof Jr.
George Joseph Maloof Jr. (born September 2, 1964) is an American entrepreneur and businessman. He is the former owner of the Sacramento Kings, the former owner of the now defunct Sacramento Monarchs, and was minority owner of the Palms Casino Res ...
, Joe Maloof, Gavin Maloof, and Phil Maloof.[IMDB profile](_blank)
/ref> She was born on September 4, 1961, in Albuquerque, New Mexico
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, where her father owned a Coors beer distributorship. She attended the University of New Mexico
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on a full scholarship as a tennis player, where she earned a degree in political science and was a member of Pi Beta Phi
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sorority.
Career
After working in the marketing and promotions department of the Maloof family's liquor and wine business, her role grew to encompass the interests of all Maloof Companies and she has continued to control much of the Maloof Companies' marketing operations for more than twenty years. She is also involved in setting customer service standards for all Maloof Companies, including brother George Jr.'s Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, and she has produced many of Maloof Productions' projects, including the 2005 horror film ''Feast
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''.
She was a cast member for the first three seasons of Bravo
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's ''The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
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'', part of the network's ''Real Housewives'' series, alongside Kim
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and Kyle Richards
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, Camille Grammer
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, Lisa Vanderpump Lisa or LISA may refer to:
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, Brandi Glanville
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, and Taylor Armstrong
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.[Quentin Fottrell, 'Shopping with a Real Housewife of Beverly Hills', in '']The Wall Street Journal
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'', December 23, 201
/ref> On March 4, 2013, Maloof announced she would be leaving the TV series, but has made guest appearances in the series' fifth, sixth, eighth, and tenth season.
In December 2011, she released ''Adrienne Maloof by Charles Jourdan'', a small shoe collection produced by Charles Jourdan
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.
Philanthropy
Outside of work, Maloof dedicates much of her time to philanthropy. She has supported numerous charities, including School On Wheels, Good News Foundation, and Camp Kindness program with the Sacramento SPCA. In 2019, Maloof was working with Congress
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to prevent school shooting
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s.
Personal life
On May 2, 2002, she married plastic surgeon Paul Nassif
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Nassif is best known for co-hosting the ...
, who specializes in facial plastic surgery—specifically rhinoplasty
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. The couple have three sons: Gavin (b. 2003) and twins Collin and Christian (b. 2006). They resided in Beverly Park
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, a gated community in Los Angeles. Nassif filed for separation from her on July 30, 2012. The papers, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court
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The ...
, cited irreconcilable differences
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as the reason for the separation. On November 8, 2012, their divorce was settled.
On January 22, 2013, Maloof confirmed that she was formally dating Sean Stewart
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—son of British rocker Rod Stewart
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. Maloof rented Tom Gores
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' house in Mulholland Estates
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in 2012, and it was purchased by Christina Aguilera
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in 2013.
Filmography
References
External links
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Official website
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Living people
1961 births
American people of Irish descent
American people of Lebanese descent
Businesspeople from Albuquerque, New Mexico
Businesspeople from Los Angeles
Film producers from California
Philanthropists from California
The Real Housewives cast members
Lebanese businesswomen